“Linguistics, Style and Writing in the 21st Century – with Steven Pinker”
A brilliant video which changed my thinking about style. All academics should watch it.
Emotional Emphasis
So, I’m puzzling over this quote from Araki’s book on writing manga. In Western comic storyboards, panels are laid out with the most importance placed on good...
How to Write a Good Story- Human Needs
All stories are ultimately about humans needs- specifically, a human (or human-like being) trying to meet those basic fundamental needs in some way. No matter what the...
Xiao Gou’s Blog
After reading online how helpful blogging in languages you’re learning can be, I’ve decided to start a separate blog in Chinese so I can practice my limited...
Review- Dragon Blade (Jackie Chan) (Mild Spoilers)
I just finished watching Dragon Blade, and I have to say I have really mixed feelings about it. It’s a giant pile of awesome ideas and potential...
The School of Greatness Podcast
The other day I mentioned The Art of Charm podcast, which is about social networking and personal psych-social development. Another great podcast in a similar vein is...
Amazon’s “Secret” Kindle Category Passwords
Being a self-published writer is never an easy thing, it requires you to be half-writer/half-marketer to succeed, and the ever changing self-publishing world is full of all...
Two Stories
Got this in my inbox today, and thought they were worth sharing. -Rob -——— It’s been told before, but still worth reading again………….. BOTH are true and...
Flashpulp Podcast
Each Summer, as part of my change in routine, I go through the list of podcasts that I listen to and swap out a few old ones...