History Website / Springhole

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: In an [[https://springhole.net/writing/grail-characters.htm "Grail Character Syndrome:
How To Be The Center Of Attention And Yet Be A Total Bore,"]] Syera calls this a "Hobson's choice." Xe points out that a character motivated exclusively by this trope is ''not'' proactive but reactive.

** In the same page, it's noted that this character has a [[CharacterShilling shill]], an {{always male}} character who doesn't only serve as her mentor, father figure or {{love interest1s}} but as a mouthpiece for the author, as he will deride anyone who disagrees with or calls out this character as wrong and heartless, even if she wronged and killed innocent people herself.

** The article ''How To Avoid Writing Shallow LoveInterests and Best Friends'' has tips on how to avoid this type of character.

** In the same page, it's noted that this character has a [[CharacterShilling shill]], an {{always male}} character who doesn't only serve as her mentor, father figure or {{love interest}} but as a mouthpiece for the author, as he will deride anyone who disagrees with or calls out this character as wrong and heartless, even if she wronged and killed innocent people herself.

** The article ''How To Avoid Writing Shallow Love Interests and Best Friends'' has tips on how to avoid this type of character.

* AllNaturalSnakeOil: In the article ''[[https://springhole.net/other/new-age-creepy.htm#anti-environment Why New Age Spirituality Is Creepier Than You Thought]]'', it's noted that the belief in "natural" remedies as a cure for all illnesses held and pushed by New Age believers was also pushed by '''UsefulNotes/JosephGoebbels''' of all people, despite knowing full well it's all crock. Unsurprisingly, he derided actual medicine as a Jewish ploy.

* AllNaturalSnakeOil: In the article ''[[https://springhole.net/other/new-age-creepy.htm#anti-environment Why New Age Spirituality Is Creepier Than You Thought]]'', it's noted that the belief in "natural" remedies as a cure for all illnesses held and pushed by New Age believers was also pushed by '''[[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany Joseph Goebbels]]''' of all people, despite knowing full well it's all crock. Unsurprisingly, he derided actual medicine as a Jewish ploy.

* DrugsAreBad: [[https://www.springhole.net/writing/writing-stories-with-morals-and-messages.htm In an article]] on writing better [[AnAesop stories with morals]], it’s noted that badly written anti-drug messages tend to ignore the reasons people become addicts in real life, which ends up being ineffective.

* {{God}}: Discussed in the article ''Things That Show Up In Christianity-Inspired Fiction That Aren't In the Bible''.

* HeelFaceTurn: In ''[[https://www.springhole.net/writing/changing-alignments-allegiances-and-loyalties.htm Changing Alignments, Allegiances And Loyalties More Believably]]'', Syera suggests having a villain the author plans to redeem show small indications that they find certain evil actions to be overboard or pointlessly cruel.

** The author makes a lot of pop culture references to use as examples. Works referenced include ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'', ''Film/{{Eragon}}'', ''Anime/TokyoMewMew'', ''Anime/SailorMoon'', ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'', ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', ''Literature/HarryPotter'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', ''Franchise/XMen'', ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', ''Film/IronMan'', ''Franchise/PeterPan'', ''Literature/TheBible'' and ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga''.

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: In ''How To Evoke Audience Reaction & Keep Things Interesting Without Being Cheap Or Manipulative'', Syera points out this is a manipulative tactic and that those who suffer this treatment have feelings.

* [[invoked]]EvilIsSexy: In the article mentioned above, Syera advises not to give one's villains a better fashion sense than the heroes, as this trope will make the audience see the villains as being better-dressed and their side as a place they will not be judged for how they look.

[[http://www.springhole.net/index.html Springhole.net]] is a website created by an individual named Syera Miktayee.

It mainly offers advice for writers on how to write better qualities of stories, both fanfiction and original fiction, with a slight jokey side. In addition to the writing advice, it also offers tips on psychology and roleplaying, as well as a few random generators, quizzes and joke articles and an alternate universe called ''Soulmettle'', formerly ''Above and Beyond'' and a setting called Iris Halo.