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Full-time professor, part-time writer, soon to reverse the polarity of THAT neutron flow! Also a blogger on what anime and manga can tell us about writing. Try davedalessiowrites.wordpress.com or get the book, Samurai Storyteller, at Amazon
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Oh, So Trope-ical: The MacGuffin At its most basic, the MacGuffin is the thing which the protagonist seeks. Thus spake Alfred Hitchcock, and there was a dude that knew something about MacGuffins. There are lots and lots of MacGuffins out there. Here are three cinematic examples, not one of them…

Killer Ending: Revolutionary Girl Utena One of the ways you know a killer ending is that exactly what you’ve been expecting to happen all along happens – and it reveals a plot twist no one saw coming. Right? Repeat after me: WHOA! So you have this Utena Tenjou chick who’s called Revolutionary Girl…

5 Favorite Anime Blog Posts from 2025 Week 20: Celebrating posts from: • All About Anime and Manga • Anime Evo • Beneath the Tangles • The Magic Planet • Merlin's Musings

The Antagonist: The Calculating Mob Boss Antagonists – Bad Guys – do what they do for a lot of reasons. Of the reasons, sheer raw evil is one of the worst. I mean, people doing bad stuff because they’re bad people is just too easy, isn't it? It’s eye-rollingly simple. A good antagonist needs a…

5 Favorite Anime Blog Posts From 2025 Week 19: Celebrating posts from: • ARUM JOURNEL • Chikorita157's Anime Blog • Confessions of an Overage Otaku • The Magic Planet • Myska's Reviews www.crowsworldofanime.com/posts/5-favo...

Last year I started murder commissions: custom death scenes written for those brave enough to die. I loved them. My victims loved them. Now you can love them too in Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder Available on Itch: diannagunn.itch.io/killer-debt And elsewhere: books2read.com/u/bO9Ne9

The Power of Two Plus One: Dandadan Dandadan is one of those things that does at lot of cool things and does them at really high speed so you’re not quite sure what’s going on underneath. You hear comparisons to FLCL (The Original Series) and Kill la Kill, and it’s not for its fan service, it’s…

I need a sale in the next hour to keep my five day sales streak going 👀👀👀 I'd love to reach a one week streak

5 Favorite Anime Blog Posts from 2025 Week 18: Celebrating posts from: • Anime Evo • The Magic Planet • Merlin's Musings • Okazu • RABUJOI

Do you want to die … in fiction? @diannalgunn.bsky.social asked and I said yes. Today you can read my death - and 30 more - in Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder Preorder on Itch: diannagunn.itch.io/killer-debt Or elsewhere: books2read.com/u/bO9Ne9 (Yeah, it was fun!)

Bartholomew's Cobble, Sheffield, MA, USA 27Apr25 What is it? #flowers #nature

Oh, So Trope-ical: The Lovable Goofball People love to love the goofy characters, don’t they? You know who they are: They’re people who are funny not because they are comedians or anything like that, but because they act in unusual manners. Total aside: How come Goofy can talk but Pluto can’t?…

Canadians, many things are terrible and difficult right now, but Monday April 28 is election day and if you have not voted yet, I hope you will go out and vote tomorrow. All the info on how and where is at the official Elections Canada site: www.elections.ca/home.aspx

5 Favorite Anime Blog Posts from 2025 Week 17: Celebrating posts from: • Anime Evo • ARUM Journal • Confessions of an Overage Otaku • Shallow Dives in Anime • The Traditional Catholic Weeb

Time to share another author friend: Jaime Reese MM Action Adventure, Contemporary, Erotic, Mystery & Thriller Jaime Reese is the alter ego of an artist who loves the creative process of writing, just not about herself. Fiction is far ... www.queeromanceink.com/mbm-book-aut... #GayRomance

50 under seen animated movies of this century. My #26 will undoubtedly make my top 5 this year. The independent film (S)kids was just released on YouTube. This rock opera drama deserves to be watched by as many people as possible. Not for kids. Watch this movie and then tell everyone else.

Eternal Triangle: Toradora There’s so much day-to-day stuff going on in Toradora that people forget it’s a romance and not just a slice-of-life story. But it really does go places as each of the main group of characters faces their feelings and affections toward other people and come to…

5 Favorite Anime Blog Posts from 2025 Week 16: Celebrating posts from: • ARUM Journal • Blog Under a Log • MIB's Instant Headache • Moonlit Media room • Soulcial Dreamin' Ent.

Character Analysis: Shoko Komi In certain ways Shoko Komi – yes, she of Komi Can’t Communicate – is another of the easiest characters in anime to figure out, and it’s because of the way she’s built. Remember the simple formula for building a character: The Character is a _______ but _______, where…

5 Favorite Anime Blog Posts from 2025 Week 15: Celebrating posts from • ARUM Journal • Confessions of an Overage Otaku • The Glorio Blog • The Magic Planet • Shallow Dives in Anime

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips for new authors: A good writers group can make you. A bad one can break you. Watch for overbearing/controlling pple who want to be center of attention. Watch for pple who only talk books/authors, not actually write. Leave the group if it's toxic.

Have you ever wanted to die… in fiction? I asked this question and over 30 people said yes. On April 30th, you can read their stories in Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder, now up for preorder! On Itch: diannagunn.itch.io/killer-debt And elsewhere: books2read.com/u/bO9Ne9 #IndieApril #BookSky

Making Great Characters Okay, we’ve talked about SIMPLE ways to make characters before. The simplest is the formula, “The character is a _____ but _____,” where the first blank is a general descriptor and the second a characteristic that could cause them to fail if they are a strong character or…

Have you ever wanted to die… in fiction? I asked this question and over 30 people said yes. On April 30th, you can read their stories in Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder, now up for preorder! On Itch: diannagunn.itch.io/killer-debt And elsewhere: books2read.com/u/bO9Ne9 #IndieApril #BookSky

TONIGHT IN NYC!! I’m hitting the road with Michael & the boys for our 1st US tour in 9 years!! (To see all dates, click on photo #2 here) I hope ya got yer tickets already… they’re going fast!! #MichaelMonroe #SteveConte #RichJones #KarlRockfist #ToddKearns #RocknRoll #NewYorkCity #NYC #USA #Tour

5 Favorite Anime Blog Posts from 2025 Week 13: Celebrating posts from: • Analog Housou • Animated Observations • Anime Evo • Anime Rants • USA Anime

What’s in a Name: Dr. Stone Got one for you in the spirit of April Fool’s Day. Not a fool, just a little goofier than usual. When you study any language there are always words in your new language that just make you smile for whatever reason. Like the time I had a colleague ask me if it would be…