How to Write a Good Story – The Essence of Story
On social media across the Internet, there is a single constant refrain- “How do I write a good story?” It comes from new writers eager to make...
June 23, 2017
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We’re stuck in a long distance relationship with copyright.
Here’s a thought: Copyright Laws are putting us in a long-distance relationship situation with media, and hindering creativity. In a long-distance relationship, what happens is the...
Thoughts on Different Story Structures
My recent article where I was trying to unravel the mysteries of writing what I call Procedural Fiction and a conversation I had with my friend Don...
Why Star Wars:TFA Failed in China
There has been some discussion about why Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the movie that rocked the box office in North America and Europe, comparatively tanked in China....
DNA PODCAST 008 – ARE SUPERHERO MOVIES BAD FOR US?
Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs. In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by indomitable Jack Ward, host of the Sonic Society Podcast, to...
January 29, 2016
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How Koreans get their Web Novels
Yesterday I had a long and fascinating chat with a recently arrived Korean international student about Korean webnovels. Webnovels (books written specifically for the web) are extremely...
January 22, 2016
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A little perspective change on science fiction writing
I’m currently listening to an audiobook of Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi, and while enjoying it a thought occurred to me. We often say that Science...
The Power of Privilege
The concept of Privilege (in the modern social justice sense) was coined by Peggy McIntosh in 1988 in her essay White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal...
RIP Robin Williams
When I was growing up, people would always say “Robyn is a girl’s name.” I would answer- “No, it’s not. There’s Robin Williams.” Now there isn’t. Thank...
Check your Privilege!
CBC’s The Current on the topic of Privilege. The concept of Privilege as a way to make people think about the unequal distribution of power in society...