
We can all let out a sigh of relief that 2020 is over. It was a nightmarish year, but at least some of us got extra time to write! Celebrate the bright spots by reading our top content of the year.
Our Top Ten Articles
Oren started critiquing worlds in depth this year, resulting in our biggest hit. Unsurprisingly, that was rounded out by social justice commentary and many helpful lists.
Building Arrakis: How Herbert Sabotaged His Own Ideas
How to Describe Women Without Degrading Them
Five Common Problems With Redemption Arcs
D&D 5E Classes Ranked From Worst to Best
Twelve Signs a Storyteller Is Building Romantic & Sexual Chemistry
Six Things Writers Should Know About Autistic People
Five Signs Your Story Is Classist
Seven Common Reasons Protagonists Are Unlikable
Six Signs Your Story Is About the Wrong Character
Nine Truths for Roleplayers Who Start Writing
Top Podcast, Q&A, and Comic
If you haven’t checked out our other content, here’s your chance to sample audience favorites.
Episode 268: Anti-Lying Magic
Editors’ Picks
Every year, we publish posts that change our thinking or start discussions but aren’t sexy enough to make the top ten. So we’ve chosen some important pieces you might have missed.
Turning Points: The Secret to Satisfying Conflicts
Building Mars: How Red Rising Flubs Class Conflict
Making the Most of Your Narrative Premise
How to Use Failure in Your Story
The Four Essentials of an Effective Character Arc
Thanks for Spending a Tough Year With Us
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Here’s hoping 2021 will be better!
Chris
This is a great best of post! I really like the combination of the 10 most popular posts and editor picks. Also surprised and flattered that one of my articles is the top Q & A.
Happy New Year! I truly appreciate Mythcreant’s contribution to pleasantly distracting me the past twelve months. Keep up the great work!
Happy New Year, Mythcreants! Your work over the past many years has been invaluable to me and many others. Excited to see what’s coming in 2021.
Happy New Year’s, what a great selection! I’ve discovered Mythcreants at the start of 2020 and thanks to you guys I’ve finally started writing again and always had something to look forward to, no matter how tough times were. Cheers and keep up the great work :)
Cheers! Looking forward to seeing what’s to come in 2021. Thanks for offering such a fun and helpful corner of the internet for us budding storytellers. It’s like a cozy refuge from the hostile, untamed wilderness of the internet. I know I can always come to Mythcreants to soothe my psyche! :)