I know a lot of you folks are running around doing the Nanowrimo thing. You have my deepest respect and best wishes. If you want some really good advice that will make milk shoot out of your nose, go here. You’ll need to be drinking milk for it to shoot out, of course, milk won’t… Continue reading Everything's Cooler In Space: Rolling The Dice
Author: BlueInkAlchemist
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Special: Changeling Audio
Despite the fact I’m doing something else for the Escapist’s video contest, I still have this audio from my last IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! feature. If this format isn’t too atrocious, I might do another of these. [audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/changeling.mp3] Download the MP3 here. Original text is here.
On the Tube: White Collar
The major networks – CBS, NBC and ABC in this country – seem to have cornered the market on procedurals. In fact, it could be argued that procedurals are overrated. However, occasionally a show will try to take the procedural formula and go in a different direction. Take a cop show, for example, and give… Continue reading On the Tube: White Collar
Works In Progress II: Electric Boogaloo
So between items I need to fix for my day job, here’s a few snapshots of things I’d rather be doing with my time this morning. Poor Lighthouse. I keep meaning to bang out more words in that novel but other things keep coming up. It’s only going to be an e-book, sure, but it’s… Continue reading Works In Progress II: Electric Boogaloo
PT: Sentence Building
So this section used to be called “Breaking Writer’s Block” back in the early days of the blog. However, it has been proven by scientists that writer’s block is complete and utter bullshit. In light of this revelation, it’s necessary to rebrand this service I’m attempting to provide. So rather than breaking writer’s block, we… Continue reading PT: Sentence Building
Jotting in the Margins: The Need to Write
“…. Writing is anti-social. It’s as solitary as masturbation. Disturb a writer when he is in the throes of creation and he is likely to turn and bite right to the bone… and not even know that he’s doing it. As writers’ wives and husbands often learn to their horror. And- attend me carefully Gwen!-… Continue reading Jotting in the Margins: The Need to Write
Everything's Cooler in Space: Brainstorming in 15 Minutes
Since I missed the opportunity during my actual lunch break, and have some time between assignments, I’m going to take 15 minutes and follow some of the advice from David Hill‘s fantastic RPG-making panel last evening. This entry isn’t to be confused with the singularly brilliant work of Cleolinda. Anyway, let’s start the clock. 14:05… Continue reading Everything's Cooler in Space: Brainstorming in 15 Minutes
Spit 'n' Polish: GameX
So this thing happened to me over the weekend. Here are some of the highlights. Yes, that’s me with Yahtzee of Zero Punctuation and Paul & Graham of Unskippable over at The Escapist. If you think that Yahtzee is unapproachable or caustic because of his yellow-background minimalist Internet persona, you’re a moron. Paul & Graham… Continue reading Spit 'n' Polish: GameX
Works in Progress
I mentioned in my last LiveJournal entry that with everything going on, despite working weekends to try and make ends meet, I don’t feel stagnant and things are moving forward. GameX begins tomorrow and I’m very much looking forward to it. I’m still not settled on the format for the video supplements for my Netflix… Continue reading Works in Progress
A Visit From My Muse
So I was planning on getting more work done on the video adaptation of my review of Changeling, and was in the process of getting my web development tasks out of the way when my muse snuck up behind me, sat on my lap and lathered me with inspiration. It wasn’t really appropriate for the… Continue reading A Visit From My Muse
