Originally written for VN Game Den in December 2021 Oh no. You’ve done it.The conversation had been pleasant enough when you all sat down for a holiday dinner with the family. Then Aunt Sheryl (because isn’t it always Aunt Sheryl?) turns to you and asks what seems like an innocent question. “What have you been… Continue reading How to Talk to Your Family About Visual Novels
Tag: fiction
A Childhood of Science Fiction Classics
On Tik Tok (and occasionally some other reading groups) I talk a lot about my own experience reading classic science fiction and fantasy (mostly sci-fi). And I think sometimes that gives a false impression of age. But the reality is that a lot of the classic or vintage or generally older sci fi books I… Continue reading A Childhood of Science Fiction Classics
The Physical Act of Reading Classic Literature
How do we then go about creating our little genre classic retinue? Because, surprisingly, this is a question you have to ask, sometimes.
I’m not Ready for NaNoWriMo
When I was thirteen or fourteen I started writing a book. I finished in when I was 20. Right in the middle, you can see where The Depression started. Since then I've had a handful of short stories and essays published in actual magazines, I've written audio dramas, advertisements, reviews, scholarly articles, non-scholarly articles, put… Continue reading I’m not Ready for NaNoWriMo
…But No One’s Done it Like You
It's a piece of advice that I give to anyone I can. Someone might have made it before, but no one's made it quite like you. What exactly does that mean, though, especially when paired with the idea that there are no new stories? Isolate Your Personal Narrative/Experience We all have things that are unique… Continue reading …But No One’s Done it Like You
Everything’s been done before…
There are no new ideas. West Side Story is Romeo and Juliet is Pyramus and Thisbe. Arthurian legends have been told and retold hundreds of times. The same thing for classic fairy tales. There's a whole classification system for character archetypes we see over and over and over again. And that's fine. These stories and… Continue reading Everything’s been done before…
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