Get plot points vetted. Generate dramatis personae document. Work out rules of languages & magic. Write the damn thing (target word count:125k) Find a publisher. From all outward appearances, not much is happening around here. Apparently the region has been ‘paralyzed’ by the recent snowstorm. It’s gone by many names – “Snowmageddon”, “Snopocalypse”, “Snotorious B.I.G.”,… Continue reading Plowing Forward
Author: BlueInkAlchemist
Game Review: BioShock
Hope you survive your visit. Like my review of Mass Effect, this is in preparation for my acquisition of Bioshock 2, which was released in stores yesterday. Now, I know a whole lot of people are all over this sequel and you’ve probably already moved on yourself, but until I too have gained enough of… Continue reading Game Review: BioShock
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Post
I know, I know, the original quote is “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” I’m enough of a Heinlein buff to remember that. But I’m also aware of the fact that posting stuff on here requires an investment of time, and for most people, time is money. Just like money buys information,… Continue reading There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Post
Evil Will Always Triumph Because Good Is Dumb
As the process of putting together the Character Bible for The Project winds down, I find myself sorting characters into ‘major’ and ‘minor’ categories. One of the characters that’s been shuffled into the latter area is one that I thought would be considered more important than he really is. He’s one of the antagonists, and… Continue reading Evil Will Always Triumph Because Good Is Dumb
Oh, Just End Already!
I’ve been playing Dragon Age: Origins when I’m not playing Star Trek Online. As much as I want to return to Mass Effect to prepare Shepard for the impending arrival of the sequel and write a review for Dragon Age, I think I should finish at least one play-through of the fantasy RPG first. The… Continue reading Oh, Just End Already!
Games People Play
See that? Even our kitten likes games. I thought I’d take a moment of your time to remind you that no gamer exists in a vacuum, and tell you about what some of the other important gamers in my life are up to and blogging about. Epixaricacy has been playing Mass Effect. I’ve talked about… Continue reading Games People Play
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Flash Gordon
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/flash_gordon.mp3] FLASH! AH-AHHHHH! Savior of the universe! If there’s a song that better encapsulates both the plot and mood of a film, I’ve yet to hear it. Flash Gordon is based upon two things: a science fiction comic strip, and the 1930’s adventure film serial starring Buster Crabbe. Long before the likes of Star Trek:… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Flash Gordon
Comfort Writing
Being sick sucks. I’m sitting here waging a pitched battle against a sore throat, aching muscles and a tract that occasionally lets me know it’s not terribly happy at the moment either. I had to sortie out to gather reinforcements – chicken noodle soup, orange juice and toaster strudel. What? It was on sale. Seriously.… Continue reading Comfort Writing
Failure Fantasy, Part 2
Behold, Failure Fantasy Part 2! Also, cruise over to Epixaricacy for more details on one of the games I’m about to discuss. So I’ve taken some time to talk about bad protagonists in Final Fantasy games. What, you might ask, are examples of good ones? I’m glad you asked me that, conjectural reader. Zidane Tribal… Continue reading Failure Fantasy, Part 2
Failure Fantasy, Part 1
Issue 239 of the Escapist is now available, entitled “Anti/Hero.” Below is the article I pitched for the issue. NOTE: Due to circumstances mostly beyond my control, this article has been divided into two parts. Below is part the first. Final Fantasy is arguably the most popular series of role-playing games from Square/Enix, and one… Continue reading Failure Fantasy, Part 1
