Category Archives: Pop Culture

Top 10 Mid-Series Shake-Ups: Part 1

Posted on September 9, 2020 by benjaminfrog

When writing a long-running series, sometimes significant changes must occur to give the audience a sense of newness and the passage of time, or just to make sure things don’t get stale. There are a number of different things writers … Continue reading →

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Soulcalibur 6 Custom Characters – (part 3)

Posted on March 10, 2020 by benjaminfrog

A collection of custom characters I designed using the Creation mode in Soulcalibur 6. As a fiction writer the Soulcalibur franchise has proven to be a useful tool for visualizing my characters and seeing what looks good and what doesn’t. I … Continue reading →

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Soulcalibur 6 Custom Characters – (part 2)

Posted on September 18, 2019 by benjaminfrog

A collection of custom characters I designed using the Creation mode in Soulcalibur 6. As a fiction writer the Soulcalibur franchise has proven to be a useful tool for visualizing my characters and seeing what looks good and what doesn’t. Most … Continue reading →

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Random Posters and Pins 5

Posted on September 5, 2019 by benjaminfrog
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Soulcalibur 5 Custom Characters (part 4)

Posted on July 29, 2018 by benjaminfrog

A collection of custom characters I designed using the Creation mode in Soulcalibur 5. It’s been a while since I did one of these, and it sounds like Soulcalibur 6 is coming out soon, but I had a few more customs … Continue reading →

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New Book – ‘The Fellowship Of The King’

Posted on December 13, 2017 by benjaminfrog

  Do you ever wonder what kind of character you would be if you’d lived in a place like Middle Earth or Narnia? What race you would be? What kind of job you’d have? Your weaponry?   My mother, Lynne … Continue reading →

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Chester Bennington

Posted on July 23, 2017 by benjaminfrog

I was stunned when I heard the news that Chester Bennington had died. I intended to write a quick message on Facebook about my feelings, once I had sorted them out, but that ‘quick message’ turned into this blog post … Continue reading →

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Writing Heroes (Part 3 – Symbolic Heroes)

Posted on June 5, 2017 by benjaminfrog

Symbolic Heroes can be among the most difficult types of heroes to write, at least in a way that makes them likeable, and I personally avoid them like the plague. The reason is because these characters are intended to represent … Continue reading →

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Cause and Effect in your Story

Posted on May 26, 2017 by benjaminfrog

In the next few posts I’ll start talking about how to write Heroes and Villains. Before I do though, there is an important aspect to establish first in your storytelling, which will help you to recognize if your heroes and … Continue reading →

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The Message (Part 1 – Hidden Gems)

Posted on May 11, 2017 by benjaminfrog

The message of your story, generally, is also tied very closely to your Core Concept, although the message may not always be obvious when you first start writing. I think it took me a while after I started writing Singularity … Continue reading →

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