Villains don’t have to be sympathetic, but they do have to be compelling

Villains don’t have to be sympathetic. They just have to be compelling. True, a sympathetic villain can be compelling; in fact, in many cases, just being sympathetic is compelling enough. When a villain is trying to right some unjust wrong, … more→

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My Bitmob posts for April 2012

I write gaming articles on Bitmob, a community driven gaming news site where visitors are strongly encouraged to write. You should, too; they’ve got a spiffy interface and excellent hit/comment tracker. Anywho, here are the articles I wrote in April … more→

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My Bitmob posts for March 2012

I write gaming articles on Bitmob, a community driven gaming news site where visitors are strongly encouraged to write. You should, too; they’ve got a spiffy interface and excellent hit/comment tracker. Anywho, here are the articles I wrote in March 2012. … more→

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TFGTG Episode 1: Game Controllers

The very first episode of Two Fat Guys Talk Games is up! In this episode, we talk game controllers of past and present. DISCLAIMER: We use explicit language. Check it out by clicking here! Note I won’t be making a … more→

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National Grammar Day 2012: “it’s” vs. “its”

It’s National Grammar Day 2012! Today’s topic for the 3.2 people who read this blog: “it’s” vs. “its.” I don’t always follow English conventionings that good; so forgive if occasion you see, grammar and spelling errors. Me not am perfect … more→

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My Bitmob posts for February 2012

I write gaming articles on Bitmob, a community driven gaming news site where visitors are strongly encouraged to write. You should, too; they’ve got a spiffy interface and excellent hit/comment tracker. Anywho, here are the articles I wrote in February … more→

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Ideal film length

I’ve heard many a moviegoer wax poetic on movie length; what length is ideal, how some movies feel rushed and beg for more time, that whole deal. The majority of new screenwriter advice I see online says to make a … more→

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My Bitmob posts for January 2012

I write gaming articles on Bitmob, a community driven gaming news site where visitors are strongly encouraged to write. You should, too; they’ve got a spiffy interface and excellent hit/comment tracker. Anywho, here are the articles I wrote in January … more→

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In this post I talk about how awesome Eureka is

SPOILER ALERT. You’ve been warned. When did television become so amazing? The likes of Dexter, The Sopranos, and countless other high quality series didn’t exist when I was a kid. The closest was whatever Star Trek: The Next Generation variant … more→

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When I said I’d post in December, I meant January

See my last post. More coming. Stay tuned, all 3 of my readers!

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Doing NaNoWriMo; don’t expect posts until December 2011

Precisely what the title says. What’s NaNoWriMo? Go here for more info: http://www.nanowrimo.org/ UPDATE: I’m bowing out of NaNoWriMo, partly because I think I got what I needed out of it and because there’s other stuff I need to focus on. … more→

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On breaking English rules

I write mainly by feel, willing to use a comma in technically the wrong place if I think it’ll help the overall impact of a sentence align with my intention. I don’t usually fret over proper usage of a coordinating … more→

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Contest-winning scripts (usually) suck

To anyone who won a screenwriting contest that sees this: before you take offense, hear me out. I’ve read a whole whackload of scripts, including many contest finalists and winners. And I’ve noticed something about most contest winning scripts: they’re … more→

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Why Palmtree Panic, Sonic CD’s first level, is a dire warning

(I wrote this for the October 2011 Bitmob Writing Challenge. Find this on Bitmob here, or just read on.) I previously wrote about how Sonic CD is not only overrated, but almost laughably bad, a puzzling fact given how much … more→

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