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Five Stories With Poorly Established Stakes
Sometimes writers forget to say why any of this matters.
Q&A: How Would You Fix Klingons?
Submitted by Dinosaur Paladin,
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Five Characters Who Deserved a Better End
We may be a little salty about these.
How The Last of Us Finale Could Have Been Fixed
Joel’s moral dilemma suffers from a contrived setup and rushed pacing.
Picard’s Third Season Shows Us How Nostalgia Can Go Wrong
Was it really worth all the sacrifices made for it?
Who Wins: Prydain, Animorphs, or The Dragonet Prophecy?
Marvel at this middle-grade melee!
Five Retcons Star Wars Needs
Sometimes the best change is an unacknowledged one.
Lessons From the Monotonous Writing of Dean Koontz
Why write immersive prose when you can write exposition instead?
Five Types of Annoying Cliffhangers
Instead of ending your story, have you considered throwing it off a cliff?
Five Stories That Undermine Their Own Stakes
Once you have a good thing going, don't ruin it just for a twist.
Lessons From the Clichéd Writing of Pendergast
Get ready for a game of bigotry bingo.
Six Stories With Poorly Designed Factions
Factions don't fight like they're big and beefy individuals.
Wolf Pack Is About Werewolves With Nothing to Do
What happens when there isn't enough plot for eight episodes.
Star Trek’s Best Antagonistic Species
Let's count down to the most effective antagonist of them all. Resistance is futile!
Star Trek’s Mediocre Antagonistic Species
The villains who almost made it.
Star Trek’s Seven Worst Antagonistic Species
It takes more than a bumpy forehead to be a good villain.
Five Stories With Disappointing Prophecies
I foresee that you will be disappointed with what I foresee!
Why Sauron Works and Arawn Doesn’t
With the exception of Arawn's Cauldron-Born, Sauron comes off stronger in every aspect.
Episode 417: Interview With The Vampire Show
Romance, fangs, and blood. What more could you ask for?
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