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 →
Drafts – “The Tome”
Elise was mid-joke when the flaming bolt raged out of the dark. She and Gwin were in a temple ruin underground, so you had to expect that sort of thing, but the townsfolk had hired them to investigate increased seismic activity, not to fight-- "Wizards?" "I fucking hate wizards," Gwin said. He was still covering... 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 →
Process in Progress #1 – The “Promises Outline”
My process has always been manic. It's 2010 and I'm a plotter, 'cause that's obviously the way to go! My first novel was a mess even though I outlined it, but that's only true because I wasn't thorough enough. "Thorough in what way?" you ask? Why, thorough with my characters' micro-expressions, of course! This new... 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 →
There’s a Video Game Controller Out There, on That Roof
Disclaimer: I don't want to write about what's going on right now, because it's all anyone is talking about. As an American, I find it so difficult to watch the news that I can only take it in 5-minute bursts at the end and beginning of the day. So, if you were hoping for my... Continue Reading →
Don’t Save “the Good Part”
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 →
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