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Storytelling Assignment Two: Serial Protagonism

I am trying to catch up while I have time/fast internet, so fairly quickly after assignment one I have assignment 2.  (Unit 2 was not very exciting, but I understand the difference between German soap operas and Columbian telenovelas now.) … Continue reading →

Storytelling Assignment One: The Hobbit and Me

In addition to Nanowrimo, I am taking a free online class on storytelling. The first assignment for the week is: Please think about which story you have read, seen, listened to, played or experienced has impressed you most in your … Continue reading →

Uh-Oh! Nanowrimo!

I have previously stated my feelings on Nanowrimo.  Not that I think it’s worthless, but it never seemed to make sense to me.  In fact, two days ago I semi-scoffed at the idea when it was brought up.  ”I don’t … Continue reading →

Man at Work

  You know how sometime the last thing in the world you want to do is write?  Or work on anything creative?  That’s sort of how I’ve felt for about, oh, 4 or 5 month now.  I think flying from … Continue reading →

Podcasting: Mr. Potato Head

Though I still prefer reading, I really like podcasts for walking around, long bus and train and plane rides, jogging, and anything else where I want stories without the effort of using my eyes.  One of my favorite podcasts is … Continue reading →

A Tale of Lusty Wenches, Dashing Captains, and Horrible Hunchbacks

The interactive tale that Garrett Calcaterra and I wrote back in the days of the Tavern Wench Journal of Lore has been dug up, dusted off, and updated for the new decade.  It’s part of the Amazon Kindle Direct Program, … Continue reading →

Five (Somewhat Sneaky) Super Nerds

Paradoxical as it seems, being a nerd now is actually very cool.  Everything from the success of comic book movies like Iron Man and Avengers to people reading and watching Game of Thrones to the appearance of Neil Gaiman on … Continue reading →

Story of the Month

My story has been named Editor’s Choice for the July issue at Fiction Vortex.  You can click over there and read it (and the other great stories this month) or if you have a few bucks to spare you can … Continue reading →

Doodles of Much Dungeon

My buddy and I were looking through some old RPG books and character sheets.  We quickly realized that the best things about character sheets are the doodles and sketches from months or years of playing.  Good character portraits (which can … Continue reading →

The Weaponry of Medieval Rajasthan

Writers love violence.  I think it’s a) a symptom of our society and b) a really easy way to create conflict.  Movies where thousands of people die are considered more morally acceptable than one where two people press their naked … Continue reading →