Would that read “I am bach”? Anyway, tis so. While there are still a few particulars being wrapped up, the “new” site is now on line. Those who are familiar with this place (friends, family, people gathered in from the far corners of the Bermuda Triangle, the odd UFO abduction, and spontaneous teleportation, I’m guessing)…
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I forgot to mention that I did an interview with The Enchanted Inkpot (not an actual enchanted inkpot) which was posted on their blog Tuesday. You can still read it by clicking here, if you’re interested. It’s largely about conflict in story and how I applied my theories on conflict rich narrative in GDC. And a final…
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I know, I know, it’s been a while since my last post. I’ll have you know that I wasn’t just lazing about. I wish I had been lazing about, but I wasn’t. In the odd moments I found between doing everything else and being strangely sick for a single day, I wrote and posted another…
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More than a month ago ForeverTeal asked about how to grow an idea from short story to worthy of a novel. Thanks so much for your patience, Teal. The essay is now available for all members of the site. So, here’s a reminder that my schedule is now free. In two weeks I will write…
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I believe my second essay on point of view is finally finished. The last section is on narrators. If you’re interested, go here to read it. This took longer than I thought, so thanks for being patient ForeverTeal. You’re request is coming next (how to make short narratives longer). Oh, if anyone’s having issues reaching…
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As promised, I added another tab to my essay on point of view today. Members who are interested can check it out in the essay section, and non-members who are interested can join here. ***** Carolyn mentioned her creative writing teacher, and that got me thinking: Where have all of you gone to learn how…
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ForeverTeal asked the following in regard to the first section of my point of view essay (available free for members of the site): Question: what are some of the “very few and particular rhetorical situations” in which using second person is successful? Yes, you said not to waste much time on this, but “people don’t…
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Someone asked about how to access the essays I’m posting. I guess all those dysfunctional email membership cells littering the site are confusing some people. Apparently. Sorry about that, folks. The idea was good: you just put in your email address and the rest of the work is basically done for you in a message…
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When I told my friends (okay, okay, semi-pleasant associations–for me, the two are the same thing) I was going to include a blog on my web site, they nearly laughed me into my grave. “But you’re socially and communicatively deficient: you hate people!” they pointed out. “You don’t even communicate in person beyond the occasional…
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