And Some People Just Don’t Measure Up
Poor Special. Quirky side characters only find love with other quirky side characters. A triangle is out of the question. (Unless it’s really quirky, I… Read More »And Some People Just Don’t Measure Up
literary tropes
Love Is Such a Trial When You’re Perfect
Okay, so our perfect MarySue doesn’t always end up with both her triangle love interests. Sometimes she does have to choose one candidate over the… Read More »Love Is Such a Trial When You’re Perfect
The Most Perfect-est Perfectness You Will Ever Perfect
I read a book last week with a whole cast of perfect MarySues. I kid you not. Everyone was royalty, half-elf, full elf, an amazing… Read More »The Most Perfect-est Perfectness You Will Ever Perfect
When Fiction and Reality Collide
I think one of my favorite cliches about the “Ruthless Character with a Heart of Gold” is to what lengths authors might go to show no,… Read More »When Fiction and Reality Collide
Symptoms of a Sociopath
If book sales in the past decade are any indication, there exists a significant faction of readers out there who view stalking, obsession, and controlling… Read More »Symptoms of a Sociopath
How It Should Have Ended
This is the very first Average Everygirl comic I drew. In fact, it’s where her name originated. I had taken to doodling plot points that… Read More »How It Should Have Ended
Choice is but an Illusion of Power
Alas. Logic brings a swift death to romance. Goodbye, unjustified Urgency of Choice! Today’s installment pokes fun at what is, perhaps, my biggest beef with… Read More »Choice is but an Illusion of Power
Relationships founded in Delusion
TVTropes.org lists 13 different types of Triangle relationships. The possibilities, when those relationships get used in tandem with additional characters and sub-triangles, are seemingly endless.… Read More »Relationships founded in Delusion
The Love Triangle: Choose Wisely, or Else
I’m not going to say that the Love Triangle is a hallmark of sloppy storytelling, per se, but lately it’s been the Hamburger Helper of… Read More »The Love Triangle: Choose Wisely, or Else
To Blush or Not To Blush
This comic closes the Hot Guy series, though we certainly haven’t seen the last of him. As I’ve already ranted said my piece regarding this particular… Read More »To Blush or Not To Blush