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Author: BlueInkAlchemist
Don't Fear The Rewrite
The truth that every novelist has to face is that you’re not going to get everything right in the first draft. Nobody does. It’s likely that George Lucas wrote a single draft of his prequel scripts, and look how those turned out. No, multiple drafts is more than just a means of editing out grammar… Continue reading Don't Fear The Rewrite
Into The Nentir Vale: Part 6
The Nentir Vale is a campaign setting provided to new players of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition. It’s present in the Red Box and most of the starting materials. For a party almost all completely new to D&D and a DM re-familiarizing himself with the latest edition, it’s a great place to start a campaign.… Continue reading Into The Nentir Vale: Part 6
At Thirty-Two
For about a year now, I’ve been updating this blog every day. I’ve been maintaining IT CAME FROM NETFLIX every week for around the same amount of time. I’ve held down a job, revitalized some of my hobbies, made some fantastic friendships and climbed closer to my goal of publication, bit by bit. I’m going… Continue reading At Thirty-Two
Cultivating Characters
This is related to a post I made a few months ago regarding expository writing but it’s on my mind since my wife and I just finished watching (or rather re-watching) the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I’d borrowed the extended editions from my mother, as my copies are elsewhere. Anyway, this if Faramir. In… Continue reading Cultivating Characters
Cardboard Memory Lane
With colder weather coming at us and my World of Warcraft account on hiatus for now since I zigged when I should have zagged in allocated this last paycheck, I figured it was high time for me to organize the rather large collection of trading card game stuff. For a while it’s lingered in a… Continue reading Cardboard Memory Lane
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Gamer
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/gamer.mp3] The last time I reviewed a movie that had any connection to a video game, things did not end well. On the other hand, I’ve been meaning to watch Tron, WarGames and The Last Starfighter again to see if the “holy trinity” of movies about gamers stand the test of time, especially with the… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Gamer
Welcome to Scrivener: Getting Results
So how did NaNoWriMo go? If you participated, that is. It’s my hope that, if you did, you’re looking at a somewhat complete & coherent manuscript. Maybe you’re still working on writing yours – if so, don’t fret. Rome wasn’t built in a day, as they say. On the other hand, if you did finish,… Continue reading Welcome to Scrivener: Getting Results
The Free Fiction Section
I think I’ve needed to do this for a while. I fancy myself a writer of speculative fiction. Sure, I’ll write non-fiction articles, read & edit the work of others, even toil in fields completely unrelated to writing. But my first and foremost desire is to use my grasp of language and imagination to provide… Continue reading The Free Fiction Section
Beyond the Nentir Vale
No D&D this week, but I took the opportunity to expand a bit on the geography and current events beyond the Nentir Vale (pictured above). The map I’ve sketched is on graph paper in pencil, and I don’t have access to a scanner yet. North of the Vale The orcs that brought the Bloodspear War… Continue reading Beyond the Nentir Vale
