This is an unofficial mirror of the famous Limyaael/Lightning on the Wave/Arin i Asolde literary rants.
You will find here a wealth of advice, warnings, and witty commentary on just about every aspect of constructing a story – from character design, to worldbuilding, to avoiding cliches.
The original rants are scattered throughout her LiveJournal, InsaneJournal, and JournalFen. In addition to the rants, Limyaael produced a series of brilliant Harry Potter fan-fictions (under the pen name “Lightning on the Wave“), and even some original fiction.
Her work is truly an inspiration to the Curiosity Quills team, and we were deeply saddened when she completely disappeared off the face of the earth some time in 2010.
Having meticulously followed the trail of Limyaael’s virtual breadcrumbs, we created this page as a centralized repository of her work, for posterity and as a sign of respect and appreciation. We hope that one day Limyaael sees this and reaches out to us. We would love to chat with her. *hint hint, nudge nudge*
Sorted by Number:
- Limyaael’s Rant No.1: Cliched Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.2: Not Writing Crap
- Limyaael’s Rant No.3: Female Protagonists Who Do Not Suck
- Limyaael’s Rant No.4: Creating Breathing Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.5: Building Fantasy Worlds
- Limyaael’s Rant No.6: Fiction & Reality
- Limyaael’s Rant No.7: Writing Non-Humans
- Limyaael’s Rant No.8: Message Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.9: Oversensitivity to Bad Reviews
- Limyaael’s Rant No.10: Character Gender
- Limyaael’s Rant No.11: Shapeshifting
- Limyaael’s Rant No.12: Writing Flawed Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.13: Handling Angst
- Limyaael’s Rant No.14: Rules On Fantasy In General
- Limyaael’s Rant No.15: Unfinished Works In Progress
- Limyaael’s Rant No.16: Original Characters In Fan-Fiction
- Limyaael’s Rant No.17: Ten Pieces of Writing Advice
- Limyaael’s Rant No.18: Ten Unpopular Fandom Opinions
- Limyaael’s Rant No.19: What Makes a Good Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.20: Character Flaws in Profiles
- Limyaael’s Rant No.21: Beginnings
- Limyaael’s Rant No.22: Hero’s Childhood
- Limyaael’s Rant No.23: Fantasy Teenagers
- Limyaael’s Rant No.24: Languages
- Limyaael’s Rant No.25: Secondary Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.26: Religions
- Limyaael’s Rant No.27: Most Hated Fantasy Ideas
- Limyaael’s Rant No.28: Death & Weapons
- Limyaael’s Rant No.29: Magic, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.30: Magic, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.31: Animals
- Limyaael’s Rant No.32: Justice & Legal System
- Limyaael’s Rant No.33: Dragons
- Limyaael’s Rant No.34: Astronomy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.35: Weather
- Limyaael’s Rant No.36: Geography
- Limyaael’s Rant No.37: Medieval Societies
- Limyaael’s Rant No.38: Elves
- Limyaael’s Rant No.39: Dwarves
- Limyaael’s Rant No.40: Villains
- Limyaael’s Rant No.41: Romance in Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.42: Authorial Distance From The Narrative
- Limyaael’s Rant No.43: Intrigues
- Limyaael’s Rant No.44: Characterization of Protagonists, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.45: Characterization of Protagonists, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.46: Quests & Quest Objects, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.47: Quests & Quest Objects, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.48: Modern Language in Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.49: Descriptive Language
- Limyaael’s Rant No.50: Titles
- Limyaael’s Rant No.51: Beliefs & Prejudices
- Limyaael’s Rant No.52: Prologues
- Limyaael’s Rant No.53: Training the Heroes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.54: Pacing in Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.55: Viewpoint Structures
- Limyaael’s Rant No.56: Information In- & Out-of-Story
- Limyaael’s Rant No.57: Non-Final Warfare
- Limyaael’s Rant No.58: The Final Battle
- Limyaael’s Rant No.59: Ending a Fantasy Book Without a Battle
