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Romance as Feminine Heroism
A few days ago, I wrote a post on why critics tend to dislike the trope of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, or the quirky female who raises a male protagonist’s mood through wacky antics so that he could...
View ArticleHeroes are Better than Villains
Villains are considered more interesting than heroes because materialism dominates modern thinking. Under materialism, the only way to challenge a protagonist is to threaten his physical well-being,...
View ArticleThe Great Update
You may have noticed that I’ve been rather quiet these past few months. However, I’ve decided that now is as good a time as any to speak. And I’ve got a lot to share. First, time to decloak. I am...
View ArticleMore on the Raygun Romance
Yesterday, I announced that I was getting ready to publish a “Raygun Romance” featuring a damsel who frequently requires rescue. I am publishing this on the new Kindle Vella platform for serialized...
View ArticleThe Raygun Romance Will Be Serialized
I keep mentioning that my upcoming Raygun Romance will be serialized on Kindle Vella. I’ll let Amazon itself explain the nuts and bolts of the program; I’d rather talk about what it means for the...
View ArticleThe Raygun Romance Will Be a Male Fantasy
I have said many things regarding the Raygun Romance I have in the works. One thing I mentioned was the reason I filled the setting with deflector technology. In summary, the purpose of it is to make...
View ArticleFiction on the Blog?
Most of all, I like writing stories. However, I’m not sure if people would want to read fiction on a blog. So I would like to ask you: Would you want to read fiction here on the blog? However, if …...
View ArticleAn Ordinary Heroine for My Raygun Romance
For one, I’ve decided not to share short fiction on the blog. But regarding the Raygun Romance, I made a particular choice regarding the heroine, one that I think is underappreciated sometimes: The...
View ArticleWhy My Raygun Romance Will Be on Kindle Vella
I’ve mentioned in passing that my Raygun Romance will be available on the Kindle Vella platform, which is set up for serialized fiction. Rather than a traditional novel, this story will be published as...
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The Perils of Sasha Reed Is Finally Live!
At long last, it’s here. On the Kindle iOS app and Amazon’s own website, you can now read The Perils of Sasha Reed. As the inventor of a device that stores items in subspace, pit stop girl Sasha Reed...
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Towards a Better Damsel in Distress Story (Sasha Reed relaunch on the Kindle...
The damsel in distress: a scenario where an attractive female is abducted by a villain, and a hero — usually male — has to save her. Once a common motif in popular culture, it has fallen out of favor...
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Subconscious Influence (Sasha Reed is now in paperback)
On Twitter, I posted a thread (archive) about the fact that The Perils of Sasha Reed has similarities to an old Hanna-Barbera cartoon called The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, a show I watched when I was...
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