Steven Savage's Blog, page 76
April 16, 2017
Steve’s Update 4/16/2017
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com, www.SeventhSanctum.com, and Steve’s Tumblr)
Deciding to call this “Steve’s” Update because you know it is mine. Anyway, the weekly “standups” Scrum style continue! What have I done and what am I going to do?
So what have I done the last week? Got the deployed. It’s out and being used, so go to it! I also learned a lot about generators making it. Way With Worlds Minibook #1: I should hear from the editor this week. Way With...
Character Creation Is The Whole Game
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com, www.SeventhSanctum.com, and Steve’s Tumblr)
OK everyone, here’s an amazing little game – the character creation engine is the game. So raise stats, unlock choices, play character – and this guy is looking for contributors/help! So go on, try it then ask him how you can make it awesomer!
https://beschizza.github.io/charactercreationisthewholegame/
– Steve
www.StevenSavage.com www.InformoTron.comThe post Character Creation Is The Whole Game...
April 14, 2017
The Color Generator Is Done!
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com, www.SeventhSanctum.com, and Steve’s Tumblr)
And here it is, Thanks for all your feedback, this was a delightful one to make. I learned a lot about language and mood and a sense of “being” in a sentence and these lessons will make me better at both generators but also as a writer.
So let’s get some examples!
Ichas – The red of a rose. Used for secret paintings. Pantedsh – The supreme green. Those that see this color cannot fo...April 9, 2017
Sprint Update 4/9/2017
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com, www.SeventhSanctum.com, and Steve’s Tumblr)
And as promised weekly updates, or “standups” on the projects I’m working on since I’m planning more Scrum style and loved Failbetter’s use of Scrum-style updates.
So what have I done the last week? Got the to final beta. It’s basically ready to go, so I’ll check feedback, give it one more look-over, and call it done. I’ve learned a lot about language working on this one, lessons th...April 7, 2017
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com, www.Seven...
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com, www.SeventhSanctum.com, and Steve’s Tumblr)
The Color Generator is coming along nicely. Check these out!
April 2, 2017
April Sprint – What’s Coming up!
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com, www.SeventhSanctum.com, and Steve’s Tumblr)
I’ve been thinking of how I organize my projects and share them with you my audience and friends. I’ve not been thrilled with how I’ve done updates, and recent spates of illness and surprises derailed a few things. So what I’m doing is taking my projects to be managed much more traditional Scrum style. I got the idea here from Failbetter’s use of Agile to make them publicly engaged via blogposts whi...
March 30, 2017
It’s Out – Way With Worlds Book 2!
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com, www.SeventhSanctum.com, and Steve’s Tumblr)
It’s here! The second book in the Way With Worlds series – in both Print and Kindle! Go get it now!
To celebrate, here’s what I’m doing this weekend!
The first Way With Worlds Book will be on sale from April first for a week on Kindle. It’s your chance to catch up! The Power Of Creative Paths, my guide to creative methods, will be free this weekend and Monday!So now you’ve got two books on worldbu...
March 19, 2017
In Beta: The Color Generator!
is in Beta and Seventh Sanctum!
This generator makes colors that aren’t or should be, are mysterious or otherworldly. Inspired by the Neathbow of Fallen London as well as things like Octarine in Discworld, it’s a way to make colors that aren’t your standard spectrum – or lurk in between the colors we know.
A few examples:
Anihe – A deep blueish-green. Under light of this color mirrors show falsehoods. Celvoweur – The penultimate orange. Under light of this color people h...March 8, 2017
Civic Diary 3/8/2017
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr)
Hello everyone, time for another civic update!
What am I up to? Well less than I’d like due to some craziness (friends in assorted crises).
Helping with a political group’s social media: Still at that, and that one is getting challenging as noted, since there’s so many ways to take it – and ways to do it wrong. What are the right news sites? Right groups to post? It’s quite a lot to learn and I’ve got a meeting on it comin...
Steve’s Baked Falafel Recipe
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr)
Been awhile since I posted on cooking and I want to get back into the groove!
OK I love good falafel, but I’m not big on the whole “fried” thing – both for health, the effort that takes, and because often it’s overdone and you end up with carbon lumps. So I did some research, tweaked a bit, and came up with these – baked falafel!
They’re mild – if you want to jack them up try to double the lemon juice and/or salt. You may als...
