Face-Slapping 101: When the Receipts Do the Hitting

NOVEL WORLD 101 · ANIME 101 · STORY WORLD 101 Nobody is being physically slapped Usually. Face-slapping is the public reversal where an arrogant person is proven spectacularly wrong and has to experience the consequences with witnesses. What the term means Face-slapping comes from the idea of losing face. Somebody insults, dismisses, frames, or underestimates […]

Rebirth 101: The Second Life Comes With Receipts

NOVEL WORLD 101 · ANIME 101 · STORY WORLD 101 The short version Rebirth sends a character back into their own life with memory intact. The body may be younger. The grudges are fully grown. The grocery prices are about to become plot-relevant. What rebirth actually means In a rebirth story, a character dies, nearly […]