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The Male Mentor who pegs in the first half of the story has a whole page to itself on TV Tropes with more examples than you can shake a stick at. Can you still use the trope in your story? Or has it become too tired? How do you keep it fresh? Let's take a look at the mentor trope, when to use it and how you can subvert it.

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Let's talk about tiered magic systems and the impact they have on the societies in which they arise!

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Why do we see feudalism so often in fantasy? What actually is feudalism? Would we really revert to feudalism in space?

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Female characters can be hard to get right. Let's talk about 3 staples of the fantasy genre: The Spy, the Matriarch and the Witch or Mystic - Their pitfalls, strengths and an example of each that has been done VERY well.

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Female characters can be hard to get right. Let's talk about 2 staples of the fantasy genre: The Badass Warrior and the Femme Fatale - Their pitfalls, strengths and an example of each that has been done VERY well.

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Let's talk about mad monarchs and how to survive in their courts with these 5 strategies!

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Let's talk about how to bring an immortal storyline to a close and 5 pitfalls that even great storytellers sometimes fall prey to!

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Today we close out the species creation series with 5 mistakes I hate to see when people create fantasy species!

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