Why do we accept one character, faults and all, while hating another character with those same faults? Let’s look at two fantastic examples: Tony Stark from the Iron Man films and Toothless from the original How to Train Your Dragon books to find out what makes these unlikable characters likable!

This is chapter seventeen of a YA retelling of the Batman and Robin story, written and published on Ao3 under my alias, TheTinyTitan. Enjoy!

This is chapter sixteen of a YA retelling of the Batman and Robin story, written and published on Ao3 under my alias, TheTinyTitan. Enjoy!

This is chapter fifteen of a YA retelling of the Batman and Robin story written and published on Ao3 under my alias, TheTinyTitan. Enjoy!

This is chapter fourteen of a YA retelling of the Batman and Robin story written and published on Ao3 under my alias, TheTinyTitan. Enjoy!

This is chapter twelve of a YA retelling of the Batman and Robin story written and published on Ao3 under my alias, TheTinyTitan. Enjoy!

Who are you? What is your Center? In this post, we discuss building your brand as an author, and yes, we will use a quote from Rise of the Guardians to do it.

Come with me as we examine the Brothers Grimm and Coraline to explore how spookiness has been utilized in past fairy tales and continues to be used today.

This is chapter ten of a YA retelling of the Batman and Robin story written and published on Ao3 under my alias, TheTinyTitan. Enjoy!

How can watching movies help with your writing? In this post, we dive into how elements that work well in movies can not only work in your writing, but also take it to the next level.

This is chapter nine of a YA retelling of the Batman and Robin story written and published on Ao3 under my alias, TheTinyTitan. Enjoy!

What can Stephenie Meyer's Twilight and Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon teach us about how to write romance?

World Building - Discover what is unique to fiction writing and what can be unique to your own story.

This is the seventh chapter of a YA retelling of the Batman and Robin story written and published on Ao3 under my alias TheTinyTitan. Enjoy!

Improbable But Not Impossible - Writing while working full time is a rollercoaster of time management.

This is the sixth chapter of a YA retelling of the Batman and Robin story written and published on Ao3 under my alias TheTinyTitan. Enjoy!

This is the fifth chapter of a YA retelling of the Batman and Robin story written and published on Ao3 under my alias TheTinyTitan. Enjoy!

The Hunger Games - How to Deal with Darkness & Despair: How to handle heavy elements in your stories

This is the third chapter of a YA retelling of the Batman and Robin story written and published on Ao3 under my alias TheTinyTitan. Enjoy!

Why do we end up caring about this deplorable criminal mastermind?