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Editing Otherwise: Fresh Approaches to Stories and Settings


5 Common Problems with Characters in Fantasy Novels
Readers connect deeply with characters. Maybe you can remember some of the characters you first connected with as a child or teenager?...

Andrew Hodges
Nov 13, 20245 min read
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Passive Protagonists in Fantasy Fiction
A passive protagonist is one in which the story "happens" to them. Instead of their personality making choices about what course of...

Andrew Hodges
Nov 5, 20244 min read
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Tiresome Tropes: The Manic Pixie Dream Girl
This trope often appears in film, and in popular culture and novels too. It features a woman who has typically experienced some kind of...

Andrew Hodges
Oct 17, 20232 min read
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