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Anthology Review: Westward Hoes
So a couple of years back at Motor City Nightmares I chanced the purchase of Westward Hoes: 9 Weird West Tales by Burning Bulb Publishing. I'm an avid fan of anthologies in general, because even if 1 story strikes out, one authro might hit a homer, and a few others will earn solid base hits. Overall, it's a good way to get introduced to multiple ( Read more... ) -
LocationLocation Location 01:Writing Where You Know
So, a lengthy conversation the other night on my Discord server got me in the mood to wax about the importance of referencing location in your work. It's something I've done before in casual conversation, but I never really delved into how much of a springboard for writing it can be to just GTFO out your office and wanter until you find something ( Read more... ) -
#StarWars, #TheForce, the Will To Power & Responsibility
As the discussion of Social Justice Wars continues,[1] I realize something: The same SJWs who chart elaborate kyriarchal structures, demand others commence assaults upon the 1rst & 6th Amendments on their behalf, and view all relationships in terms of power; do not, in the end, actually want it.
The bizarre passion for being the underdog, for ( Read more... ) -
Final Thoughts on Dark Herbalist book 1
Dark Herbalist, Book 1, Video Game Plotline Tester.
Quick score: 3/5
You might have read two previous posts complaining about much of the dialog, (the first complaint being the plot/premise of the book is a massive VR world doesn't have people fully "realizing the potential of diversity" of the game. (Though in hindsight, the person introducing and ( Read more... ) -
Video Game Plotline Tester: part 2
Okay, after a few days in the game as a Goblin-Vampire Herbalist (Really, this is just too much like a bad fanfic stereotype). Beyond the weird combat descriptions involving actual muntions of depleted Hit Points, there's other "off" moments, like this. Our main character is out of his virtual reality pod after another day's hard work, and has the ( Read more... ) -
Listening to: Video Game Plotline Tester. (May God have Mercy upon my poor Soul)
At present there are around 240,000,000 players on Boundless Realm. And that number continues to grow by 2 to 3 million each month.
You'd think our corporation would be proud of that, and simply rest on our laurels and rake in the cash, but no. Our management isconstantly dreaming up newer and more grandiose plans, and the development of ( Read more... ) -
I spun 4 SciFi-Horror premises off 1 stupid app.
I thought this was a stealth lead-in commercial for the next film in The Purge franchise.
you know, "God Bless our New Founding Fathers"? FounderBot. Stands to reason. Like FounderBot is supposed to help you prepare for The Purge.
And then it gets into this f'ed up, "it'll cuck you by 'taking care of your wife'" thing, & I thought it'd be a ( Read more... ) -
Conan, The Dude who Needed a Hobby
Funny thing is how many people have the wrong perception of Conan- the movies & the purposeful distancing from the pulps is the core reason for this. But once you get into Robert E Howard's original writing, and it doesn't matter if you read it in the chronological order of release (starting with "The Phoenix on the Sword" (orginally a Kull story ( Read more... )
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