The trickster character is a global character figure throughout fiction. So who is the trickster in fiction?
WOLF BIRDS: RAVENS AS THE TRICKSTER IN FICTION & MYTHOLOGY
Ravens are the most bad ass animals besides wolves in the animal kingdom . They are intellectually the strongest of animals and that is why it is said that they are tricksters and also that they are called wolf birds because they hang out with wolves .
WRITING TALKING ANIMALS IN MY NOVEL & WHY THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
From Little Red Riding Hood , The Three Little Pigs talking animals is a common theme and motif in mythology , folklore and fairytales.
THOUGHTS ON MAP BUILDING & WORLDBUILDING FOR THE FICTION NOVEL
I’m sure all writers have experienced the complications of creating their fiction novel world. Worldbuilding is complicated. It takes time planning , crafting and organization. Apart of worldbuilding especially for fantasy and scifi writers is map building,…
WRITING BALLET & DANCE AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO MY NOVEL
There is not much out there about writing dance and ballet in the fiction novel . But yet there are tons of novels about ballet dancers . I have yet to read any of them. However, my main character Sirena is an aspiring ballet dancer.
CHARACTERS DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS IN THE NOVEL
Everyone has dreams and aspirations that makes a person who they are . These dreams and aspirations also can make you interesting .Like you, your characters in your novel should also have dreams and aspirations.
THAT FEELING WHEN YOU WRITE A SCENE &THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD
That little voice in a writer’s mind . The character’s voice that yearns to be heard appears for a reason and allows that grand feeling you have while writing a scene to occur.
The Arch-Enemy in the Novel – A Personal Matter
The archenemy is the most commonly used rivalry in fiction.
ARE MY CHARACTERS AFFECTED BY THE LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT BUG OR CUPIDS ARROW?
I just wrote a recent post about the love at first sight trope and over the weekend I wrote about my characters in my work in progress novel being in a love triangle and how it will begin once I start chapter 12 . Does them being in a long triangle mean they are affected by the love at first sight bug? Or Cupid’s arrow? As I explained in my recent post.
IS THE LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT TROPE IN FICTION CURSED?
What is it about the love at first sight trope that drives people mad ? Why is it sworn off by most novelist?