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March 8, 2019
Narrative Antagonist: Do You Need One?
Recently someone left a review on my Narrative Nods android app. Part of their review was about that user’s narrative not having a narrative antagonist, and therefore, as he said, he didn’t need the option. That review got me thinking. I realized that there must be many authors out there who probably don’t understand the […]
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March 4, 2019
Plot Generator and Writing Prompt App for Android
After finishing my ambitious Mansion Escape text adventure app, I thought to make something a little simpler. The Plot Generator and Writing Prompt app is a simple, lightweight app for Android that helps writers come up with new ideas. This writing prompt app, as the name implies, offers authors an idea to work and expand […]
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February 26, 2019
Review of Diary of the Fall
I was at the local library, desperately searching for something interesting to read. I found a copy of Michel Laub’s Diary of the Fall and I was attracted by the concept: Three men from different generations, each facing different problems (and yet with an underlying similarity). Sounded interesting for someone who likes literary fiction, right? […]
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February 20, 2019
Authors Talk: a Discussion with Bryce Paradis and Evan Coupland
This article is a part of a series of blog entries, which I refer to as “Authors Talk”. You can think of it as an author interview and, indeed, that is the name of the blog category. However, I prefer to see it as a friendly chat between fellow authors. Today I’m having this virtual […]
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February 17, 2019
Anapest Generator: a JavaScript Poem Maker
My JavaScript iambic pentameter generator is among the most popular articles on this blog. If you liked that, you’re gonna love today’s article. I decided to make an anapest generator with a rhyme! It’s a JavaScript poetry generator using an anapest, that is, a poem with anapestic meter. An anapest, or anapestic meter, is a […]
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February 12, 2019
What Is Solipsism, in Simple Terms
What is solipsism? In simplified terms, solipsism is the philosophical hypothesis which affirms that you know nothing outside your own mind. You might have heard of cogito, ergo sum (I think, therefore I am), by René Descartes. Solipsism is a parallel proposition. However, the repercussions of what solipsism affirms are more interesting. What Is Solipsism in Simple Terms As […]
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February 6, 2019
Review of A Girl in Exile
Albanian literature is not something I’ve been exposed to a lot. Indeed, this review of A Girl in Exile, by Ismail Kadare, is not only the first opportunity for me to review a novel of Albanian literature, but also the first time I even read one. The story seems deceptively simple. According to the book description: During the […]
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February 2, 2019
Why Democracy Failed: Plato’s Nightmare Coming True
Why democracy failed. It sounds awful, and perhaps a bit self-certain. I could’ve at least ameliorate it. Instead of stating Why Democracy Failed I could’ve asked, Has Democracy Failed? But keep in mind, every time you see a news headline ending with a question mark, the answer is invariably “no”. It’s just that the so-called journalist who wrote the […]
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January 27, 2019
Visuality and Memories: A Way of Seeing
The term “visuality” might at first appear obscure. We define visuality as “the quality or state of being visible or visual”. This definition might actually make you wonder, why didn’t I simply use the term “visibility”? However, I like what “visuality” conveys. It’s not merely the quality or state of being visible/visual, as the dictionaries […]
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January 22, 2019
Mansion Escape – a Text Adventure App for Android
Mansion Escape is a text adventure app I’ve developed for Android phones and tablets. Mansion Escape pays homage to the text adventure genre of the early computer era, as well as to the “dark mansion” genre of films, board games, and narrative in general. After all, a text adventure app is first and foremost a narrative! That […]
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