Why Are Fantasy Books Set In Medieval Europe? (New 2024)

Any fantasy book not set in medieval Europe needs its own name, and genre. Medieval fantasy is the staple. Medieval Europe has always been the preferred location for fantasy stories, and it continues to be. Of course there are new locations being selected for these series. But medieval fantasy was the preferred place for a long time. You May Also Like: Which Fantasy Books Are Non-Medieval Fantasy Books? (New 2024) Most fantasy stories take place in medieval Europe because Medieval Europe allows for a realistic setting for creating magic systems, battle scenes, and setting up stakes. Medieval Europe was an era where people believed in magic, feudal war was common, and everyday work, and politics was intrinsically tied to family. These 3 elements are core features that correlate with magic systems, battles, and familial bonds. As a consequence, a lot of fantasy stories take place in medieval Europe. There are some additional elements too. For example, medieval Europe states had no cops. Thus the poor development of federal power allowed people to be able to cut down a man. Then go raise a family at the other part of town with it not seeming strange. Also, tradition. At this point, the best fantasy stories took place in a medieval Europe era. Meaning it is just following influences that makes people choose the place. However, there are a lot more reasons, and if you are interested in learning those, you can learn more. Let’s see ones why: 5 Reasons why fantasy books are set in medieval Europe 1. Tradition The first reason why fantasy stories take place in medieval Europe is because Western fantasy traditionally derives from western Europe. I give you three words: Tolkien, Beowulf and The Golden Ass. (A bit more than just 3 words, but you get the spirit goddammit.) Tolkien First, Tolkien. Most stories today are inspired by the most popular fantasy stories that we have in the world. Stories such as The Wheel of Time, Harry Potter, and Eragon. All these stories are a massive inspiration on modern writers, such as Brandon Sanderson being inspired by Wheel of Time. However, these stories are all inspired by Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings. A majority of modern fantasy stories are inspired by Lord of the Rings. The Lord of the Rings was a smash hit, and is consistently ranked amongst the most selling stories, and books of all time. As a consequence, it is not a stretch to understand why a lot of modern fantasy are inspired by Tolkien. And Lord of the Rings has heavy Medieval Europe tones, thus the other stories do too. Beowulf The second is Beowulf. Western society was already used to reading battle, magic powered people, thus they were the ones most likely to respond the most to magically stories. In places like the Middle east, they looked down on fantasy stories such as 1001 nights, because they felt it was a story meant for “women and children”. Meanwhile, the Chad knights in Western society would read stories like King Arthur and Beowulf in the King’s halls. Golden Ass Finally, the Golden ass. The last reason why fantasy became so big in the west is because it was already a tradition, as shown with the wests appreciation of the Iliad, the Odyssey, and later, the Golden ass. All these points paint a single image: fantasy was normal in the west, and accepted in the west, which led to it inspiring Tolkien, who then made it a tradition that it should be situated in medieval Europe. 2. Lack of technology The second reason why medieval fantasy is a normal place for fantasy books is that it is perfect due to the lack of technology in the world, and its impact on the story. The medieval fantastical setting is perfect for story events that allow for increasing stakes in battles. This is because of the technology in the world. In any other time period, the technologies are either too advanced, leading to fighting ending too quick (guns, cannons, and missiles) or they are so underdeveloped, that there would be no way of making the battle exciting (for example, the ancient world did not have the armors that knights had). As a consequence, the medieval era gives people the perfect technology for fighting. They have horses which justify fast travel, and they have armor which explains why fights can be extended. Meanwhile, their technology is not so advanced that it makes the reader wonder why they don’t just nuke the enemy. 3. Medieval Mindset The third reason why medieval Europe is preferred is because of the medieval European mindset, which justifies the appearance of magic, and the likes. There is a book known as the Leech, which is a real historical book. It is from the middle ages. This book is full of spells, and the sorts. The point here being that this book was used by people in stores when villagers would go to them and ask for help. it has spells for things like hair loss, erectile dysfunction, money making, and one spell binds a man to fall in love with a woman forever. The point here is that people in medieval Europe firmly believed in magic, and its ability to fix their everyday problems. This means it is perfect for fantasy. A writer can easily say that all that is being seen in the story is a metaphor, or a hallucination from the characters. Or they can say it is real. The point is that it makes it easier for the readers to believe this story is real. Another point about the mindset of medieval people is that they firmly believed in chivalry, and honor. This can allow the writer to create tensions by making characters have to work against their honor, for example Ned Stark and Jaime Lannister. Believed in all sorts of magical stuff, and it can be used to explain away the magic. Also, they believed in chivalry and

