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Kieran O'Brien
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The Iron Claw: How To Be Cruel To A Character
It's better to be cruel than kind (to your fictional characters)
Kieran O'Brien
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Why Madame Web's Character Arc Fails
There's been a lot of chatter on the internet recently about Madame Web , the latest critical and commercial flop from everyone's least...
Kieran O'Brien
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'All of Us Strangers' Draws You In With Questions
What makes All of Us Strangers so compelling despite its slower pacing?
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American Fiction is Drowning in B-story
Every good story needs an A-plot and a B-plot, but what happens when you've got too much of one?
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