One writing tip that I don’t consciously follow as often as I should is to make your comic relief a counterpoint to the main story, a kind of compare-and-contrast exercise. While Rachel is busy rediscovering her purpose, Frigg is wallowing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By the bye, the colors in this chapter are choice: not so monochrome that the individual characters don’t pop, but the blood-red theme does a lot to give this story its consistent, urgent atmosphere. That was mostly Jason, I think. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“But I talked with her for hours first. Just as I’m talking with you, now, for what’s already starting to FEEL LIKE hours. There’s a limit to my tolerance for even respectful dissent, is what I’m getting at here.” Blair […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So, uh, this is pretty bad, right? Rachel’s getting it from both her uncaptured friends, whom you’d think might try to cheer her on at least a little bit, since her power is Frigg’s best chance of remaining alive. Frigg’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Even in her weakened state, we couldn’t have Rachel go down too, too easily, even if that meant we had to treat her a little brutally. Blair is not merely devious; she’s the best tactical thinker in this chapter and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
