© Copyright Arabella K. Federico 2020 All Rights reserved How to write a character who's smarter than you A Blog by arabella k. federico Are you a genius? Is your IQ in the top 5 percentile? Do you even know about Reality Transferring? Yeah, me either. Though, if you're in the market for whipping up stories that require a smarty-pants character who has to be smarter than you, but you yourself aren't a theoretical genius; how the heck do you…
© 2020 Arabella K. Federico All Rights Reserved We all know about the typical hero. We all know who our Anti-Heroes are. But do you know about the grey-hero? We all understand the Grey Antagonist, but what about the Grey Protagonist? Introducing the grey-hero For example, you see it everywhere on Pinterest. "How to write a morally grey Antagonist!" "How a grey Antagonist Will Shake Your Readers." They're not wrong. A morally grey Antagonist IS a good Antagonist. Typically, you…
© 2020 Arabella K. Federico All Rights Reserved. Why your mentor character sucks, is cliche', and how you're novel is missing out on the thematic truth your readers are craving. Wise old men who are full of Power & knowledge-NEXT!! Firstly, it's time this stereotype ends. Period. It's not a thing anymore and more importantly-IT'S BORING. So, now that that's out of the way, we can get to the good stuff. Why Have A Mentor? Secondly, even though I feel…
© 2020 Arabella K. Federico All Rights Reserved How to write an well-written tragedy that breaks reader's hearts, makes them love to hate you & placing you way above the competition. To begin, a "Tragedy" is defined as: "A serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (such as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that elicits pity or terror." Likewise, more commonly seen in plays and classic literature. But you don't need to…
© 2020 Arabella K. Federico All Rights Reserved How organizing all the elements of your story into a Series Bible can save time, boost efficiency, and keep you from giving your love interest the wrong colored eyes; again. A big, scary, and intimidating Series Bible!! Oooohhh, the horror!! God forbid a Pantser is reading this, I may get virtually slashed! All jokes aside, a Series Bible really isn't that bad, and I have proof! Literally, I'm here to plan it all…
