Category: Writing Structure
When to ban (again)
So Ramon of LitRPGPodcast got banned from the LitRPG forum. I am not surprised in even the slightest, as I've covered Aleron's typical behavior towards banning and his practices in general. On the latter issue, he went after Dave Willmarth for having the word "Land" in his title, so I feel safe to say that… Continue reading When to ban (again)
Anime Quick Reviews: Re-evaluating How Not To Summon a Demon Lord and Overlord
Housekeeping news: I routinely troll Jeff Hays of narratorial fame with requests for him to read explicitly bad books, known as "Cringe Theater". And the cringe is strong in the series: Troll: The First Three Books. Described by Jenny Nicholson as "The worst book ever written", it's chock-full of cringe at every moment, worse than… Continue reading Anime Quick Reviews: Re-evaluating How Not To Summon a Demon Lord and Overlord
Adobe Story ends and my first screenplays
Adobe Story is coming to an end, which is not surprising. It ran on Flash/Flex back in the day and Adobe didn't migrate it to HTML5 until that ship had long since sailed. As they're killing the service, they're going to shut down all versions of the software and delete any scripts that are stored… Continue reading Adobe Story ends and my first screenplays
The Use and Abuse of Tropes: Anime edition
So I've been watching animes recently and several of the shows, even the ones I like, fall under the use and abuse of tropes. As a refresher, tropes are often literary shorthands for conveying a scene's idea. An example is several shows have a newcomer who initially butts heads with an old military general, until… Continue reading The Use and Abuse of Tropes: Anime edition
Michael Scott-Earle getting banned, Jason Cipriano banned, and a new trademark kerfuffle
Tl;dr: Sign this petition to get the two authors reinstated. If you want to find out what's going on with Jason, see his blog post here and find out where to get his books. Anyway, the sad news is both authors have been terminated with Amazon for right now. Fans are sending emails to jeff@amazon.com… Continue reading Michael Scott-Earle getting banned, Jason Cipriano banned, and a new trademark kerfuffle
Bathos and Bad Writing: Mass Effect Andromeda and Star Wars: The Last Jedi
This is a quick look at a problem that I have with some stories. The problem is inappropriate bathos. Bathos is when a writer goes from a serious moment to a silly or stupid moment and vice versa. Quite a few works in Urban Fantasy tend to suffer from this, partially because of the Ur-Figure… Continue reading Bathos and Bad Writing: Mass Effect Andromeda and Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Orconomics/The Dark Profits Saga is a GameLit Masterpiece
There's a lot to enjoy about The Dark Profits Saga. The cast features a rich and diverse group that acts as counterpoints to each other. This is difficult in a book that a pretty large main cast, so whenever an author can pull it off, it's impressive and good to learn from. What's more impressive is… Continue reading Orconomics/The Dark Profits Saga is a GameLit Masterpiece
When to put the outside World in: Far Cry 5
In several of my articles, I've mentioned the perils of putting the outside World in the game. Even though there are books which integrate both aspects well, there hasn't been a case where I could point my finger at something and say definitely, "This is where something is lacking because the author didn't talk about… Continue reading When to put the outside World in: Far Cry 5
A Review of Dominion of Blades and doing social issues in fiction
Tl;dr: Four stars. Hits all the marks, but suffers from pacing issues and some bloat in areas that undercut the novel. Audio narration is on point, highly recommend listening to it. Long Review, Spoilers So, this is a review that isn't going to be so much about the book. It's going to be the elephant… Continue reading A Review of Dominion of Blades and doing social issues in fiction
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