So, here we are; the final part of my series about sexism in nerddom. We’re going to wrap up with a look at nerd narrative. I feel like nerd culture is at a point where it’s floundering for a firm grasp on portraying women. People are trying, but they’re also still ascribing to old standards... Continue Reading →
The Weird, Casual Sexism of Nerddom – Part 1: Armorkinis and Cyber Thongs
I watch a lot of streams these days; it’s the easiest, most constant form of entertainment I can get while working at my computer. Just today, I watched the second half of a playthrough of Michigan: Report from Hell, an old PS2 game. And man… if you haven’t heard of it, suffice it to say... Continue Reading →
Games for Writers – Dark Souls
Disclaimer: This article has been a long time coming. At this point, I’m actually a little reluctant to write about video games on here instead of just post straight writing talk, but, like I said last post, I feel I deserve a break and this post is ultimately about writing anyway. Still, just to start... Continue Reading →
The Traits of the Working Writer – Part 3: Understanding and Awareness
Here we are—the end of this series on the Traits of the Working Writer. And I’m glad; I’ve been getting way too metaphysical with these articles and I’m eager to get back to casual stuff; articles about Star Wars and video games. But there’s no reason I can’t be casual, direct, and practical about this... Continue Reading →
The Traits of the Working Writer – Part 2: Drive and Decisiveness
Last month, we started talking about what I think of as the Traits of the Working Writer. In case you missed that post, here’s a link . To quickly recap, these Traits are what I consider the cornerstones to being a successful writer; probably not absolutely essential… but still really great personality Traits for any... Continue Reading →
The Traits of the Working Writer – Part 1: Reverence and Respect
June has already been pretty interesting. It’s been rife with me hanging out and talking with other writers, which I suppose is normal for me now. As is my gleaning things from those conversations that I always want to bring back here. Things like that, hey, maybe my protagonist is emo (which, of course, led... Continue Reading →
3 More (Not as Great but Still Weirdly Common) Fiction Sins
So it’s finally that time. Since my first post about Fiction Sins, I’ve wanted to dish on three more, but I didn’t want to force it and manufacture another set just to get pithy about them on here. So, instead of doing that, I’ve waited and watched and read and kept an eye opened for... Continue Reading →
George Lucas and Your Editing Process
There’s a really good chance a ton of people navigated away the moment they read the title of this post. Of course, you didn’t and that’s probably because you’re curious. “What does George Lucas have to do with my editing process?” you may be asking yourself. Well, before I get into that, let me specify... Continue Reading →
A Mess of Small Goals
Man did April blow up in my face. If you follow this blog, you’ll know I had an incredibly clean, specific plan for April. A plan that started with a content edit of War of Exiles, the book I’ve been working on since 2005 through various phases of my writing career. A plan that was... Continue Reading →
Tips for Games for Writers – The CR Trap
Disclaimer: I thought I'd take a new turn with this post. I've put out a handful of Games for Writers articles before in which I talk about specific games that promote good writing in large or small ways. However, I've never written any warnings to budding fantasy writers about the (many) bad influences gaming can have... Continue Reading →
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