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  • Personal Archetypes

    According to Wikipedia, an archetype is defined as: A statement, or pattern of behavior, a prototype upon which others are copied, patterned, or emulated. The Platonic philosophical idea, referring to pure forms which embody the fundamental characteristics of a thing. In Jungian psychology, archetypes refer to a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image,… Read more

  • A different kind of plot: the Heroine’s Journey

    The other night I was reading meta analysis on season seven of Supernatural (because that’s what good little grad students do instead of their homework), when I learned something entirely new. The analyzer kept referencing the Heroine’s Journey– and honestly, my eyes glazed right past it. After all, this was on Tumblr, which has a… Read more

  • A tip from the internet

    Meandering through the internet, I found a pair of images that really struck me. I’ll let them speak for themselves: The difference between the first and the second is staggering. One is vivid and evocative, the other is silly– and makes a striking point. These comparisons are so overused (so cliche) that they have ceased… Read more

  • What’s kept me busy these past few weeks…

    You may have noticed that I’ve dropped off the face of the earth since the end of my July blogging challenge. I’ve been tremendously busy lately, and this little guy is most of the reason behind it. We brought him home on August 4, and he’s a real handful!   Read more

  • Art installation in the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library

    Art captured in words won’t hide in shadow. It emerges to illuminate life. Read more

  • The perils and potentials of Cartesian madness

    The Scenario A while back I was working on a story with Kya, and I kept hitting a roadblock with one character in particular. She was an ordinary teenager tossed into a magical world. Unfortunately, she was also more grounded than she was practical. Looking at the magic, she started coming up with every possible… Read more