Ava’s Blog
For all the random nonsence, the love for stories I need to share. Here are are my long and rambling essays, reviews, lists and explorations. Right now, I’m deep diving into how the Legend of Zelda series inspired me as an artist. My goal this year is to finish all my unfinished projects and have a book to release soon!
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Funny scenes yet to come
Here’s a chapter preview for Fairy Doctor 3. The new book is coming out next year! I’m so excited to finally have something to share! It’s the end of my series. (Amazing! I know! I finally finished it. I promised it was coming.) The scene you are about to read is one of my favorites. …
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Legend of Zelda Inspired: why replay Ocarina of Time
How do you become a Zelda-inspired artist? I’ll show you!
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Best Murder Mystery Anime for Spook Season
Welcome! Mystery anime can be hit or miss with me. The story needs interesting characters, a sense of uncertainty, and conflict among the cast. The story must ask questions and provide satisfying answers. Wait, this is just good storytelling… What makes for a good mystery? Let’s see what these murder mystery anime have in common:…
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Expectations in Writing, Part 2
Previously, we learned about Expectations in Writing by looking at a humorous scene from the novel Mort by Terry Pratchett. Let’s look at a second example, a funny scene from a comedy skit by British comedian Michael McIntyre about the Dentist. What do you expect from a dentist? Usually, the patient is the nervous one…
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Expectations in Writing, Part 1
Expectations in writing, it’s about how you tell the story. You’re at the store and you fumble a jar. The lid flies off. You gasp in horror, unable to move as the lid comes down on the hard floor and bounces once, twice… and guess what happens next? In writing, your reader comes to you…
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