Staring the month with a little advice. So NaNoWriMo is beginning and a lot of you out there are taking freshly-sharpened pencils to blank pages. This next month is going to be full of inspiration, frustration, erasures, crossed-out words, broken tips and lots of caffeinated beverages. I wish you the best of luck. Related to… Continue reading Show (Don't Tell) Your Work
Worldbuilding Challenge: The Gods of Blackbloom
Courtesy the excellent xeedee Once a month, instead of flash fiction Chuck calls upon his readers to contribute in a worldbuilding exercise he’s doing. One of the few things we know is: The gods walk among men but are forgotten and unrecognized. Nobody believes in them anymore. Some say the gods are dead; others simply… Continue reading Worldbuilding Challenge: The Gods of Blackbloom
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Hannibal
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/hannibal.mp3] After two truly excellent films and a somewhat passable prequel, we come to the fourth and final installment in our look at Hannibal Lecter. Like the other movies based on the novels of Thomas Harris, we’re presented with a charismatic and compelling villainous protagonist, shown dark recesses of the human condition and are at… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Hannibal
Show, Don't Tell
You’re going to see this, a lot, if you’re starting out or struggling as a writer and you get up the gumption to put your work in front of the eyes of another human being. Show, don’t tell. At the most basic level, it means you should always have characters doing things and events happening… Continue reading Show, Don't Tell
Heart of the Swarm: Armchair Impressions
Yesterday I promised I would go over the pending changes in StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm in detail, and I do try to be a man of my word. Without further ado, here’s my take on the changes coming for the Terran, Zerg and Protoss races. Terran The core gameplay of the Terrans looks… Continue reading Heart of the Swarm: Armchair Impressions
General Post-Blizzcon Thoughts
BlizzCon has come and gone again. And again, I didn’t get to go. Sadface. But next year! Next year will be THE YEAR OF CONVENTIONS! I’m totally going to cons next year. It is a moral imperative. Anyway, while I wasn’t present and couldn’t shell out for the live stream, I did keep an eye… Continue reading General Post-Blizzcon Thoughts
Flash Fiction: The Bill
For the the Terribleminds flash fiction challenge, “Bullies and the Bullied“. He’d sought election to do what was best for his home. Supporting this bill meant more rights for the people he represented. On his desk were two envelopes. One, from the lobbyists, was full of cash. The other, from the opposing party’s news network,… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Bill
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Silence of the Lambs
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/silence_of_the_lambs.mp3] At the conclusion of the career of the serial killer known as the Tooth Fairy, Doctor Hannibal Lecter was languishing in Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. It looked for all the world that he was destined to return to his quiet incarceration, sketching and reading while infurating his smarmy overseeing psychiatrist, Dr.… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Silence of the Lambs
Crank File: Demon Knight Review
Every now and again, life catches me off-guard. It’s times like these I need to turn to contributions from you, the audience. If you’ve ever read the Opinions section of the local newspaper, or the comments of an article on the Huffington Post, you know that sometimes the readers contribute just as much as the… Continue reading Crank File: Demon Knight Review
A Big Bite of Apple
Courtesy MS Paint Adventures I’ve been fighting this. I haven’t had an Apple product of my own in any place I’ve lived with the exception of a 2nd generation iPod Shuffle I still use for walks. I’ve opted to install Linux on all but my latest laptop. I’ve had moments where I’ve considered purchasing an… Continue reading A Big Bite of Apple
