A Hero Initiative for Freelancers?
I’ve been posting the question elsewhere, but I’m really curious if there is such a thing like the “Hero Initiative” for freelancers in the gaming industry. http://www.heroinitiative.org/ Anyone tried this before? Thoughts?
Goodbye Chapter One, I’ll Miss You
I feel like I turned a corner this past weekend, because the last two weeks have been…painful. I knew I needed to change the verb tense of my exposition from present to past, but I wasn’t sure how that was going to work for the beginning of the story. Instead of opening the novel with [...]
Why All the Hate for Tie-In and Shared World Fiction?
Over the past, few months – one ancient monster has reared its ugly head, and that is the purview that shared world and tie-in fiction “doesn’t matter,” “isn’t real writing,” or is simply “fan fiction.” … Needless to say I’m actively recruiting guest bloggers for www.mlvwrites.com to hop in and explain their experiences with tie-in [...]
Strange
It’s been a strange day. Happy, because I finished the book trailer for BURIED TALES OF PINEBOX, TEXAS. (Last month, I had put together a trailer for Paul Genesse THE DRAGON HUNTERS, too.) Sad, because I watched the Michael Jackson memorial and was wholly disappointed by the devolution of our news media. Happy again, because [...]
Knee-Deep in the Second Draft
So part of what I talked about before, when I mentioned a little bit about the revision process for Argentum, was the idea that I should change the story’s verb tense. Writing in first person with a present tense is somewhat challenging because the main character can have that “deer in headlights” perspective. At some [...]
When the Hammer Strikes
To say that things have been a bit crazy lately is a bit of an understatement. In addition to finishing up my short story in Buried Tales of Pinebox, Texas entitled “Pie” and my essay for Family Games: 100, I had attended a few events over the past couple of months including WisCon, OddCon and [...]