How To Stop Being Spineless

How To Stop Being Spineless

You can’t really get anywhere in life- even to the point of being a proper writer- if you are not assertive. You need to be learn how to be assertive, not allow yourself to be pushed this way and that. So. How can you be assertive? How can you stop being spineless? You May Also Like: How To Streamline Your Thoughts In 7 Ways? In order to be assertive, you will need to start thinking in terms of your own pleasure. Then, you need to learn how to speak in a way that will make people respect your will, and you will have to change your body language. If you manage to do these things, you will become more assertive. It is said that you are what you do. If you want to stop being spineless, you need to stop what you are doing. However, if you want to be free, then you will need to learn how to do more productive things with your life. Here are some 10 actionable steps you can take to learn just how to do that. 1. You Need To Start Thinking In Terms Of Your Own Pleasure The first thing that you need to do to strengthen your back is to start valuing your own personal desire. The problem with this is that you may not know what your true desires are. It is not uncommon for spineless people to do things they do not want to do, then look back at those things, and realize only afterwards that they had not wanted to do that thing. After a long time of being spineless, and never standing up for what you want, you begin to have defense mechanisms. These defense mechanisms allow you to be able to do things that are against your desires without having to confront your own faults. Such a defense mechanism may be convincing yourself that you actually want to do what the other people ask you to do. So then how can you discover what it is that you truly want? The first step is to just do those things that bring you physical pleasure. Then, orientate your life around getting those things, and using those things. For example, if you like watching movies, or eating, then set apart a time for you to eat, or watch a movie. When people come over to ask you to do something for them, reject them so that you can have time to do that thing that you want. Finish all your work so that you will be ready at the time you set aside. Then, when that time comes, enjoy your pleasure. 2. Narrow Down To What You Really Enjoy The second step is to start narrowing down the things you enjoy to a set specific few collection, just 3 will be enough. In the first step you will need to discover the things that make you happy the most so that you can have a sense of individuality, and a better understanding of who you are as a person. In the first step you will have to experience as many pleasures as you can, just so you can learn what it is like to look for pleasures, and behave in a way that pleases you. You need to do that for a few days. But in the second step, you are going to have to start differentiating the pleasures are choosing ones that are specific to you. This will be useful for you. Firstly, you will start having an understand of who you are, and what you like. For example, I found I really enjoy going for walks in the green forest. This made me realize that I am a more out doors person than I imagined. This way, whenever I am asked to do something that is related to the outdoors, I know I want to do it. However, when I am asked to do computer things, I do not like it as much. So, the action step here is to write down a list of things that you think you could enjoy; walking, exercising, eating, drawing, etc. 3. Learn To Recognize The Feeling Of Pleasure The third step will be learning to recognize the feeling of pleasure, so that you can know instinctually when you want to do something, and when you do not want to do something. The main point of the first 2 things is that you need to learn how to recognize things that you want to do, but eventually, you will have to recognize the feeling itself, and with enough of the first things, you will begin to recognize that feeling instantly. This is the step we have been working towards from the beginning. After doing the things that you love enough, you should then start focusing on the feelings you feel as you do the thing. Eventually, you will be able to recognize that feeling instantly. Whenever someone walks up to you, and asks for something, demands something, or does something, you will feeling in your hurt. Either you will feel a sensation that agrees with that, or you will feel a sensation that is directly opposite to what you feel. At this point, it is not important to learn saying no to people, or fighting people off. Instead, you just need to learn to recognize when you are doing something you do not want to do. When you are being overridden. You can then say to yourself, “I don’t want to do this”. This is the first step, but other people already know when they are doing something they do not want to do, so for those the next step will be of use. 4. Do Repetitions That Help You Increase The Speed You Can Recognize These Things The fourth step is to do exercises that improve your sense for what you want to do versus what you do not want to do. Now, you need to focus on improving

Which Fantasy Books are Non-Medieval Fantasy? (New 2024)

s popular as fantasy books have become internationally, they have still remained squarely in the knight era European period in content. This leads to a great question. Are there any fantasy books that do not take place in medieval Europe? You May Also Like: Top 4 Reasons Why Fantasy Books Are So Long (New 2024) Fantasy does not have to be set in medieval Europe. Yes, a lot of the most popular fantasy books are set in medieval Europe, which is mostly due to the influence of Tolkien. However, there are a great number of fantasy books that take place outside of the medieval era. Some fantasy go as far as taking place outside of Europe all together. In this article we will discuss: Does fantasy have to be Medieval? Fantasy books are not always set in a medieval setting Recently, fantasy books have been finding themselves set less in knight era settings. They have branched out to either contemporary era settings, or to different classical time periods. The reason for this is simple enough; the reasons for why most fantasy books took place in fantasy spaces is becoming null and void. These reasons are covered in my other article, and you can check that one out if you want to see those reasons. What Time Period Is Medieval Fantasy Set In? A majority of fantasy books exist in the time period between 500 AD- 1400 AD, so basically following the Fall of Rome, and prior to the Renaissance. The books may not literally take place during this time period, but they do draw inspiration from this time period. This was the medieval period. Which Fantasy Books Are None Medieval Fantasy? “Rage of the Dragons” by Evan Winters “Jade City” by Fonda Lee “The Poppy War” by R.F. Kuang “Dark Tower” by Stephen King “The Fifth Season” by N.K. Jemisin “Shogun” by James Clarell “Powers” by Ursula Le Guin

When Is Manga Released And Why? (New 2024)

So, you may have decided to start reading manga, which is understandable. I have been reading these comics for years now, and there hasn’t been a single time that I regretted picking it up. But you may be coming across a problem that I came across when I first started reading manga. You’ve finally caught up, and now you are waiting for the next chapter to come out, and it dawns on you. You haven’t the slightest clue when the next chapter is going to come out. Every once in a while you discover a new chapter, but it seems they are sent at random days throughout the year. You May Also Like: How is Manga – A 5 minute technique (2024)? When is new manga released? And why is it released at the time it is released? Weekly New manga chapters are either released on a weekly basis, bi-weekly basis, or a monthly basis. These are easier to distinguish each other, since you can do that by just reading the name of their publishing company. If it has a weekly in it, then it probably comes out weekly. If it has a monthly in it, then the chapters probably come out on a monthly basis. However, if you can’t find the publisher name, then you can always go online and find a common fandom. These can be found on places like reddit, or YouTube. Then, you can just watch the reaction videos, or review videos. These will tell you when the chapters are released, since most reviews and reactions come out a day or two following the release of the chapter. Additionally, you could always just ask in the comment sections or the forums when a manga chapter is released. Now of course this is a simplified take on the issue, and if you are interested in a more detailed breakdown, then allow me to get to breaking it down for you. How Do You Know When Manga Is Released? To find out when a new manga is released you could always use the website bookmarking option, and other tracking options that you receive on a manga app or manga website. There are 3 main methods you can use to keep track of new manga releases. The first is you can just find out what the publisher of the manga is. This is important because manga are released along with the magazine. So if the magazine releases a new one on a weekly basis, then you know your specific comic will be released weekly. If it releases on a monthly basis, then you know that your manga will come out on a monthly basis. The second method is to use the manga accounts to your advantage. Although it can seem rather tedious, there are some advantages to creating accounts for manga apps, and websites. The main advantage is that every time a new chapter is released, you will be informed about it by the app or website. The third way is to simply write down the day these comic books was released, and store it in a private folder. You could use things like word, notion, or bookmark manager to manage the release dates. Bookmark even opens directly to the page that you may wish to read. How Often Do New Releases Come Out? New manga comes out on a weekly or monthly basis. As covered previously, the manga comes out with the magazine. Most magazine choose to release these comics on a monthly, or weekly. But there have been instances where these specific comics were released on a bi-weekly basis. Also, it’s not uncommon for authors to take a break for a week, or a month. This means the readers will have to wait before a new chapter is released. Why Do Manga Release At The Time They do? Manga is released at the time they are released at because they have to be released with a magazine issue. There are 2 main reasons these comics are released at the time they are released at. Firstly, manga come out in a magazine filled with other manga. This magazine publisher is on its own schedule. These comics must meet this schedule whether the author likes it or not. So, as a result, most of these comics are released on a monthly, or weekly basis, depending on the specific comic. The second reason manga are released at the time they are released at is because these comics are very hard to produce. The author needs to come up with the story, plan out the storyboard for the chapter, pencil it, ink it, then finally scan into the computer. Finally, the comic is put together and released. This consumes a lot of time. Even with the author have an entire retinue of assistants to help them with their work. As a consequence, these comics can’t be released on a daily basis. Instead it must make do with this arrangement. Once you have mastered the release schedule of these manga, you will be able to enjoy them easier. This takes you that much closer to mastering mastery.

How To Write Captivating Character Motivation

Everybody is always talking about realistic stories, and how great they are, but not saying enough about character motivation. The secret to that though is character. Specifically, character motivation. In our stories, our characters kill people, run away from their ordinary lives, and the likes. The question is why would anybody do that? Why would you do these things? You May Also Like: How To Write Compelling Character Progression / Development If your reason is not good enough, then it is unbelievable. That reason is motive. And you character needs a good motive. So how do you write character motivation? In order to write character motive, first you need to construct the motive, then when you are done, you need to portray that motive to the readers through the actions the character takes. The construction of the character’s motive can be done in only 2 ways; either you construct it going back, or going forward. Going back is when you look at the end of the story, and what the character needs to do to defeat the villain. Seeing how the character defeats the villain, ask yourself why the character would do go so far as to do that. Going forward is when you have a firm grasp of who the character is, their family, and design. This way is easier, since you can just then go back and give your character reasons as to why they do what they do. Both attempts must have protecting something valuable to them as a core driver. In order to portray the character’s motives, you will use their design firstly, their physical appearance, and speech patterns, then finally, you have them just tell the viewers their motives. It all sounds convoluted, but it is the simplest thing to do, especially considering the fact that most people already have an inkling as to why their character’s do what they do. They just don’t realize that is motivation. What is an example of Character Motivation? Character motivation is the main reason behind why the character is going through the whole story, which could be either to protect something, or in the pursuit of gaining something. Before we see examples of character motivation, we need to know what character motivation is first. In our stories, our characters go through a lot. They risk their lives, and their safety in order to attain what they want to attain. The problem is that, a character with a weak reason for doing this comes across as unrealistic, and one with a strong enough motivation will do anything. All motivations stem from a desire to protect something, or a desire to gain something. It is the why in “this guy jumped that love to…”. Whether it is to save his little brother, or to get the money on the other side so he can get a better life for his family, it is the same. So we already received our first sign of what a character motivation could be. In Inception, Leonardo DiCaprio’s character is trying to get to live with his children again, so he accepts harsh missions (gain). In Wolverine, Logan is fighting to get the girl to a safe place (protect). These are some two examples of character motivations, and you will find most are like this. The reason behind why the character does something also tells us about who they are as a person, their values, and probably their past. So, how can you write this? How do you write character motivation? 1. From the front The first way to write character motivation is to write starting from the climax back. This technique can only be met under a few conditions. First, you need to already have a character designed, or a concept of a character. Now, you just want to write a motivation for them, Maybe you learned how motivation is what makes readers attached to your character, or you learned that motivation makes your story more believable. Whatever it may be, make sure that it works. Secondly, you need to know how the story ends. Not the resolution, but the final blow to the villain that the hero gives them. Maybe it can be a literal blow, or maybe it could be a matter of outwitting the villain. Whatever it is, you should know the exact action that the hero must take in slaying the villain. The final blow that the hero deals the villain is always strenuous. If it is physical, that is obvious to see. In Terminator 1, Reese lodges a bomb in the terminator’s stomach. It explodes and kills him, almost taking the Terminator down with him. This fact leads to our next point 2. Write The Climax Out For Character Motivation When you have the end scene in mind, that climactic moment write it down. Dotting down the scene is helpful for you. Usually, a climactic scene will be vague in your mind. By writing it down, you get to observe the character’s in motion. This allows you to learn a lot about them, and the things you learn could help you in crafting your motive. You can do this with 2 questions. Who would do this (what type of person)? And why would they do this (what would it take to make them of this)? In the Terminator example, the first thing we notice is that the Reese jams a bomb into the Terminator’s stomach. That will inform us that this is a person who is familiar with military tech. Maybe they are a soldier, or somebody close to them is. Or maybe they live in an army base. Secondly, we ask why would he do this. You see, the explosion kills him. Now we know that he is not doing any of this for gain, since he won’t live to see it. He is only doing it for protection of someone else. Or maybe vengeance. Those are the two bits of information you derive from the scene,

How To Make A Good Character Design? (New 2024)

So, you already have a character, but you’d like to know how to make a good character design. How to make an iconic character design? You May Also Like: What Unique Qualities Make A Good Fantasy Book? Well, that’s fairly simple, as it was. So, let’s get into it. To make a good character design, you need to make a character design that tells us as much as possible about the character with just the physical appearance of the character, their movements, and their speech. A great character design is one that tells us as much as possible about the character with as little as possible. It tells us about their profession, their story arc (motivation/backstory), and their place in the story. Things that are used to tell us these things are the character’s silhouette, their color scheme, their clothes, physical appearance (scars, childlike features, peculiar body parts, the size of their body, familiar body parts), instruments (peculiar weapons that they hold, things their carry, accessories they wear), body language (fluidity of their movements, or careful and guarded) and finally, speech (word choice, voice inflection etc). Now, let’s get into deeper details about what this all means, and also the step by step process you can follow to write your own character design. What Makes A Good Character Design? A great character design is a character design that tells the viewers the character’s backstory, personality, and possibly future from just little information like physical appearance, speech, and body language. A character is an a tempt to project a physical manifestation of an idea. It sounds weird but its fairly easy. Basically what would happen if a teenage boy were beaten by a spider that gave him spider qualities? Or what would happen if a weak sickly child found out he was a descendant of an intergalactic spy? etc. This idea is what the character is built from. Their flaw, the character development, and as a consequence, their backstory comes from this idea. A teenage boy with powers will become insecure in his strength, and have to choose between using his strength for selfishness, or to make the world better. Also, you can add more weight to their decision to do good by giving them a backstory that emphasizes their insecurity, powerlessness, or lack. So you’d say he has no parents, grows up in a public school, is constantly bullied at school, and he is just… a sad joke, really. See how this goes? Character is an idea. An idea can then be used to develop the character, and a motivation. Then what makes a good character design? Physical markers that we see and hear from the character which tell us of their peculiar development; present, past, and future. You May Also Like: How To Write An INTERESTING Inspirational Character? The degrees of character design There are degrees to character design. Proper, good and great. A proper character design is one that tells us about who the character is. A boy wearing baggy clothes is skinny, showing he is sick or something (Clothes). Physically he may have eye bags, and knobby knees (Physical Appearance). He may use an instrument like a stick or drip stand to walk. Maybe even wheelchair (Instruments). With body language, he may tend to move slowly and avoid excessive energy use (Body Language). Thus with speech, he may speak carefully to avoid inciting anyone (Speech). Good character design takes it a step further, and tells us their backstory, their profession, the world they live in and even their personality type. Perhaps they wear a school uniform, and a pistol, showing us they are a rougher character living in a rough world, since this world has a child with a pistol. Finally, great character design tells us about the world the character lives in, and more importantly, the central flaw that our character has to face. As a consequence, it may even hint at how the story will end, and what the character does. If anything makes no sense now, don’t worry. It is about to make sense soon enough. How Do I Start My Character Design? 1. Understand Your Message To start of your character design, you need to first understand what the central question your story is trying to answer is. Obviously, if your character is a physical manifestation of an idea, then you need to know that idea. There are a number of ways of discovering your central idea of a character, but the best way to solidify it is to use the Investigative formula: What would happen if X was Z then B happens? There are three main places that tend to inspire me when using this formula. The flaw, the unique abilities, and the unique station. The Flaw So with the flaw, you just ask what would happen if a character had a specific flaw. What would happen if a man who fears spiders has his son kidnapped by a giant spider? And what would happen if a car accident trauma victim had to enter a driving competition? What would happen if a selfish man had to be Santa for a day? So you see, you get an inspiration about a specific flaw (the adjective of the first half) and then place it in its natural problematic state (the second part of the question). The Unique Abilities This one makes the first half something that has to do with unique skills, or lack thereof. What would happen if a boy who can’t swim became a pirate? And what would happen if a boy learned to spit fire in his chemistry class? What would happen if a girl started changing the weather every time she sleeps? etc The Unique Station This one focus on unique positions in societies that people could find themselves in. What would happen if a peasant started living in a lord’s house? And what would happen if a rich man has to start living in a farm? What would

These Are The Real Reasons Why Anime Is So Popular. (2023)

As I was working on the anime guide article, I was surprised to see how sharp anime’s rise was. I’d always heard about anime, and assumed it was very popular since the 1990s, but the information told me that actually, it was in the 2019-2021 period that anime rose to become the titan it is today. Which begs the question. You May Also Like: Is Kingdom Manga Worth Reading? What is so special about this time period that allowed Anime to rise? Exactly why is anime so popular now? And does this have some sort of lesson that writers can learn? Anime is popular because it has a wide variety of storylines, a diverse roster of characters, exotic worlds, and finally, it has an exploratory element to it due to it’s Japanese origins. That is a simple explanation for it, but there are more detailed points that can be given. In this article, we will be answering everything with these questions: Why Anime Is So Popular Anime is popular because it is attractive, possessing compelling characters, diverse storylines, breath taking worlds, and also being so easily accessible. To spread out into a more complex explanation, the thing that I’ve noticed is that there are external reasons, and internal reasons why this genre is so popular. External reasons are the reasons that mainly focus on the consumption of this genre. The internal reasons are the reasons that are focused in the content of the formal. Perhaps it will work better if I were to give a couple of illustrations of what I mean. 8 Reasons Anime Popularity is Exploding 1. Variety of storylines In the book ‘The Art of Storytelling’ (which you should really check out, because it is amazing), they talk about the ‘Designing Principle’. In essence, the designing principle is the unique way in which you decide to tell your story. For instance, let’s say you wish to tell a story about a spy, an assassin, and a mind reader. You could tell this story in any ways, and one of those ways is by telling the story as if it is a family-drama, where the 3 must learn to love each other, and live as a family for some reasons. This is the story’s designing principle. There are many stories out there in the world, and it is very hard (some would, wrongly, argue impossible) to find a story that no one has ever been able to come up with. You will always find the same myths, monsters, and plot beats in storytelling. Anime has mastered the idea of the designing principle. They tell the same stories we have seen, accept in ways we’d never seen before. This lends to their diverse storylines, and thus, the diversity of anime plotting. 2. Attractive Character Designs This genre by far has the most attractive character designs-both externally, and internally/Externally, anime character’s bodies tend to look extremely attractive. They tend to have extend body proportions that may look beautiful at times, and at times so beautiful that they are ugly. Other times, they may not look beautiful at all. But the point is, at all times, you cannot easily take your eyes away from an anime character’s body type. This genre’s characters are drawn in a number of styles-from realistic, and grim, to playful, and bright. Even the color schemes of anime character’s vary. Internally, anime character’s personalities, and temperament tend to be attractive too. From the brooding, badass, to the playful, funny badass, anime has them all. Even cowards. This variety of character personality type also is quite attractive. 3. Anime Has Shocking settings This genre’s settings are some of the most breathtaking settings in literature. Due to the restraints of anime production addressed in this article, this genre has to use certain techniques mentioned in that article. This means that anime spends a lot of time on things like settings in scenes, and it completely pays off. The stories in which anime takes place are so wild, wacky, and completely unpredictable. In one anime, you will be following our characters as they live through a dark, dystopic, futuristic Tokyo like in Tokyo ghoul, then the next thing you know, you will be travelling through an island made entirely out of food like in One Piece’s Whole Cake Island, which is exactly what it sounds like. On top of that, the world building in this niche bizarre places tends to be very detailed. So much so that there are internal workings in the land that one would come to expect living in such an area. For example, in Tokyo Ghoul, the Tokyo of the place has now been taken over by these police officers who hunt Ghouls. Also in One Piece’s Whole Cake Island, the mayors of each snack town and master chefs of their special town. This is precisely what you’d expect since they’d have to keep constructing parts of their land because of people eating it senselessly. 4. Cultural osmosis This genre is popular due to cultural osmosis. As previously mentioned, anime has the edge over other forms of media in the modern technological lend scape. By today, all people should have seen an anime profile picture at some point in their lives. This means they then heard someone mentioning this genre. Even if they have not watched it, no doubt they’ve already heard of it. Also, if someone has not watched anime, they have no doubt seen this genre’s fans, and as covered in this post, anime fans are here, and they are probably going to be growing. This means that no doubt they’ve already formed an opinion of this genre from seeing its fans, whether negative or positive. This, through memes, word of mouth, and fans, anime has spread like a wild fire. 5. Easily acquirable Anime is also popular because it is easily acquirable. As mentioned in the previous post, Netflix has seen an up rise of people signing up to watch their anime.

