A recent Writing Excuses episode to which I listened discussed the ideas of disordered storytelling, and means of writing stories that are intended to be read in an order other than from the first page to the last page. Unfortunately, it didn't really dig into the topic the way I hoped it would engage with it.
Blood Magic S2:E8: Rest for the Weary Re-Release
For all that it is structured differently, and the inclusion of the historical plotline could be considered controversial, I enjoy both parts of the story.
Weekly Writing Update
Some weeks are bad writing weeks, some weeks are mediocre writing weeks, and then there are writing weeks like this one, when I’m busy at work and still manage to crank out some fifteen thousand words.
Announcing: Blood Magic Bonus Episode
I am excited to announce something that we have never done before: a bonus Blood Magic episode!
Weekly Writing Update
Mediocre. That is how I would describe my writing this week.
Schlock Mercenary Study
When I noticed recently that he had officially finished the comic, I decided to give it another try, and this time I got through it. I got through all of it, one comic at a time, twenty years’ worth of them. It is epic scale storytelling in a short, web comic format.
Weekly Writing Update
ow are we concluding another month already? That means I really need to get serious about finishing revisions to Trust but Verify and writing Drive On.
Blood Magic S3:E7: A Matter of Facts Release
Arval is building a flying machine. That’s the plot, such as it is, of A Matter of Facts, one of the lightest episodes of Blood Magic in the whole series.
A Common Mythos
I came across this essay recently on "The Power of Our New Pop Myths," which makes the argument that franchise-based storytelling in the style of Star Wars or Marvel is popular because it fulfils the same societal needs that have historically been filled by religious storytelling.
Blood Magic Extra: The Blood Decrees
As I was working on writing Noble Child, I started thinking in more detail about the oft-mentioned Blood Decrees, and I decided that it would be helpful for me to actually write down what they are.
