On the one hand, we have story points that are engaging and bringing me into this world. And on the other hand, there are narratives that I might want to fast forward through if I give in to the whispers.So, to set the scene in the halls of Khazad-dûm, food is starting to get...
And that is something that has appealed to me far longer than I can remember, not only in storyweaving, but in life. Also, whether we are aware of it or not, each of us has a fundamental longing for “home.” By that, I don’t mean a dwelling, but a deep ache in the heart ...
A positive term needed for ongoing (alien) sleeplessness The Science of Interstellar: Tidal Wave A classic AI movie - Colossus: The Forbin Project Looking for feedback on how the scientopics are presented in my story Space crafts and anti gravity...
Because of this rupture and the subsequent narrative, viewers have the opportunity to discern that what they have taken to be the “real” story of the film has merely been a fantasy narrative. Most viewers, however, have been absolutely baffled by the film overall and by i...
Finally, in the interests of truth-telling or perhaps over-sharing, I must add that a fourth element convinced me to delve intoGideon the Ninth, and that was when I spotted a copy on the shelves at Chaucer’s Books in California, and cracked the cover to explore the opening paragraph. ...
Thomas Covenant, a man destined to save a world called ‘The Land,’ battles the impossible foe of time. This lack of worldly progress is key to Thomas' story as thousands of years pass in The Land when he is not there (and only months or years in the real world). The emotional imp...
If that were the opening line of a short story or novel, I would continue reading. Two words,run away, hit hard in this context, feel a little surprising as an opener. The protagonist is the narrator andis speaking directly to us, which is a bold choice. Right away, you hope you ar...
One of the most highly-anticipated and original-looking fantasy games of 2024 has to beBlack Myth: Wukong. Based upon Journey to the West, a 16th-century Chinese novel that tells the story of Wukong, the “Monkey Awakened to the Void”, otherwise known as the legendary Monkey King. As Wu...
they find they have more in common than they could have imagined. As they open up to one another about their lives, an unexpected friendship blooms. But then Tina’s letters stop coming, and Kristian is thrown into despair. How far are they willing to go to write a new story for themse...
Claire:I tend to spend a lot of time feeling quite worried about the whole thing until usually a plot idea will come to me randomly, often half-formed but with some merit. Then the discovery writing process begins and I find out where we’re going on this story. And yes, that is exa...