- Limyaael’s Rant No.60: Clarity, Explanations & Metaphors
- Limyaael’s Rant No.61: Non-Humans in Fantasy, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.62: Non-Humans in Fantasy, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.63: Half-Breed Heroes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.64: Characterization of Protagonists, Part 3
- Limyaael’s Rant No.65: The Hero’s Occupation
- Limyaael’s Rant No.66: Non-Human Languages
- Limyaael’s Rant No.67: Literature & Culture
- Limyaael’s Rant No.68: Gods of Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.69: Parody Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.70: Speaking Styles
- Limyaael’s Rant No.71: On Consequences
- Limyaael’s Rant No.72: On History
- Limyaael’s Rant No.73: Castles
- Limyaael’s Rant No.74: Runaway Teenagers
- Limyaael’s Rant No.75: Art in a Fantasy Culture
- Limyaael’s Rant No.76: Misused Words in Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.77: Dialogue
- Limyaael’s Rant No.78: Politics & Diplomacy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.79: Planning & World-Building
- Limyaael’s Rant No.80: Character Introduction & Interaction
- Limyaael’s Rant No.81: Endings
- Limyaael’s Rant No.82: Endings, Mid-Series
- Limyaael’s Rant No.83: Beginnings, Mid-Series
- Limyaael’s Rant No.84: On Animals & Hunting
- Limyaael’s Rant No.85: More Misused Words
- Limyaael’s Rant No.86: Life in a Northern Town
- Limyaael’s Rant No.87: Deserts
- Limyaael’s Rant No.88: Jungles
- Limyaael’s Rant No.89: High Seas
- Limyaael’s Rant No.90: Grasslands
- Limyaael’s Rant No.91: Equal Time for Other Species
- Limyaael’s Rant No.92: Names
- Limyaael’s Rant No.93: Dreams
- Limyaael’s Rant No.94: Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.95: Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.96: Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation, Part 3
- Limyaael’s Rant No.97: More Misused Words
- Limyaael’s Rant No.98: Crossover Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.99: Urban Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.100: Feminist Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.101: Sex in Fantasy Novels
- Limyaael’s Rant No.102: Death
- Limyaael’s Rant No.103: Telepathic Companions
- Limyaael’s Rant No.104: Empathic Bonds
- Limyaael’s Rant No.105: Ordinary Heroes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.106: Tolkien Cliches
- Limyaael’s Rant No.107: Secret Groups
- Limyaael’s Rant No.108: Problems and Promises of First-Person Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.109: Dark Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.110: Body-Centered Writing, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.111: Changing Characters & Themes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.112: Standing on Ceremony
- Limyaael’s Rant No.113: Avoiding Infodumps
- Limyaael’s Rant No.114: Emotional Scenery, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.115: Emotional Scenery, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.116: Change in Societies
- Limyaael’s Rant No.117: Limitations
- Limyaael’s Rant No.118: Avoiding Archetypes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.119: Spicing Up Conversation Scenes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.120: Heroines Done Wrong
- Limyaael’s Rant No.121: Characters & Worlds
- Limyaael’s Rant No.122: Abused Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.123: Language Used Well
- Limyaael’s Rant No.124: Author’s Darlings
- Limyaael’s Rant No.125: Pacing & Action
- Limyaael’s Rant No.126: Genealogy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.127: Perceptive Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.128: Viewpoint Errors
- Limyaael’s Rant No.129: Stupid Plots
- Limyaael’s Rant No.130: Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Limyaael’s Rant No.131: Why Would Your Character…
- Limyaael’s Rant No.132: Gay & Lesbian Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.133: Long High Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.134: Languages, Continued
- Limyaael’s Rant No.135: Inconsistencies
