Story Embers | Joshua Reid | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/joshua-reid/activity/ Activity feed for Joshua Reid. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:19:26 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 2f8bca3b7a66b09c03151c52a67a5be1 Joshua Reid posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/how-to-make-tragic-backstories-count/comment-page-1/#comment-1721 Fri, 09 Nov 2018 23:04:25 -0400 That’s an amazing article. I like whe you said,

“Connecting a character’s scar to the theme deepens the story’s meaning. The theme isn’t an abstract concept, but intimate and personal. Our character lives by her ideals, which were shaped by heartache.”

I’m having a hard time trying to connect my character’s past (losing his grand…[Read more]

In reply to - Gabrielle Pollack wrote a new post Characters with tragic backstories are as common as parentless Disney protagonists. Depressing pasts are widespread in the fantasy genre. Want to give a protagonist a rough edge […] ]]> 3bcbf318683a0a47b83f6d56ce2de4e8 Joshua Reid posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/how-to-make-tragic-backstories-count/comment-page-1/#comment-1721 Fri, 09 Nov 2018 23:04:15 -0400 That’s an amazing article. I like whe you said,

“Connecting a character’s scar to the theme deepens the story’s meaning. The theme isn’t an abstract concept, but intimate and personal. Our character lives by her ideals, which were shaped by heartache.”

I’m having a hard time trying to connect my character’s past (losing his grand…[Read more]

In reply to - Gabrielle Pollack wrote a new post Characters with tragic backstories are as common as parentless Disney protagonists. Depressing pasts are widespread in the fantasy genre. Want to give a protagonist a rough edge […] ]]> 7fbbe7e16b98e6c205a5623541a36f63 Joshua Reid changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/13487/ Mon, 13 Aug 2018 20:46:33 -0400 0