Recent content by IsaiahF

Yeh, I suspect you're right - I don't really get the sense that was intended to be a critique of individualism (hence the stupidity of just running away and only protecting one's family), but, hey, every now and again we're bound to put in something more than we realise! And in the artistic...

Hey pmmg, there's this great Youtube video essayist whose thoughts on the film seem much in line with yours. He argues, admitting that he may well be reading into it, that Jake's instinct to be a 'father protects' is actually him falling back into his human individuality and that this was...

Haha, ok? You asked for ‘our opinion in our writings’ - but that’s cool, thanks for the response.

Yeah, as a few have already said - as long as it has a purpose. Put a bit differently: as long as it fits the overall genre, sub-genre and tone you've committed to. It wouldn't work in a Brandon Sanderson novel, for instance; but obviously in other authors like Abercrombie it would. Put a bit...

Haha! Yeh, actually, I have - the Good Place was a bit of good fun, I thought. Alright, noted for 1899 - and, oh damn, Glow was the wrestling one, hey? I thought that was superbly written and the characters were all so great. That makes no sense to me to cancel! It's that damned algorithm of...

Hmm, yeh, all that is fascinating, Finch. 'What makes it good or bad' - now we're getting into ethics! I agree, nothing like creating a world to get one thinking :giggle:

Completely agreed. Education systems are failing so many young people. I could probably talk for years about all the ways in which they're being let down by schools as well as universities. Totally - I find collective behaviour fascinating, too. Do you have an example of a wholly collective...

Thanks for the thoughts, Finch! How interesting, a couple of synchronicities there - I'm also in education, wish Australia would model itself on Scandinavian education, am aiming to eventually work in the local Steiner high school, and definitely subscribe to social constructivist approaches to...

Yep, things are definitely moving in the direction of serial storytelling - the golden age of tv indeed - though I think the Netflix model of churning out one or two seasons of content then cancelling it isn't the best way to go about it :facepalm: Apologies for editing my previous version of...

Yeah, that's a good point - I tend to read only those I have a really really strong sense I'll love, so maybe I need to read some more average books :giggle: But also, just reading out of the genre I most want to write in (fantasy), is also helpful - it's not so close to what I'm writing to...

Hmm, good question - one that’s been on my mind going into the New Year, as I’ve set myself the resolution of reading at least one chapter of a fiction book that I’m not already reading before bed. Otherwise, if I’m only reading books (usually fantasy) before bed, I end up only getting through...

I forget exactly what she called it, but in 'Creating Character Arcs' by KM Weiland, she talks about three meta kinds of character arcs: the change arc; the flat arc; and the negative change arc. In the change arc, it starts off with a character believing a lie, progress to them encountering the...

Yeh, it definitely helped me. Ah, I loved Zuko - that felt like such a grounded, realistic and satisfying arc to me that wasn't rushed at all, and we could really see him going back and forth towards the end, if I recall correctly. Feel free to reach out and let me know how it goes! :)

Hey Bunny, yep, it's been a struggle. Something I seem to actually be finding some success with lately is getting crystal clear on the nature of the character arc as a whole. I think it's just been helpful in separating their journey from mine. Specifically, this video helped click some things...

Thanks, Spires and Finch, both of you have given me some much needed reassurance. I definitely think I’m coming to appreciate how hard it is to balance all these things, as you say, Spires - I mean, it feels nothing short of miraculous when things like plot, character and setting start to click...