M.C. Frank's Blog, page 105
February 3, 2021
marauders4evr:
If you want a really good example of how the “curing the crippled character” trope...
If you want a really good example of how the “curing the crippled character” trope is beautifully subverted, look no further than the first season of The Dragon Prince (not so coincidentally written by some of the same people who wrote the legendary Toph Beifong):
In the middle of the season, the main characters rush to find a cure for the sacred dragon egg (which had been dropped in icy water). They come across a young girl with a pet wolf, who tells the story of how she found the pup in a trap and how the local veterinarian had to amputate her leg:
Her father responds to this with typical eugenics-based ‘advice’:
So she runs away to keep the village from killing her pet and meets an elf:
One magical spell later, we see that the wolf now has four legs:
So you’ve got this whole tragedy model of disability going, you’ve got the eugenics, you’ve got the magical cure, you’ve got the happy villagers, you’ve got the main characters saying, “Hooray, magical healer, let’s go!”
And it takes several episodes, all of which feature the wolf walking around, running, jumping, etc. for them to finally find this elf, only to reveal:
The whole show threw out an UNO reverse card and revealed that the only magic that needed to be done was an illusion to convince everyone that she was no longer ‘broken’ and thus was worthy of life. Incredible! I mean, the story comes at the worst time because the egg that contains the dragon prince is about to die so they need a healer, but what a story!
Incidentally, The Dragon Prince also features the love of my life:
(The show actually hired ASL interpreters to help with the accuracy.)
The third season comes out next weekend, and will undoubtedly feature more disabled characters with great representation, more nonwhite characters, more LGBT characters, my aforementioned wife, and just a great story/atmosphere in general. If you’ve got Netflix, check it out!
January 31, 2021
Read the first chapters of Frosted free on my website...
Read the first chapters of Frosted free on my website mcfrankauthor.com
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKtCFiijRSn/?igshid=s247tifi84o
Read the first chapters of Frosted free on my website...
Read the first chapters of Frosted free on my website mcfrankauthor.com
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKtCFiijRSn/?igshid=16xv7e8p0upgz
January 30, 2021
Sometimes you have to celebrare your wins just by yourself. And that’s ok.Or it should be....
Sometimes you have to celebrare your wins just by yourself. And that’s ok.
Or it should be.
Happy release day SRH! https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Robin-Hood-Outlaws-Book-ebook/dp/B0865N3NH8
January 29, 2021
Sad looks from across the room, trying not to touch her arm as...
Sad looks from across the room, trying not to touch her arm as he walks by, pretending to hate her except when she isn’t looking, secretly longing and burning inside, threatening to kill her and then turning around and saving her life when it matters most☕🍁📚
Enemies to lovers is life and anyone who says otherwise is a liar.
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Do you agree? Or are you normal and stuff?
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Art by @mazarat
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January 27, 2021
What’s a childhood book you’ve never forgotten?
One...
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What’s a childhood book you’ve never forgotten?
One of mine is the tin soldier and the ballerina 🩰💂♀️ which is the main inspiration behind my upcoming book, Frosted. I post my day-to-day process to publishing it on tiktok.
Cone over to watch, laugh and have a nice cry 😌🤣
What are you currently reading or writing?
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January 24, 2021
Some Regency love for the weekend...
Some Regency love for the weekend 🩰💂♀️📚
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Some Regency love for the weekend...
Some Regency love for the weekend 🩰💂♀️📚
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKb8_axDb18/?igshid=lsbdmby94j24
January 22, 2021
Ok, be honest with me
How many books have you ordered that...
Ok, be honest with me
How many books have you ordered that still haven’t reached you? The postal service in my country is so overwhelmed that I am still waiting on books I ordered for my birthday back in October 🤦♀️ ( my birthday was in November. Sadly, unlike my books, it didn’t delay 😌)
Here is my most recent mail book haul. See any books you gave read? Tell me how it was!
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