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Month: December 2016

Written by NorthDecember 30, 2016May 18, 2020

On the Potential of Games to Create Narratives and Their Lessons For Writers

I’ve mentioned once before, in my “Why I Write” essay, that gaming got me started scribing things. Well, I hope today I might be able to show you why it worked as it did. I’ll preface this by saying that it’s an unfortunate coincidence I was playing as Germany during the events of this story, […]

Written by NorthDecember 19, 2016May 18, 2020

North’s Whiplash Writing Recommendations: Wait, Who’s Telling the Story?

This is going to be one of those “North notices a pattern and launches a textual crusade against it” posts, just be aware of that going in. Things may get caustic. Or, er, moreso. I’ve noticed a bit of a trend in writing advice from recent years. Not so much in academic circles or stemming […]

Written by NorthDecember 9, 2016July 11, 2018

A Duel Upon the Razor’s Edge: Some Problems With Good Guys

Think about any book you’ve ever read that featured a protagonist you might call “hero.” They may not be swept up in the dragon bothering, dungeon defiling antics of a high fantasy romp or heading up the clash between rival starfleets, but they’re the ones who give events their shape (or around whom the plot […]

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