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Spotlight: Ender’s Game (Review)
A review of Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. Andrew Wiggin prefers to be called Ender. He’s a six-year-old genius destined to save the world. […]
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Favorite Classic Story Games
What do I mean by “story game”? After all, most games now have stories. What differentiates a story game from all the others? By “story […]
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Sick and Writing
I was thinking about the first letter to the editor I got published. And this is all I’m going to post about this weekend, for […]
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How to Name Characters
Writers often waste too much of their blood picking names for their characters. Even so, character names can be used to enhance the story. Here […]
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Spotlight: The Goat in the Grey Fedora (Review)
The Goat in the Grey Fedora An on-line story game by Mark Darin, starring Jason Ellis, published by Pinhead Games. Many of us expect little […]
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Be Careful About Happenstance
Happenstance can be a powerful source in a story. A well placed coincidence can provide that important opportunity to move the story forward. Just make […]
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The Minister’s Daughter (Review)
I just read The Minister’s Daughter by Julie Hearn, one of the better novels I’ve read recently, though it didn’t make me swoon.
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Great Characters and How to Make Them
The are lots of great books and other resources to teach you how to make good fictional character, but my favorite step-by-step guide is Holly […]
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Moving Between Characters in Omniscient Point of View
Remember when I read Spellbound by Nora Roberts? One of the things that threw me was that she wafted from character to character. Orson Scott […]
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The Birth of a Story Thread
Possibilities: Not only do they add complexity, they add suspense. In a plot-driven story thread, we explore all the possible plot options. In a character-driven […]
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