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The 500 pound gorilla named Envy
Paul Tobin The topic here is envy. Jealousy. The green monster that’s not the Hulk, but which can smash everything apart just as easily. Wikipedia notes that envy is also called invidiousness, which I...
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Child Wonder vs. Adult Realization: FIST FIGHT!
Paul Tobin Having once been a child myself, and happily suffering through continual relapses, it’s obvious that my adult writings are influenced by the children’s fantasy stories that I once read, and...
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The Thin Gray Line
Paul Tobin The topic of this post is near and dear to me, because I’ve seen way too many outright bad guys portrayed as heroes… meaning absolute merciless killers considered as “anti-heroes” rather...
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Pro Tip: Do Not Drown A Man
Paul Tobin The thing about writing cultures that are not our own is that, I personally believe, we’re NEVER writing about our own cultures. We’re either reaching out to explore other cultures, or, as...
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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s angst.
Paul Tobin This week’s theme is on comics, and tights versus existential angst. It’s a topic I feel especially qualified for, as writing superheroes is rather my day job, having written two or three...
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Time Machine Wanted
Paul Tobin This week my fellow authors and I are all talking about managing time as a writer. That is we will all talk about it, if we have the time. You might note that some of us have missed a post...
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I Stand Alone! (maybe)
Paul Tobin Well, after saying goodbye last week, here I am again. Turns out that Night Shade had a wee bit more free space for my compatriots and I to share our thoughts, and I couldn’t pass up a...
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Bad to the bone… of the story
Paul Tobin This week, the topic is villains, and just how bad these bad boys should be. And, as always in regards to “rules for authors,” the answer is… that depends. Like anything else, a villain is...
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I Got It Covered
(not) Paul Tobin One of the things that constantly amazes me about the book publishing world is how little control over the cover that most authors have. As a naive youth, I pictured authors strolling...
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Sleeping on the job IS my job
Paul Tobin This week’s topic is about taking a day of rest from writing, and whether it’s a necessary part of writing or a horrible and wretched sin. Right up front, let me say that there is only one...
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