Tag Archives: Shadow

The Aspiring Writer – Shadow

Well, I’ve finally finished the Traditional Archetype series of videos for “The Aspiring Writer”. Below is the last of them, focusing on the Shadow figure. It’s been fun making these, especially as I decided to give my Aspiring Writer a … Continue reading

Posted in Motifs at work, Video | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Anti-Heroes, Shadows and Villains

When it comes to creating villains for stories, we can flippantly go for the quick stereotype: the leering, mustache-twirling baddie, who spews out his evil laugh. But if we really want our stories to have depth, we need to go … Continue reading

Posted in Motifs at work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Rescue the Maiden

A while back in my little contest for blog topics, the following question was one of the entries: “Is there more to the mythic symbolism of the damsel in distress than just the same poor, scantly-clad beauty trapped in an … Continue reading

Posted in Motifs at work, Writing tips | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Star Trek Trinity

The release of the 2009 Star Trek movie re-sparked my interest in the character archetypes of Kirk, Spock and McCoy.  I made some initial comments about them as a guest blogger on Colleen Doran’s blog.   But that was comparing Kirk … Continue reading

Posted in Motifs at work | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments