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Even More Trenchant Analysis

Mar05

by David J. Bishop on March 5, 2008 at 00:01

└ Tags: Charlotte the critic, fantasy, Jack the novelist, open to interpretation, tropes, write, writer, writers, writing

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Ride On

Apr30

by David J. Bishop on April 30, 2008 at 19:04

Chapter: St Michael the Secretive

└ Tags: accidental sexism, analysis, Charlotte the critic, clichés, doin' it, don't hate the player hate the game, don't kink-shame, empowering, familiar-looking characters, fantasy, feminism, feminist, having sex, having your post-modern cake and eating it, magic, Medieval, representation in the media, seduction, sex, sexuality, the male gaze, third wave feminism, tropes

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Infodump

Aug15

by David J. Bishop on August 15, 2012 at 19:48

Chapter: Taking a Stand against Taking a Seat

Here is you comic for today.

└ Tags: actual writing advice, Charlotte the critic, exposition, fantasy, going number two, good advice, Jack the novelist, Jack the writer, poop, the deuce, toilet time, tropes, write, writer, writing

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Norse Code

May15

by David J. Bishop on May 15, 2015 at 00:01

Chapter: Failing the Bechdel Test

Characters: Charlotte, Jack

Continues in Part Two. I, like Jack, have always been interested in the Norse mythology and folklore. Elves, dwarves and dragons people are already familiar with, but the draugr (pl. draugar) are one of the least known aspects. They’re basically […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

└ Tags: Charlotte the critic, even English majors are going to struggle with this one, fantasy, ghosts, Jack the novelist, language, magic, Medieval, Norse, proof-reading, ulfdraugar, ulfdraugr, vikings, wereolves, writer, writers, writing, zombies

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Ravening Hordes

Jun15

by David J. Bishop on June 15, 2015 at 00:01

Chapter: Failing the Bechdel Test

Characters: Amy, Charlotte, Jack

Continued from Part One. Well, here’s something I never thought I’d have to draw: hordes of Amies descending on the Lone Warrior. Or is that ‘Amys’? Either way, the word looks wrong. So good to see LW again, though. He’s looking […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…