Fantasy vs fiction- What Is The True Difference? (New 2024)

There was a time when I used to believe that a book need to be sorted between one of these two options; fantasy or fiction. Of course many years have passed since those days for me. However, there could be other people who don’t know what genre their book is. So they wonder; what is the difference between fantasy and fiction. You May Also Like: Sci-fi And Fantasy – The True Difference Between These (New 2024) The difference between fantasy, and fiction is that fiction is any work based on events that imagined events by the author, while fantasy takes this further by being a story about imagined events with a central conflict that can only be solved with magic. In essence, all fantasy are fiction, but not all fiction are fantasy. Much like how all squares are a parallelogram but not all parallelograms are squares. However, this may not be as clear as one would like it to be, so let’s jump right into the broader explanation: What Is The Primary Difference Between Fantasy and Fiction? The main difference between fantasy and fiction is that fantasy requires magic to solve its primary focus, while magic is not necessary to solve all the problems that fiction has. The genre of a story is built up entirely from the central conflicts solution. If the central conflict can be solved through violence, then its action. If it can be solved through travel, than it is adventure. And if the central conflict can’t be solved without magic, then the story is a fantasy story. This leads to a number of facts. Fantasy and fiction end up have differing traits. For example, fiction tends to be realistic, while fantasy tends to be mythical/mystical. This is shown in either the setting (a story taking place in bizarre places), in the ecological/biological make up (with different races such as orcs, vampires, and elves). Finally, in the different magical setting. This does not mean no fiction has this, but it does mean that all fantasy has this. Fantasy then works as a portion of fiction. However, even though fantasy is a part of fiction, that does not mean the two have no observable differences and traits. For example, fiction is realistic, and fantasy tends to be mystical or mythical. Fantasy tends to have specific emotional/ virtuous themes, mystical themes, while fiction tends to have general emotional/intellectual themes. What Other Differences Does This Primary Difference Cause? 1 Themes In Fiction and Fantasy Fiction Fantasy –Fiction tends to have general themes. Themes about the human experience, intellectual philosophies. Maybe even theories on how one needs to live in the world. –Fantasy tends to have themes that are more specific than fiction. Fantasies themes are mythical, and speak of the human’s spiritual potential for virtue and general goodness 2 Characters In Fiction and Fantasy Fiction Fantasy – The character development of fiction characters tends to feature a more internal change. Even if they learn the same thing that a fantasy character may learn, their self-realization is only experienced internal. The only external sign of the change that the character has gone through is usually something along the lines of a final action showing the characters change in behavior. i.e. a guy sacrifices himself in the end. -The character development of fantasy characters tends to feature an external change. In fantasy, the power system is used to show the characters internal weaknesses, so when they finally overcome their inner self, it is shown through an external transformation. Maybe they gain new abilities, or lose ones they used to have. This change is also followed by a final action, but the difference is that the final action is impossible without the power up/down. 3 Magic systems In Fiction and Fantasy Fiction Fantasy -Fiction stories tend to have realistic power systems. By realistic power systems, I mean things like guns, swords, arrows, spanking paddles, and spears. If not weapons, then it may be a fighting style like in the 80s kung fu movies. These power systems may show a trait of the character, but they are never tied to the characters personal development… well, except for kung fu movies. –Fantasy stories tend to have non-realistic power systems. These are the typical magic systems. There’s to great a diverse range of example of these, but they are all unified by one thing in fantasy; they are intricately tied to the character’s development. They show the characters inner weakness, and when he/she finally overcomes this, he/she gains or loses a set of the magic system abilities. 4 Settings Fiction Fantasy -The settings of fictional worlds tend to be realistic and contemporary, only representing the story through excesses or lacks. One of the uses of settings is to represent the theme of the story. A world with two cities, one rich, and one pour, tells you a lot about the story. Or maybe a setting where some of the characters live at top, or below, like a mountain, or city. That tells you a lot about the themes of the story. In fiction, they may have excesses and lacks shown through wealth and lack of said wealth. -The setting of fictional worlds tend to be unrealistic, and mythical/mystical, and may represent the story through a number of diverse techniques. This can be seen through how some stories may take place in a world where other characters live in the dark underworld, and others live in a cloud, high place. That tells us about the roles of these characters, and the main conflict of the story. Due to magic, fantasy is free to create as diverse a world as it can. But as we observed in our fantasy flaws article, that is unfortunately not abused by most fantasy writers. 5 Stakes Fiction Fantasy -Fiction tends to have internal, and realistic stakes. The contemporary nature of fictional worlds means that the story tends to feature modern technology. This means the stakes in the story are usually miniscule.

