Disclaimer 1: Spoilers for The Falcon & The Winter Soldier. Seriously, if you haven't watched the entire series, read no further. Disclaimer 2: I enjoyed TF&TWS. After last week's post, I was happy that the finale answered a few questions I had and focused enough on Sam that I wasn't annoyed. Last week, I was... Continue Reading →
Let’s Talk About – “Uncanny Mess Realism” in Worldbuilding
Welcome back! Or Happy . . . First Time Here? Uh . . . Welcome! Holy shit, I'm never trying to write a normal intro ever again. Today, I wanted to get back to writer talk. I have an important life update I'll drop on you guys, but nothing crazy . . . Well, it... Continue Reading →
Process in Progress #2 – The Character Wall
Hi there. I had a bunch of things I wanted to write about today, and, in choosing one, I wound up shooting wa-a-a-a-ay over the typical release deadline. Apologies for that. But I didn't want to publish another life update. And I didn't want to vent about my presence on social media either (which I'm... Continue Reading →
Dream Diary – A Ton of Dreams in 1 Night
There is a bizarre disconnect that happens when you (apparently) remember every single dream you had over the course of one night. Disclaimer: I don't know if that's actually what happened to me Tuesday evening--I don't know how dreams work. But by the second time I woke up exhausted and confused by the batch of... 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 →
A Writer Watching – Wonder Woman 1984, Part 2
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 →
A Writer Watching – Wonder Woman 1984, Part 1
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 →
Writer’s Workshop – A House on Gravel (& Some Much-Needed Venting)
The house looked like it was falling apart. A squat, thin rectangle of wood slowly dipping toward the gravel, but never quite making it. Not because it refused to go down, but because giving in would be too much work for it. "Ugh. I'm just gonna stay just like this," it might sigh, and I,... Continue Reading →
Dream Diary – Willy of House Wonka, First of His Name
I had a lot of things I could've written about today. But I had a dream where I was Willy Wonka embroiled in a Game of Thrones-esque plot to take the Chocolate Factory away from me, and I just had to share that. I don't remember everything that happened in the dream, but I do... Continue Reading →
Let’s Talk About – Iconic Characters
Man, being able to breathe is amazing, isn't it? Like, I woke up today and didn't immediately look at the news. Isn't that wild? I just woke up, drew in a breath, exhaled it, and then did that again a few times without being afraid, and holy shit, isn't that weird? Anyway, hi and welcome... Continue Reading →
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