
This year we had another social justice post go viral: my Six Rape Tropes and How to Replace Them. Roleplaying articles came back with a vengeance thanks to a new guest blogger, Ari Ashkenazi, and our youngest team member, Bunny, demonstrated she could deliver top-notch sass. Oren doubled down on explaining why storytellers shouldn’t be depicting oppressed mages, and we’ve seen his take catch on around the internet.
Our Top Ten Articles
Six Rape Tropes and How to Replace Them
Four Fun D&D Character Builds for Power Gaming
Five Signs Your Narration Is Sexist
Making Sympathetic Antagonists (And Why Thanos Wasn’t One)
Six Common Villain Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them
Lessons From the Writing of The Name of the Wind
The Problem With Oppressed Mages
A Field Guide to Six Infectious YA Clichés
Six Mistakes That Can Kill a Great Plot
Top Three Podcasts
Transcripts are posted for all three episodes.
Episode 205: Oppressed Mages
Episode 234: Harmful Disability Tropes
Top Three Q&As
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Happy New Year to all of our wonderful readers and listeners!
Chris
Cay Reet