How To Write an Interesting Inspirational Character (The Easy Way)

So, how do you write an interesting inspirational character? You may also like: How To Write A YA Fantasy Book In order to write an interesting inspirational character, you must write a character who has specific morals that they hold even as they go through harsh times. Then, write a mode of connection between the character’s problems, and your readers. This will allow the readers to be infatuated and see themselves in your character. Of course there is a bit more to all this than that. In this article, let’s look at: What is An Inspirational Character? An inspiration character is a character with the ability to fill a reader with an urge, push or passion, usually to do something or take a certain action. The fundamental trait of the inspirational character is the push, or passion. Then, when the reader connects with the character, they too feel the same passion or push. So the steps that form an inspirational character are the passion, and the connection. Which is why most of these characters tend to be boring. When a character has weak passions then they bore the reader. What’s more common is the character with the strong passion, but they do not connect with the reader. Passion The first thing that all inspirational characters need is a passion. Passion is only shown through story by seeing the types of problems a character is willing to put up with in order to satiate their motivation. Do the only way to we see a character’s passion is only ever their hardships. There are 4 types of problems that character’s face; physical, emotional, moral, and mental. Problems Physical problems are most common in fighting stories, and fantasies. When we see our character face up against an army, and stand up to fight on, we can clearly see the character’s passion. Then we have the emotional problems. These are most common in dramas and romances. Like when we see the woman being cheated on by her husband, and being abused, yet she remains resilient and strong for her family, we see that they cope with hardships we never could. Then we have the moral problems. When we see the person forced to choose between killing a helpless soldier or losing his position in the army, and he chooses to lose the position, we see the persons strength. Finally, we have the mental strength. When we see our gangster put in a corner by the other mafia heads, and yet he finds a way to out wit them, and be on top, we see his mental fortitude. These problems that our favorite character’s face show us how deeply these characters passions are to their nation (in the physical example), family (in the emotional example), compassion (in the moral example) and life (in the mental example). They become people who are extremely passionate, but they are still separated. Its like switching on a match, but not bringing it to the wood.. There is still another step to take before they inspire the reader. They need to become the reader. Connection In order to do that, it is necessary that the reader connects to the character, and sees themselves in them. There are a number of ways this was done in the past, either through their connection to the character’s race, nationality, ethnicity, or tribe. But there are even better ways of establishing connections, and that is through shared weaknesses. That would take a long time to explain in this post, and any attempt here will just water it down to much. I might make another post for that. 5 Steps to Write an Inspirational Characters 1. Decide on the type of strength for your inspiration character This is the easiest part though it may not seem like it at first. Look at your story, and gage what type of story is it. Is it fantasy with a lot of action? Or mystery with strategy involved? Or maybe a family drama? Maybe even a romance? The genre is necessary to pin down as it tells you how the main conflict will be solved. Either through fighting, planning, talking, or magic. When you’ve figured out what type of story your story is, look for what type of strength is required to fix the problem. 2. Give them a problem that fits that inspirational character’s strength This means make sure the problem is something that no one else would be able to overcome, but the best way is to make it personal to an extent. Standing up to tyranny and fighting is the character and physical strength. Forgiving your abuser and saving them as they fall is physical, and emotional. Everyone can relate more with that one too. 3. They will then remain as good people/inspiration characters Following their test, they need to remain unfazed to strengthen that power image. If it is physical problem, they should breath only a little before standing again. Lets say it is emotional, the forgiveness should be genuine, and should be followed with them not holding any bitter feelings. When the problem was instead meant to help the character grow, they should falter for a bit, but return back to their position if it is a moral strength thing. They should remain fundamentally unchanged. Now, I would like to controversially add that they should come across as somewhat unchanged, which may be boring, except you are allowed to reward your character some other way. Maybe treasure, or a new skill, or ally, or something but the strength that allowed them to beat the villain must not be changed. 4. Connect the Character to the Reader This connection can be made via bonding them in the nature of their problems, or the nature of their strength (level). Or both. 5. The Reader Looks to their problems and wishes to overcome them The main problem with people is they lose themselves in dealing with issues. They’ve lost their goodness. A good person overcoming

