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
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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
Career in the Rearview Mirror
This is one of those scenarios I can smell from a mile away: the smart, put-together heroine taken off-guard by her potential love interest. Awkward… Read More »Career in the Rearview Mirror
The Hot Guy: A Trope to Set a Girl’s Teeth on Edge
Why? Why, why, WHY? Oh, why is this trope so pervasive, especially in chick-lit? Do we delight in watching fictional women reduce to babbling incoherence… Read More »The Hot Guy: A Trope to Set a Girl’s Teeth on Edge
Obsession Ad Absurdum
I’ll admit it. I went through obsessive periods of reading when I was a teenager. I had my Montgomery phase, my Christie phase, my Austen… Read More »Obsession Ad Absurdum
The Quirks of Writing Side Characters
The quirky, boy-crazy best friend makes an appearance! Only for reality to squelch those made-up quirks! I’ll admit, I had a boy-crazy friend once. She… Read More »The Quirks of Writing Side Characters
On Window Screens and Other Things
When I was somewhere in the range of 7-9 years old, I opened my bedroom window and pulled the tab on the screen, curious about… Read More »On Window Screens and Other Things