Author name: Ben Hramiak

Longlisted

Introduction: I wrote a story recently that got all the way onto the longlist. Great! But it was about my uncle’s passing. Not great. I’ll miss him. I’m not posting it here for the sake of being able to publish it elsewhere more easily. The competition in question was New2theScene Flash Fiction Competition 2025. They …

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Penny from RWBY. Ginger-haired woman with a green motif, smiling innocently.

Penny for Your Thoughts

It’s an old pun, but it works for this. If you read my post last week, you’ll know I’ve thoughts on RWBY, and not all of them are good. But, at the very least it gives me ideas that I can use in better ways. So long as I change it enough and say where the idea’s from, it’s not plagiarism. My idea would transform the character and change the plot around them to the point where the two versions aren’t the same.

Rwby and Writing

This one’s about (some of the writing in) RWBY, an internet series that started in 2013 and whose future unsure given the company collapsed and then got bought by a previous owner. But the politics of the company aren’t what I’m here to talk about. Google Rooster Teeth if you want to know more. It’s interesting stuff.