My Storytelling Superpower
Photo by Miguel Bruna (with my wording added) Ever wondered what your storytelling superpower is? When I received an email from diy MFA asking just this question, I was intrigued. The email was two-fold, offering a fun quiz but then asking us to celebrate our strengths as a writer. My quiz result was this: The Underdog You are the quintessential underdog storyteller and your superpower is creating relate-able charaters who have a deep desire to change something in themselves or in the world around them. From rags-to-riches narratives to epic David-and-Goliath-style battles you craft stories with high stakes and compelling characters your readers can't help but love. I wasn't sure if I liked this to begin with but then, as I began to apply the idea of 'underdog' to my novel, I realised that my result was spot on. My teenage protagonist, Steve is bullied at school and when he's thrown into an underworld of magic and crime, he's way out of his d...