Story Shots: Better Mary Sues with Tanjiro Kamado
Author Abigail Morrison breaks down how Tanjiro Kamado breaks free of certain Mary Sue stereotypes.
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Characters
Story Shots: Everyman heroes with Nicolas Cage
Author Abigail Morrison discusses how Everyman heroes like the protagonists from several Nicolas Cage movies make for relatable movies that audiences can truly cheer for.
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Story Shots: Endearing Ineptitude with Vaurien Scapegrace
Author Abigail Morrison dissects how inept characters can be endearing, using a character from the Skulduggery Pleasant series as an example.
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Story Shots: Good guy antagonists with The Fugitive
Author Abigail Morrison explains how morally good antagonists can add depth and complexity to action stories.
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Story Shots: Solving the Shonen problem with Juzo Inui
Author Abigail Morrison discusses how restraining overpowered characters via relationships, worldbuilding, and plot can lead to more effective stories.
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Story Shots: Su-Won as the complex antagonist
Author Abigail Morrison examines the character Su-Won from the popular manga/anime Yona of the Dawn as an example of a complex antagonist and provides examples of how a complex antagonist can add relational, thematic, and plot depth to a story.
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