Okay, this one may be a bit odd. It happens on account of me running out of time to fit in a selection from Netflix or finish any of the games I have going on at the moment. However, a few weeks ago I made the decision to check out some of the earlier incarnations… Continue reading Who Review: The Tomb of the Cybermen
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Strategic Writing
Writing is an odd profession. Writing fiction, even moreso. Most other professions have to start at one place and end at another. Linear progression of a product, from conception to design to implementation and delivery, is the baseline for most items consumed by the public. And while you certainly never pitch an unfinished or unpolished… Continue reading Strategic Writing
Flash Fiction: The Farmer's Child
In response to being asked to generate a random sentence. This child farms. She knows that it is work mostly done by boys. It is hard, long, muscle-snapping, back-breaking work, from sun-up until sun-down. Tools large and small are used to till the fields, harvest the grain, milk some animals, slaughter others. This child does… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Farmer's Child
Writer Report: Winning Is Losing
I really didn’t expect to throw myself into this change the way I have. Change is always difficult, and it can be more sweeping than we realize. I’m going to make myself more mindful of what I eat (yes, moreso than before). I need to adjust my sleeping schedule. And I have to get serious… Continue reading Writer Report: Winning Is Losing
Can Gamers Change The World?
I find myself asking a question that should be at the core of game design: what do gamers want? I don’t want the answer given by market demographics and sales figures. Sure, games make money, and the companies that publish them have profit as their end goal, but why should that also be the end… Continue reading Can Gamers Change The World?
Book Review: Word Bearers Omnibus
I will admit to a certain degree of professional jealousy when it comes to the writings of others. Most of the time it’s when I read something good, which encourages me to push myself, to write more, to craft better stories. I’ll watch John Green spiel into a camera or read Chuck Wendig‘s writing advice… Continue reading Book Review: Word Bearers Omnibus
Flash Fiction: The Knotted Tree
Having missed the posting of the Super Ultra Mega Game of Aspects like a champ, I fired up the Brainstormer app to get this week’s story going. The wheels gave me: Sacrifice for love, imperialist, forest animals. I may do the aforementioned Game of Aspects Thursday instead! We shall see. Engelmore considered himself no more… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Knotted Tree
Turn And Face The Fit
Some serious changes are continuing to happen on my end of things. I’m looking down the aperture of a legitimate workout regimen with the intent of finally losing a decent amount of weight. It’s my hope that doing so will also yield higher levels of energy and motivation throughout the days and weeks. The life… Continue reading Turn And Face The Fit
Writer Report: A Writer's Numbers
Courtesy terribleminds So last week I talked about having goals, which in the case of the stories I’m writing means finishing Cold Streets and at least one other novel by the end of the year. The best way to get there, I would say, is one word at a time, but thanks to Chuck, I… Continue reading Writer Report: A Writer's Numbers
Tabletop as Brain Food
I’ve put myself on a path to improve my physical well-being. Being more mindful of what and how much I eat, walking with the intent to start running, looking into a local gym, and so on. Mostly, I fear the atrophy that comes with a sedentary day job and an equally low-impact life at home,… Continue reading Tabletop as Brain Food
