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Tag: Strong Female Character

  • Five Talents

Five Talents – Ep. 3 “Keep Your Bottles Straight”

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on May 4, 2017May 3, 2017

Wherein we learn more of the struggle between Gast and Aba, we meet the sole member of Sally’s waitstaff, and Calvin has an interesting conversation over coffee with Matt Reade.

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  • Unicorns & Satellites

Unicorns – Sydney the Strong Woman

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on May 3, 2017

Wherein I discuss writing strong female characters who are brave, intelligent and bold, yet still balanced human beings with flaws.

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  • Unicorns & Satellites

Unicorns – Same Dogs, Same Tricks

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on April 27, 2017April 27, 2017

Wherein an old trick of mine for bottomless mimosas makes it into the story.

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  • Unicorns & Satellites

Unicorns – Lack of Presence in the Present

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on April 26, 2017April 26, 2017

Wherein Colin muses on some deeper truths when he should be more focused on what’s at hand, and using moments like these to also reflect larger themes.

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  • Unicorns & Satellites

Unicorns – Character Through Setting

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on April 24, 2017April 26, 2017

Wherein I describe my use and application of robust setting detail not only to reveal space, but also themes and character to a reader, and to plant certain seeds.

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  • Five Talents

Five Talents – Lilith & the Garden

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on November 24, 2016

Wherein Lilith discusses the beauty of all God’s creations, as well the importance of sexual chemistry as far back as the Garden of Eden.

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  • Five Talents

Five Talents – Blind Dates Are Awkward Everywhere

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on November 22, 2016November 23, 2016

Wherein we discover that blind dates are a form of torture in Hell just like on Earth.

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  • Five Talents

FIVE TALENTS – LILITH

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on November 15, 2016November 17, 2016

Wherein we meet the debatable first woman ever created and explore the nature of the joys of tax returns.

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  • Five Talents

Five Talents – The Bar Where Killers Drink

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on November 15, 2016November 17, 2016

Wherein we discover a bar you’ll never visit even if it has a solid yelp review.

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  • Five Talents

Five Talents – Karen and the Nats

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on November 14, 2016December 8, 2016

Wherein we meet Karen, the Nats espouse the virtues of Sunday Funday, and the differences between analogy and metaphor are briefly discussed and ignored.

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