How do we know our hero (or heroine) has been tricked into doing evil?  Because “the plan” is amazingly complex, involving seemingly questionable (but not outright evil) tactics, and seems to be taking the victims of the plan for a complete ride. Or, shall we say, a Flawless Victory.  How do we know a person [...]

First: My next (and first content-ful) Firefly re-watch post is up at Tor.com.  Have a look. So, I’ve been doing research for a book I want to write shortly, and I always find it a little funny, doing research for a narrative fiction, especially a fantasy.  I mean, OK, I know I’ve complained before about [...]

Today is not so much a writing post as just me rambling.  And what I want to ramble about is the concept of getting what you deserved.  Reaping what you sow, as they say.  What goes around . . . OK, I’ll stop.  So yeah, what’s up with that?

It’s time to toss the dice ‘cause Winter is coming and I’m all out of bubblegum.  If it is one thing and author dreams about, it is coming up with a memorable catch phrase that isn’t corny.  But that last bit is the trick, see.  I could come up with ten million one-liners or “powerful [...]

So, while it isn’t entirely related to writing, I have been thinking about what makes a good game to replay.  This somewhat translates since I typically love playing games with super strong plots and the like, but game mechanics always play in too.  After all, NES games (what I’ve been replaying lately) aren’t exactly all [...]