I had been promising this for months, so here it is. Amy Raine's list of excellent essays on writing, media and fandom.

This is an ongoing compilation; as I discover more good essays I will add more links.

Writing Advice

Epithets: Fandom's Designated Hitters - how overusing epithets makes for crappy, juvenile writing. Classic but still relevant.
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In which overlithe and I discuss how Bane and Amon are eerily similar, not just in their actions and certain traits but in how the narrative treats them:  http://overlithe.livejournal.com/187247.html?thread=981615&#t981615

I finally put my own feeling on the Legend of Korra together in an essay and posted it here: http://thecakewasalie.livejournal.com/31249.html

It's a lot of the same criticism you may have already seen elsewhere, which is why I posted it there and not here. I do try to be considerate.

I love her so much and I felt for her, and yet ( Read more... )

So the whole comic's leaked now. Thanks, 4Chan! Not going to link it, but I'm sure the Avatards on my list can find it easily enough.

Let me say straight out that I have preordered both 1 and 2 of "The Promise", though whether I decide to buy Part 3 will depend on how I feel about the story by that point. So I am paying for a copy of Part 1 ( Read more... )

Fandom: Avatar: the Last Airbender
Rating: K+ or PG
Genre: General, maybe a little Aangsty
Characters: Aang, Katara Zuko, Mai, Sokka, Iroh, Toph, Ozai
Warning: Spoilers for the series
Disclaimer: Avatar: the Last Airbender and all associated characters and settings are property of their creators and Nickelodeon/Viacom. I do not profit off of this story ( Read more... )