I . . . I don't even know where to start. Yesterday, by 10PM, I had a massive headache from crying happy tears. I didn't think I'd cry at all at first. But then . . . https://twitter.com/LSantiagoAuthor/status/1325151961054908417 And I just want to clarify that I wasn't being dramatic there. The sensation that hit when... Continue Reading →
The Last Weekend of America
I told a friend that I'm going to a liquor store tomorrow. My exact words were, "It's the season finale of 2020 on Tuesday, and we're going to find out if this year was written by George R. R. Martin." And, yeah, that sums up what I'm feeling right now. I don't think I can... 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 →
I Tried to Write a Sequel to Aixa with AI Dungeon and Shit Got Weird
Whoa. Who-o-o-o-okay . . . guys. Okay. I've been wary of storytelling AI for a while now. Not because I think AI are going to destroy humanity (yet), but because I am already conflicted about people becoming "authors" by feeding their ideas into an AI that then does all the writing for them. I can... Continue Reading →
Taking a Week Off
I just spent a few hours writing a post that was supposed to be fun . . . that turned into something really negative. And, full disclosure, that's because of the news, which I cannot fucking deal with anymore this week. Seriously, I already voted, but the pressure of November 3rd was not influenced a... Continue Reading →
Let’s Talk About – The Responsibility of the Writer
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 →
Let’s Talk About – That Nostalgic FOBU
It turns out the board game I've been working on is very similar to a game that already exists, called Nemesis. They aren't identical, which is the great thing; I spent so much time over the last few years working on my game, Voidsong, that I'd be legitimately depressed if it was accidentally identical to... Continue Reading →
A Writer Watching – Titans, Episode 1
Yesterday, I decided to watch a comic book movie to try and wind down, escape the news. By the end, I was so incredibly angry that I hopped on here and wrote a monster post about that movie--how I couldn't help seeing it in a really, really bad light. It was one of those cases... Continue Reading →
I Hate Proxy Racist Characters
I tried watching Cobra Kai. The premise, as I assumed it, was interesting. I thought we'd be catching up with the villain from the original Karate Kid, which is true--we do. But I assumed we'd find out that villain wasn't actually a villain, an idea that the prologue (cut almost entirely from the original film)... Continue Reading →
Edited in Post – The Rest of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
It's been over two years since I did the first "Writer Watching" for She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. While rereading it, I had a bunch of nervous laugh moments whenever I'd said shit like, "I'll talk about that next time!" Yeah, I have no idea what "that" was. What I do know is that... Continue Reading →
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