- Limyaael’s Rant No.136: Mystery & Fantasy, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.137: Mystery & Fantasy, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.138: Personal Advice About Writing
- Limyaael’s Rant No.139: Non-Monarchial Societies, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.140: Non-Monarchial Societies, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.141: Non-Monarchial Societies, Part 3
- Limyaael’s Rant No.142: Culture Building & Stories
- Limyaael’s Rant No.143: Putting Stories & Poems Into the Narrative
- Limyaael’s Rant No.144: Storytelling, Continued
- Limyaael’s Rant No.145: My Ideal Fantasy Story
- Limyaael’s Rant No.146: Angst vs. Tragedy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.147: Creating Dynamic Protagonists
- Limyaael’s Rant No.148: Bullies
- Limyaael’s Rant No.149: Redemption, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.150: Redemption, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.151: Killing Protagonists
- Limyaael’s Rant No.152: Beautiful Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.153: Avoiding Deus Ex Machina
- Limyaael’s Rant No.154: Bildungsroman
- Limyaael’s Rant No.155: Backstory
- Limyaael’s Rant No.156: Throwing Out Conventional Ideas
- Limyaael’s Rant No.157: Rebel Groups, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.158: Rebel Groups, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.159: Diseases
- Limyaael’s Rant No.160: Healers & Cures
- Limyaael’s Rant No.161: Writing Without an Outline
- Limyaael’s Rant No.162: Religious Questions, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.163: Religious Questions, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.164: Suspense
- Limyaael’s Rant No.165: Special Abilities
- Limyaael’s Rant No.166: Flaw-Scrubbing
- Limyaael’s Rant No.167: Mage Heroes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.168: Fighter Heroes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.169: Thief Heroes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.170: Assassins
- Limyaael’s Rant No.172: Frustrating Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.171: Dungeons & Dragons Stereotypes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.173: Merchants
- Limyaael’s Rant No.174: Invisible Barriers
- Limyaael’s Rant No.175: Royalty
- Limyaael’s Rant No.176: Peasants
- Limyaael’s Rant No.177: Avoiding Medieval Fantasy, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.178: Avoiding Medieval Fantasy, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.179: Good Fantasy Romances
- Limyaael’s Rant No.180: Writing Different Characters, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.181: Writing Different Characters, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.182: Daily Life, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.183: Daily Life, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.184: Council Scenes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.185: Plotting a Fantasy Novel, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.186: Plotting a Fantasy Novel, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.187: Shapeshifters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.188: Shapeshifter Societies
- Limyaael’s Rant No.189: Disabled Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.190: Good Descriptive Prose
- Limyaael’s Rant No.191: Vampires in Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.192: Servants
- Limyaael’s Rant No.193: Necromancy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.194: Ghosts
- Limyaael’s Rant No.195: Slavery
- Limyaael’s Rant No.196: Robert Jordan & Terry Goodkind
- Limyaael’s Rant No.197: Demons
- Limyaael’s Rant No.198: Comic Relief
- Limyaael’s Rant No.199: Introductions
- Limyaael’s Rant No.200: Short Stories
- Limyaael’s Rant No.201: Magical Objects
- Limyaael’s Rant No.202: Non-Dark-Lord Villains
- Limyaael’s Rant No.203: Balancing Dialogue, Description & Action
- Limyaael’s Rant No.204: Peacetime Plotting
- Limyaael’s Rant No.205: Slippery-Slope Plotting
- Limyaael’s Rant No.206: Feral Children
- Limyaael’s Rant No.207: Spunky Characters That Aren’t Annoying
