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I read some books! Last post I mentioned that I would be posting a bit more often than never, but I clearly underestimated how busy I would be, and my estimation was already pretty low. So while I can't do full reviews right now, I'm still reading as much as ever. Instead of those full reviews, here's a speed review of random thoughts I have put into three sentences. This week, it's P.L. Travers'  Mary Poppins  series minus the first book! Disclaimer: mild  spoilers. Most of these are easily figured out, and I won't state things explicitly. Anything major will be marked. Keep in mind, these reviews are meant to be objective, these are purely my subjective opinions. You're totally free to disagree! Let's get to! Enjoyability | ★★☆☆ I read the first  Mary Poppins  book a couple years ago. This genre isn't my cup of tea (sorry Mary) so I wasn't expecting to fall in love with it or anything, but it was alright. It passed the time and I couldn't ...

Transcript - 5 Ways to Fuel your Creativity Books - read anything and everything. Even the bad ones. Movies and TV shows - you binge it with a buddy (if you have one) and be inspired too. Magic! Graphic novels and comics - like a picture book but longer. Video games - not well known among authors, but a truly amazing medium. If you're a first timer, try RPG's. Music and musicals - For music, go for the ones with lyrics that tell a story. For musicals, it's roughly two hours of singing a movie.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, or MBTI for short, is currently one of the most well known personality tests in the world. Whether you think it's accurate or not, it's undeniably an incredible tool for crafting characters.  What is MBTI, exactly? It uses 16 base personalities given in a four letter code. This code unlocks a character's personality, giving their strengths and weaknesses. But the real core of MBTI is to illustrate how a character thinks and interacts with their world.  A character's MBTI can be used to give a general idea of all sorts of things. Their kind of humour, what type of job they'd choose, who they get along with and who they're worst enemies with. It gives an idea of what a character would value and how they would react to things. But MBTI does not a character make. It's simply a tool, the same way the three act structure by itself a plot. It also isn't one size fits all. There's so many factors that go into who  a character...

Transcript -  5 Ingredients in Character Arcs   The TRUTH: What your story is about; the theme. What the character has to learn. The LIE: This is what the character believes. To succeed, they have to look away from the Lie towards Truth. The WOUND or GHOST: Why the character believes the Lie. This is the defining moment and driving force in their life. The NEED: What the character should receive in order to reach their fullest potential. The WANT or GOAL: What the character is trying to get. Usually tangible.