Spoilers for Game of Thrones (the TV series) ahead. Fairly be ye warned. But I need to talk about this, because it’s been bothering me ever since the end credits for Episode 4 of Season 8 rolled across the screen. I have so many questions, and I don’t like any of the answers. The biggest… Continue reading Lame of Thrones
Category: Writing
Write Place, Write Time
Pictured above is Chuck Wendig’s writing shed. It’s a completely standalone structure made to do one thing: isolate a writer and make them write. It’s a deliberate, concrete manifestation of disconnecting from the world around us, and exploring aspects of how our world was before or could be in the future. Perhaps new worlds are… Continue reading Write Place, Write Time
500 Words on Carving
No, we’re not carving you up, little calf. It’ll be okay. Here, have some sprouts. We cool? Okay, then. Last night, I went to see Chuck Wendig. He’s an author I’d had the privilege of meeting once before, way back in 2009, at a tiny game convention in Philadelphia. We played a role-playing game together,… Continue reading 500 Words on Carving
500 Words on World-Building
I’m very much looking forward to introducing more people to Dungeons & Dragons. The published materials for that purpose within the Starter Set are quite fine, but even moreso than the content within the books, I appreciate the flexibility of it. It’s been a while since I’ve put together a world into which others will… Continue reading 500 Words on World-Building
Admiration for an Admiral
“No one is immune from failure. All have tasted the bitterness of defeat and disappointment. A warrior must not dwell on that failure, but must learn from it and continue on.” I’m trying to think of a villainous character that has affected me as thoroughly and deeply as Star Wars‘ Grand Admiral Mitth’raw’nuruodo. Writing villains… Continue reading Admiration for an Admiral
500 Words From Heinlein
Courtesy Floating Robes I lie. Not all 500 of these words come to you from the pen of Robert A. Heinlein. But most of them will. Mostly because, after several years, I once again picked up (or, in this case, began listening to) The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, a seminal book of my early… Continue reading 500 Words From Heinlein
500 Words On Failure Rate
It might seem to the outside observer, who only keeps track of me through this blog — and I do believe there are a few — that the last couple weeks have seen me sitting around doing nothing but play Star Trek Online (which I do every night, no YOU’RE the one with the problem)… Continue reading 500 Words On Failure Rate
500 Words on Time Management
There was an invasion in our apartment earlier this week. It happened without warning, and before any of us knew it, we were all in varying states of incapacitation. We felt powerless to move much, let alone be productive or get much accomplished. I’m not sure what the bug was, but it killed my brain… Continue reading 500 Words on Time Management
The Kerrigan Question
“Girls don’t belong in games/movies!” This is the cry of “men’s rights activists” who point to things like Rogue One and female gamers & game journalists (Susan Arendt, IRL Jasmine, etc). “What about Sarah Kerrigan?” I suspect I’d mostly get blank stares. Maybe a bit of drool. Here’s the background: Sarah Kerrigan is a major… Continue reading The Kerrigan Question
Quick Update for Year Thirty-Eight
Yesterday I began my thirty-eighth trip around this planet. I want to get it started right with some changes. I mean, a lot of changes have been happening in my life, and I could go into detail about them, but for various reasons, I’m keeping those details personal. Hell’s bells, even writing that feels like… Continue reading Quick Update for Year Thirty-Eight