- Limyaael’s Rant No.208: Amnesia
- Limyaael’s Rant No.209: Technology in Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.210: Antagonistic Families
- Limyaael’s Rant No.211: Good Families
- Limyaael’s Rant No.212: Fantasy Travel
- Limyaael’s Rant No.213: Island Life
- Limyaael’s Rant No.214: Marriage
- Limyaael’s Rant No.215: Creating Good Rulers
- Limyaael’s Rant No.216: Explanation vs. Overexplanation
- Limyaael’s Rant No.217: Inheritance
- Limyaael’s Rant No.218: Non-Standard Fantasy Societies
- Limyaael’s Rant No.219: Self-Editing
- Limyaael’s Rant No.220: Noble Sufferers
- Limyaael’s Rant No.221: Madness
- Limyaael’s Rant No.222: Gypsies & Nomads
- Limyaael’s Rant No.223: Clothing
- Limyaael’s Rant No.224: Holidays & Festivals
- Limyaael’s Rant No.225: Quiet Moments
- Limyaael’s Rant No.226: Music
- Limyaael’s Rant No.227: Fantasy Narrative Poetry
- Limyaael’s Rant No.228: Things Limyaael Thinks Would Be Cool, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.229: Less-Represented Relationships
- Limyaael’s Rant No.230: Active vs. Reactive Protagonists
- Limyaael’s Rant No.231: Bookish Protagonists
- Limyaael’s Rant No.232: In Praise of Selfish Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.233: Borderlands
- Limyaael’s Rant No.234: Non-Protagonist Children
- Limyaael’s Rant No.235: Greed & Money
- Limyaael’s Rant No.236: Drama vs. Melodrama
- Limyaael’s Rant No.237: World-Building Through Writing
- Limyaael’s Rant No.238: Transitions
- Limyaael’s Rant No.239: Fleshing Out Secondary & Tertiary Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.240: Beginnings
- Limyaael’s Rant No.241: Maintaining Very Long Novels
- Limyaael’s Rant No.242: Adult Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.243: Non-Linear Narrative
- Limyaael’s Rant No.244: Putting Characters Through Hell
- Limyaael’s Rant No.245: Gaining Reader Empathy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.246: Making a True Stand-Alone Novel
- Limyaael’s Rant No.247: Non-Journey Stories
- Limyaael’s Rant No.248: Psychic Powers
- Limyaael’s Rant No.249: Handling Byzantine Plots
- Limyaael’s Rant No.250: Interpersonal Speaking Styles
- Limyaael’s Rant No.251: Balancing Cynicism
- Limyaael’s Rant No.252: Earning Hell
- Limyaael’s Rant No.253: Transformative Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.254: Fortune-Telling
- Limyaael’s Rant No.255: Interesting Villains
- Limyaael’s Rant No.256: Authorial Nitpicking, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.257: Authorial Nitpicking, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.258: Sensible Character Motivations
- Limyaael’s Rant No.259: Fascinating Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.260: Single Combat Scenes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.261: Likeable Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.262: Creating a Sense of Place
- Limyaael’s Rant No.263: Army Rant
- Limyaael’s Rant No.264: Navy Rant
- Limyaael’s Rant No.265: Money & Currency
- Limyaael’s Rant No.266: Designated Love Interests
- Limyaael’s Rant No.267: Unequal Relationships
- Limyaael’s Rant No.268: Interesting Heroines
- Limyaael’s Rant No.269: Kickstarting the Plot
- Limyaael’s Rant No.270: In-Character During Difficult Moments
- Limyaael’s Rant No.271: Distinct Minor Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.272: Things Limyaael Thinks Would Be Cool, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.273: Empires, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.274: Empires, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.275: Seasonal Variations
- Limyaael’s Rant No.276: Smooth Endings
- Limyaael’s Rant No.277: Ten Alternatives to “Learning a Lesson”
- Limyaael’s Rant No.278: Fantasy Education, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.279: Training Fighters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.280: Training Magic
- Limyaael’s Rant No.281: Fantasy Education, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.282: Revelations & Surprise Endings
- Limyaael’s Rant No.283: Brutal Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.284: Worldbuilding Through Layering
