by L. Santiago
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 →
Well, it looks like it's that time again. What time, you ask? 1984. Unfortunately. This second part of "A Writer Watching - Wonder Woman 1984" feels like a doozy, so I'm going to jump right in. However, this is the second part of a two-parter, so if you haven't read part 1 yet, you might... Continue Reading →
Okay. So, I still only want to be positive on this site. But if there’s one massively influential avenue of media that needs to be heavily criticized when it’s bad, it’s movies. I never want to tear apart someone’s novel or short story on here, but giant blockbuster franchise movies are just free in my... Continue Reading →
Star Wars: Squadrons just came out. That was the impetus for this post. I mean, I've felt like I needed to talk about what I think of as "the Responsibility of the Writer" for a while now, but Squadrons triggered me. Because, based on promo videos, I thought it was another Star Wars game that... Continue Reading →
Disclaimer: No, I'm not going to talk about current events. Maybe I'll reference them, but if you're anything like me, all you want right now is a distraction, so let's get right to it. I do not consider myself a righteous man. In brutal honesty, I am a straight man who grew up in the... Continue Reading →
I sometimes wonder about "the good part" of a story. You know--that part where everything comes to a head, or something huge and game-changing happens? I look at stories with very clearly defined moments like those, often dominating the narrative by the creator's design, and I think . . . . . . what if... Continue Reading →
Status Update: I have successfully moved. I'm still settling into my new home--trying, as I've been advised, to slow down and celebrate victories. But also trying to settle back into being productive. The Movepocalypse sidelined all of my creative endeavors for over a month. Well . . . except for this one post, which felt... Continue Reading →
I made the mistake of watching Ant-Man and the Wasp a few weeks ago. Which sucks, because, had I not watched it, that movie could still be whatever I'd imagined. It could have, for example, been the awesome heist film I was imagining, heavily involving the Quantum Realm in an effort to rescue Janet Van... Continue Reading →
Disclaimer: Man, yesterday was one of the worst days of my life in recent times. Nothing life-alteringly horrible happened, but plenty (like too many) small things went horribly wrong. There was the having-a-long-heated-debate-with-a-friend-about-why-I-don't-date part. There was the discovering-the-spot-of-grease-that-was-smeared-all-over-the-foot-of-the-stairs-in-my apartment-building part, during which I took a comically bad fall and landed on my hand and hip.... Continue Reading →
So, the trailer for The Last Jedi is out, and it doesn't look like it follows Empire's plot, which is super exciting for me. I'm eager see more of Finn and Rey . . . and I'm also just ready for a Star Wars movie I like. My reasons for disliking Rogue One could easily be a post on their... Continue Reading →
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