Capítulo 218: Lich

REFLEXIONES DE LOS CREADORES

Random_writer

Ok got it, no summary, but maybe a glossary because I honestly messed up part of the resistance arc. I was going for making the villains hateable and instead made them unlikable. I thought "Hateable" and "Unlikable" one in the same back then, but after going back, those two feelings are different. "Unlikable" happens when you make a character that audiences get annoyed with. "Hateable" villains are ones you have a deep, rooted hatred for like the Joker, Hisoka, Hannibal Lecter, or Darth Vader but you want to see more of them because of what they do to the story. They invoke fear not because of power but because of how they can bend people to their will with words (and power). The next arc, the "academy arc" (MWAHAHAHA), will give the villains and characters a revamp. They won't drastically change but you'll notice some minor differences. Think of it like adding some color to black and white characters, although not too much.

This arc I had focused on improving my skills at the overall outline of a story, the famous "3-act structure". It paid off. I didn't have a boring first act like all previous arcs, but in the process of the arc, I noticed that my characters, while realistic, weren't quite 100% to my liking.

The next arc I will practice perfecting characters until they can "move on their own" like characters in my early unreleased work could do, albeit in rare instances. The best way I can describe this phenominon is when actors improvise in a screenplay and improve a script on the spot. They act so sync with their role that it feels like the character took over, as if I was reading instead of writing. I'll also go for some semblence of a theme, a "message". I found out that a theme should be in every instance of writing. I had been doing a theme unconsciously, and it was therefore weak.

To conclude: I accomplished my goal and have just set two new ones for myself. I will become a better writer. Let's get to work.