Twist on Tropes: Love Interest

The challenge comes when the Love Interest is only a paper-thin motivation for the hero.

Twist on Tropes: Sidekicks

This week, we’re looking at your hero’s irascible, plucky companion…

If the protagonist needs to gain skills and knowledge to realize their destiny, it’s helpful for them to have a teacher.

Sometimes, we cannot get out of our own perspective.

If ideas have consequences, and fiction builds empathy, what is our responsibility as fiction writers when it comes to social justice?