There has been a lot of online discussion in recent years about the idea of “strong female characters” - what makes a good one, a bad one, etc. All the accusations of sexism, either anti-woman or anti-man have gone along with these discussions, in the glorious, exaggerated way people argue online ...
Strong Female Character?
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 25, 2021My Life as an American Hero 2 Reaches 700-Page Milestone!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 22, 2021Prequels and Sequels
damehelsing at 12:00AM, Nov. 7, 2021
I kid, I just like the gif. But I do prefer prequels.
When are sequels and prequels great to do? What makes a great sequel or prequel?
I believe a lot of us think about expanding our stories, whether it’s in the form of a sequel or a prequel ...
ZOINKS! 13 Ghosts??
damehelsing at 12:00AM, Oct. 31, 2021
So, ladies and gents, friends and furries, yes, 13 Ghosts is the movie that haunted me as a child and to a point, still haunts me. I’ll never look at bathtubs the same.
BUT BEFORE I GET INTO THE MOVIE REVIEW, if you are reading this, and I kind ...
Things You Wish They Taught in School
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 9, 2021
I've had the conversation multiple times - maybe based on something I read in the past - that the
business of taking care of your money, your credit, taxes and expenses is something that was never touched on when I went to school.
Well, these have been proclamations rather than conversations ...
A Dimension Not Only of Sight and Sound but of Mind
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 5, 2021
When he created the Twilight Zone, Rod Serling was motivated by the desire to tell more meaningful stories. In his writing career up to then, his work had been heavily censored.
Serling realized that by setting his stories in fantastical situations, in alternate or futuristic versions of Earth, that he ...
I Attended a Tech Convention Using My DD Handle and It was Refreshing
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 2, 2021
Technology has reached a Golden Age.
Interesting, innovative individuals that have the ability to bring enough intelligence to the table in order to improve humankind are the ones to seek out.
Forty nights ago, while perusing the channels on my subscriptions, an announcement popped up about a tech convention headed ...
Reverse Engineering Conflict Part One
Banes at 12:00AM, July 22, 2021
Reverse-Engineering Conflict in a Story
part one
Conflict is the basic material of a scene, and of a story. I've talked a lot over the years about structure and genre, and how all that stuff can work.
Another way to create a new story, and new characters, is to ...
Comic Prep Work
damehelsing at 12:00AM, July 4, 2021
One of the things I love the most about comics, is the prep work, which may not be obvious by the countless amount of times that I’ve stated that I’m doing absolutely no prep work as of now for Scorned; but when I worked on Scarred Eden, that ...