And why you stretch before you go reaching for that metaphor. Continue reading “Sprints and Marathons”
NaNoWriMo and the Mushy Middle
It’s now about halfway through NaNo, give or take a few days. I won’t talk about how many words should or shouldn’t have been written by now. Honestly it doesn’t matter – as long as you’ve learned something new by this point in the month, that’s really the only thing that matters. Continue reading “NaNoWriMo and the Mushy Middle”
The First Week is Over
First week is done. It’s over now. Time to put it behind you. At this point – brace yourself, I’m about to mention wordcounts – you should have written about 11,669. Continue reading “The First Week is Over”
I Want to Try New Things
This one is very personal, and I don’t think it’s really going to be of interest to anyone else, but I couldn’t think of a writing problem to get snobbish about, so here we go. Continue reading “I Want to Try New Things”
Mass Effect: Flavours of Immortality
And this brings us to the end of me ranting about this game. Thanks to people for sitting through all of this – I hope that this has been as entertaining to read as it was good to get off my chest. Continue reading “Mass Effect: Flavours of Immortality”
Mass Effect, Alien Design and the Unknowable Other
As mentioned in the intro post, this is one of my pet topics so hold onto your hats, kids. Please note: Later I say that I am about to spend a paragraph spoiling the original Mass Effect trilogy. This did not end up being the case. As of writing this edit, I’m about 1,000 words into that particular rant, so if you don’t want the original Mass Effect trilogy spoiled, it may be best to skip this post altogether. Continue reading “Mass Effect, Alien Design and the Unknowable Other”
Generations
Wilom tried to count the people for a while, to try and get some inkling of how much time might be passing. He never seemed to be able to count much past twenty, though — for some reason as soon as he thought he had an accurate count, he’d remember someone else he’d taken, or realise that one he’d counted had actually been from long, long before, and he’d have to start again. Continue reading “Generations”
Announcing: The Ferryman’s Apprentice
Just whose life is this, anyway?
I’d like to announce that as of right now, I have added a new section to this blog. It’s ‘The Stories’ section at the top of the page, and it also has a story in it. I am ecstatic to present The Ferryman’s Apprentice.
It’s got mythological figures! It’s got Adult Responsibilities! It’s got angst! It’s got lifelong (deathlong?) friendships! It’s got questionable life choices! It’s got old men who speak only in witty rejoinders! There may be a tiger at one point! It has an actual blurb that gives you actual important information on the story page!
And, most important, it’s totally free.
The first chapter is up right now, and new chapters come out every Monday. I’d appreciate it if you could find it in your schedule to go check it out and see what you think!
Whimsy and Metaphor 