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4 Tips for Writing Foils
4 Tips for Writing Foils
Anybody Can Write a Novel 2.0
Chapter 5 “Characters” – Section 6 “Foils”
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"When you have a Green Lantern mixing with a foil like Batman, you get scenes that are comic-book history. There's the epicness of it all."
-Jim Lee
A Foil, a character that contrasts the protagonist or another major character, is one that most writers and readers do not pay very close attention. This is for two reasons. First, a well-crafted story interweaves the foil so well that he/she is often difficult to identify. Second, the foil always falls into another c
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The Myth of Talent
The Myth of Talent
If there's one comment that is made more often than any other on any decent piece of artwork it's "you're so talented."
It's also the one [positively intended] comment I've seen the most artists bristle at, sometimes even retort. For some of us, it's a pet hate. Why?
We know it's meant as a compliment, so we smile and say thank you and try to resist the urge to insist that 'talent' is the biggest myth there is. Not only is it a myth, at its worst the use of the word is potentially destructive to the artistic community.
What's so wrong with the word 'talent'?
You might not realise it, but calling someone talented can ofte
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