Okay, one of the nifty things about mermaids is how many different versions there are in myths across the world; from things that are more like simian sharks to haunters of sacred wells. Continue reading
Month: April 2022
Quick Music Post
Exhausted and had no particularly good ideas yesterday, so I’ve put together a post of music links for writing inspiration.
For heartstrings. (This is an awesome manga, and now an anime.) Continue reading
Worldbuilding: The Comforts of Home
Picture a handsome young martial artist, standing in a gaudy palace, dressed in Dramatic red-accented black and growing increasingly more panicked with every Dramatic wave of a hand. “No electricity. No streaming videos. No Wi-Fi!” Continue reading
Ice and Morning Glories
On Writing: How Long Does It Take?
The easy answer is, “as long as it takes”. It’s also the most frustrating one. It may help to think of writing as… well, something like cooking. Continue reading
Book Review: The Bone Sword
The Bone Sword, by Walter Rhein. Two out of five, max. I’ve read worse, it has a plot, and at least a stab at characterization. If you took that stab in the dark, facing a mirror, striking behind you with your off hand and sweat stinging your vision to a blur. Continue reading
Stray Thoughts: Setting Priorities
“He shot for the prize, and missed the target.”
It’s been my observation that whenever a company starts pushing its employees to sell credit cards, Continue reading
Stray Thoughts: Relationship Problems
Comments on one of the most recent eps of My Heroic Husband I’ve watched gave me serious pause for thought. It seems a lot of people would rather Ning Yi break up with Su Tan’er, his wife, and go for the young bandit leader and daughter of the bandit chief, Liu Dabiao (who is being pined after by fellow lead bandit Chen, though she seems unaware of this as he’s a Childhood Friend). Continue reading
Movie Review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
I’d say 4.5 out of 5 stars for this one, with the note that fanfic writers might get even more of a kick out of it than your average movie fans. The way the movie writers scattered bits of background canon info through the movie is exactly what a lot of good fanfic writers do. Continue reading
Madness by the Yard
Spring has sprung, and the lawn, yard, and garden madness is in full swing. A few tips, from someone pollen absolutely hates. Continue reading