The Best Characters Eat Their Spinach — and Their Candy This silly-sounding spectrum has a huge impact on how we respond to characters. April 15, 2022February 5, 2023 by Chris Winkle and Bunny in Social Justice, Storytelling
How to Keep Your Favorite Character From Ruining Your Story The first step to fixing a candied character is recognizing them. January 14, 2022February 5, 2023 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Episode 289: Character Flaws What would you say your greatest weakness is? August 23, 2020August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
Five Characters With Fake Spinach We learn that when it says he’s “bad” at evocation, what they mean is that he’s “too good” at it November 9, 2019July 16, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Seven More Characters With Too Much Candy Candy and spinach are important concepts because they describe two critical elements of character likability. November 10, 2018April 26, 2020 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Episode 158: Candy and Spinach February 18, 2018August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
Five Characters With Too Much Spinach These five could've used at least a few bites of cake here and there. December 3, 2016September 6, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis, Storytelling
Five Characters With Too Much Candy These protagonists needed to lay off the junk once in a while. December 20, 2014August 4, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
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