- Limyaael’s Rant No.285: Choosing Your Viewpoint Character
- Limyaael’s Rant No.286: Cities, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.287: Cities, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.288: Adult Bildungsromans
- Limyaael’s Rant No.289: Fantasy Without Magic
- Limyaael’s Rant No.290: Ten Alternatives to Genetic Magic
- Limyaael’s Rant No.291: Fantasy Without Villains
- Limyaael’s Rant No.292: Stubborn, But Not Annoying
- Limyaael’s Rant No.293: Genius Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.294: Friendships
- Limyaael’s Rant No.295: Things Limyaael Thinks Would Be Cool, Part 3
- Limyaael’s Rant No.296: Deathbed Scenes & Last Moments
- Limyaael’s Rant No.297: Political Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.298: Limitations of Magic
- Limyaael’s Rant No.299: Balancing Showing & Telling
- Limyaael’s Rant No.300: Revolutions & Civil Wars
- Limyaael’s Rant No.301: Creating a Sense of Inevitability
- Limyaael’s Rant No.302: Ten Ways to Alleviate Boredom
- Limyaael’s Rant No.303: Sociopath Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.304: Loner Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.305: Gradual Character Change
- Limyaael’s Rant No.306: Nobility of Spirit
- Limyaael’s Rant No.307: Duty-Bound Protagonists
- Limyaael’s Rant No.308: Keeping Magic Mystical
- Limyaael’s Rant No.309: Creating a Sense of the Forbidden
- Limyaael’s Rant No.310: Silence & Its Uses
- Limyaael’s Rant No.311: Taking Inspiration from Literature
- Limyaael’s Rant No.312: Non-Human-Centric Worlds
- Limyaael’s Rant No.313: Arranged Marriages
- Limyaael’s Rant No.314: Serious Optimism
- Limyaael’s Rant No.315: Idiot Plots & Avoiding Thereof
- Limyaael’s Rant No.316: Showing Viewpoint Character as Incorrect
- Limyaael’s Rant No.317: Beings of Extreme Power
- Limyaael’s Rant No.318: Propaganda
- Limyaael’s Rant No.319: International Relationships
- Limyaael’s Rant No.320: Making a Protagonist Into a Hero
- Limyaael’s Rant No.321: Magical Families
- Limyaael’s Rant No.322: Putting Bits of Yourself Into the Story (Subtly)
- Limyaael’s Rant No.323: Elemental Magic
- Limyaael’s Rant No.324: Handling a Large Cast of Viewpoint Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.325: Non-Angsty Werewolves
- Limyaael’s Rant No.326: Mute & Non-Speaking Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.327: Juxtaposed Worlds
- Limyaael’s Rant No.328: Neutral Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.329: Alternate/Other Worlds
- Limyaael’s Rant No.330: Creating Languages, Part 1: Basics, Phonology
- Limyaael’s Rant No.331: Creating Languages, Part 2: More Basics, Verbs
- Limyaael’s Rant No.332: Creating Languages, Part 3: Nouns, Pronouns
- Limyaael’s Rant No.333: Creating Languages, Part 4: Worldbuilding
- Limyaael’s Rant No.334: Keeping Static Worlds Plausible
- Limyaael’s Rant No.335: Likeable Bastard Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.336: Reluctant Heroes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.337: Things That Really Irritate Limyaael
- Limyaael’s Rant No.338: Older (25 & Up) Protagonists)
- Limyaael’s Rant No.339: Pacifist/”Coward”/Non-Fighter Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.340: Twins
- Limyaael’s Rant No.341: Things Limyaael Thinks Would Be Cool, Part 4
- Limyaael’s Rant No.342: Espionage & Spies
- Limyaael’s Rant No.343: Ten Great Things About Non-Tragic Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.344: Exiles & Expatriates
- Limyaael’s Rant No.345: Moments of Great Social Change
- Limyaael’s Rant No.346: Involving Nature in Your Novel
- Limyaael’s Rant No.347: Extroverted Protagonists
- Limyaael’s Rant No.348: Fantasies About Recovery/Healing
- Limyaael’s Rant No.349: Creating Subgenres
- Limyaael’s Rant No.350: Immigration/Emigration
- Limyaael’s Rant No.351: Love Triangles
- Limyaael’s Rant No.352: Subtle Foreshadowing
- Limyaael’s Rant No.353: Ten Things To Do When You Have Only an Image
- Limyaael’s Rant No.354: Creating a Court
- Limyaael’s Rant No.355: Psychotic Viewpoint Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.356: Killing The Villain Without Deus Ex Machina
