2024 was definitely a year of surprises.
Games for Writers: Midnight Suns
Games for Writers – Hades Just Became the First Video Game to Win a Hugo Award—And Yes, It Absolutely Deserves It
I wasn’t going to write about Hades this week. My post is late because, though I was planning on cleaning up one of the reserve posts I’d written a week ago, the news dropped yesterday that Hades won a Hugo Award for Literature. If that doesn’t sound impressive enough, Hades is the first game to... Continue Reading →
Something to Read / Watch / Play – October 2021
Happy Halloween! Nothing on this list is scary. I'm sorry, but I'm just not into theming these posts for holidays. At least not yet. What I am into: taking a little break from publishing long, monstrous posts . . . by promoting some stuff I recently read, watched, and played that were really good. Something... Continue Reading →
What If… Someone Made a Smash Clone for Fantasy Fiction?
Disclaimer: Let me say right out the gate that this entire post is me being a huge nerd. That's all it is--no insights about writing or documentation about my current work in progress. All it is: me mashing up two things I love in a way I'm not sure overlaps for a lot of people.... Continue Reading →
I Finished the Outline for Memory
Finally. I can’t explain how good it feels to finally get over that hurdle. To finally be one step closer to writing anything else. I love Memory, and I’m excited that I have ideas for its sequels, but man am I ready for the next steps in my process: making a few tweaks to the... Continue Reading →
A May Break – I’m Sorry, but My Weekend Was Dominated By D&D
And, to put it into context, two things: First, I haven't played D&D in years. And my character was a Teenage Mutant Kung Fu Penguin. Yeah, I pitched that idea to my DM and he was like, "Sure, you can make that character." So, yeah, my weekend was dominated by making that character and having... Continue Reading →
Let’s Talk About – SWOGing, A Star Wars Phenomenon That Just Made It To Resident Evil: Village
I finished Resident Evil: Village. And I have two things to say. First, in case you’ve heard different from certain websites or YouTube personalities, I will be the completely honest party and say, man, that game is not good. I can seriously go on an entire rant about conflicting game mechanics; bugs; bad conveyance; manipulative,... Continue Reading →
Something to Read / Watch / Play – May 2021
I'm getting this post out a bit later than I normally would . . . for about the exact reason I decided to take a break this week. I had . . . a weird week. Not terrible, but definitely exhausting. I got my sleeping schedule in order, which is cool, but every night since,... Continue Reading →
Let’s Talk About – My Writer Quirks
So, if there's one thing my writing group has exposed to me by accident, it's my collection of what I think of as "Writer Quirks": illogical standards / habits that dictate how and what I write. I mean, I knew they were there, but some of them have been discovered by my writing group, so... Continue Reading →
Games for Writers – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Is a Great Fantasy World Simulator
Two weeks ago was my birthday. I got Super Mario 3D All-Stars and Breath of the Wild, both from my mom who, in my adult life, has become my go-to dealer for my Switch habit. Seriously, my Switch and all of my games have been gifts from her. So, A) thanks, mom, and B) to... Continue Reading →
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