Anime Depression: Causes, Symptoms and How To Kick Its Apple

Anime depression is a very common problem. This makes it even that much stranger that there are not that many articles speaking about it. I guess the popularity of anime, and the fact that people even want to learn how to make anime out of Japan is something that makes people think there could never be anything negative about anime. So, what is anime depression? You May Also Like: How Does Anime Make Money? (Japan’s Anime Industry Secrets) Anime Depression is the depression that is developed after your favorite anime draws to an end. This is not serious in most cases, but in other cases, people can develop depression due to watching too much anime. This is as severe as typical depression, and needs to be treated with as much urgency. Let’s get into what that exactly means. What Is Anime Depression Anime depression, or Post Anime Depression (PAD) is a feeling of sadness, depression or emptiness that is experienced due to completing an anime series. Understandably, it could be hard be hard to take this type of problem seriously. I will be the first to admit. Most of the time, when people have depression, it is usually triggered by heavy personal stuff, or some sort of serious chemical imbalance in their minds. Not their favorite show coming to an end. But as someone who has had to deal with a lot of this type of Depression recently, both on my persons and the people I love, I can’t help but take this beast a bit more seriously than it probably deserves. In so doing, perhaps I will be able to differentiate the types of depression associated with anime. There are mainly two; PAD, and then standard depression. As stated the first one, post anime depression, is a depression that is mostly brought about due to the ending of ones favorite anime. Anime is extremely entertaining. It’s stories are captivating, its worlds breath taking, and its characters so magnetic, that you cannot help but feel like you are completely in that world. When it finally comes to an end, it feels like your whole world has ended. Then there is standard depression. Subcultures study There was a study conducted by Helion, Tohoku university to try and see what role subcultural identity may play in mental health outcomes through mixing social support, and reputation. They found that anime, among idol, and hip hip subculture, was positively associated with anxiety, aggression, depressive symptoms, and suicidal tendencies. These were not observed with fashion, and sports subcultures. The paper went on to theorize that the reason for this lay with the stigmatization of those subcultures, and states, “Our work points up an urgent need to improve the mental health of the young generation by de-stigmatizing discriminated cultural groups”. So, how to tell if the depression is just PAD, or actual serious depression. The first step could be identifying the cause of the depression. What Causes Anime Depression Anime depression or post anime depression is caused by the completion of a readers favorite story. So you see, the causes for this depression depression are biological to an extent. That’s what may set them apart from standard depression. If you find you are depressed after you watch an anime, then are fine when you watch another, and find that you are depressed again when you are done with that one, this could be a sign of standard depression. Anime depression only strikes when an anime is very good. And not all anime are good. If you find you are depressed every time you are not watching anime, that means that you are standardly depressed, and the anime you watch just holds the depression back, and that depression will return when you are not watching anime. What are the Symptoms of Anime Depression Here are the symptoms of PAD: For things like standard depression, it would be better to go to a depression website like medicalnewstoday for that. However, if it is PAD that you want the cure too, then my nakama, you’ve come to the right place. How To Get Over Anime Depression There are a number of prescribed methods of getting over anime depression. The most effective way is starting by undoing the cravings, then creating a healthy connection to the anime, rather than outright cutting it off. That would lead to you falling for another anime later on. Would it not be better to develop the skills necessary to not fall into deep depression again next time you find a killer anime? I’d think not. 1. Watch another anime from the same genre This is the first thing you could try, and would probably work the quickest. The reason is, those cravings you built consuming your anime will not go away overnight, so you could just redirect them to other anime. No doubt, you will not find an anime as good as the first one on our first attempt of watching new anime, but that is not the point. The point is you are slowly unfurling yourself from the anime, and our getting your cravings to get accustomed to watching other anime, that way your connection to the first will slowly become less consuming. 2. Start the manga of the anime This one is if for some reason you’ve found that the first did not work. If you find that you are completely unable to enjoy other anime in spite of the fact you are trying to feed your cravings a new meal, then just start the old anime again, but in a new medium. When you read it via manga, it should work in re-contextualizing your connection to the manga. This is because the familiarity of the content will allow you to connect to it better, but the fact that now you must be reading it instead of watching (meaning you will have to do new habits like turning pages, or sitting in a new way) means that you will be re-establishing