- Limyaael’s Rant No.357: Convincing Crises of Faith
- Limyaael’s Rant No.358: Convincing Religious Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.359: Portraying Character Subjectivity
- Limyaael’s Rant No.360: Characters With Sympathy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.361: Why Complex Fantasy Is Great
- Limyaael’s Rant No.362: Complicating a Plot
- Limyaael’s Rant No.363: Non-Evil Collective & Traditionalist Societies
- Limyaael’s Rant No.364: Writing a Visionary, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.365: Writing a Visionary, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.366: Creating a History of Ideas for Your World, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.367: Creating a History of Ideas for Your World, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.368: Raining Shit On The Story & Not Letting It Stink
- Limyaael’s Rant No.369: Including Worldbuilding/Background
- Limyaael’s Rant No.370: Creating High-Magic Worlds
- Limyaael’s Rant No.371: Good Explication/Exposition
- Limyaael’s Rant No.372: Writing Ordinary, Limited Heroes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.373: Complex, Real Royals
- Limyaael’s Rant No.374: Writing Sex Scenes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.375: Believable Romance, Part 1
- Limyaael’s Rant No.376: Believable Romance, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.377: Non-Utopian Fantasy Worlds
- Limyaael’s Rant No.378: “Different” Sexual Practices
- Limyaael’s Rant No.379: Varying the Emotional Tone
- Limyaael’s Rant No.380: Subplots
- Limyaael’s Rant No.381: Alien Species & Worlds
- Limyaael’s Rant No.382: Non-Complex Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.383: Ecological Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.384: Loose Ends
- Limyaael’s Rant No.385: Ways To Make The Reader Hate Your Hero
- Limyaael’s Rant No.386: Body-Centered Writing, Part 2
- Limyaael’s Rant No.387: Group Dynamics
- Limyaael’s Rant No.388: Cohering a Hero
- Limyaael’s Rant No.389: Rules to Read By
- Limyaael’s Rant No.390: Ten Things To Do In The Middle Of Novels
- Limyaael’s Rant No.391: Ways of Extending Sympathy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.392: Avoiding Gimmick Worlds
- Limyaael’s Rant No.393: Competency & Work
- Limyaael’s Rant No.394: All the Small Things
- Limyaael’s Rant No.395: Making All-Powerful Protagonists Tolerable
- Limyaael’s Rant No.396: Managing Angst
- Limyaael’s Rant No.397: Domestic Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.398: Gender-Equal Societies
- Limyaael’s Rant No.399: Casual Worldbuilding
- Limyaael’s Rant No.400: Using the Insider
- Limyaael’s Rant No.401: Non-Villains
- Limyaael’s Rant No.402: Mentors
- Limyaael’s Rant No.403: Protagonists in Awe of Other Characters
- Limyaael’s Rant No.404: Oppression Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.405: Characterizing Animals
- Limyaael’s Rant No.406: Using Non-Western Influence in Fantasy
- Limyaael’s Rant No.407: Attitudes Towards Killing & Violence
- Limyaael’s Rant No.408: Class/Caste Systems
- Limyaael’s Rant No.409: Whores
- Limyaael’s Rant No.410: Non-Humans Living With Non-Human Attributes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.411: Possession, Mind-Control & Hypnosis
- Limyaael’s Rant No.412: Culture Clashes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.413: Turning Idealistic Characters Gray
- Limyaael’s Rant No.414: Science Fiction & Fantasy Hybrids
- Limyaael’s Rant No.415: Measurements & Units
- Limyaael’s Rant No.416: Winged Humanoids
- Limyaael’s Rant No.417: Legal System, Punishments, Judgement & “Justice”
- Limyaael’s Rant No.418: Heroines & Female Protagonists
- Limyaael’s Rant No.419: Anti-Heroes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.420: Letting Protagonists Make Mistakes
- Limyaael’s Rant No.421: Character Clash Stories
- Limyaael’s Rant No.422: Avoiding Villain Monologues
- Limyaael’s Rant No.423: Flawed Characters (Again)
- Limyaael’s Rant No.424: Loyalty
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