Crooked Spine?

Writer extraordinaire, Rob Paterson has a great post about the S.P.I.N.E. of Writing. on his blog. Rob points out that for a story to be successful it must have at least one of the following five elements of the SPINE: Skills – If a story teaches the audience how to do something, whether it’s growing plants, judging wine, star-ship tactical combat, …

Artwork, Artwork, Artwork

Artwork is the bane of my existence. I can’t do it, but I crave it. Like a celiac craves fresh bread. At least, in my mind they would crave it. Oh wheat, you’re so bad for me, and I love you. Artwork. I’m on the hunt for someone who can draw in the old style of comics like Alex Raymond …

Dimensions in Stereo

Hate stereotypical characters? Don’t! They give a lot of great clues about humanity. Why do people use stereotypes? How do they get developed? Stereotypes tend to be cultural, religious, or sexual in nature, and they often develop through the need of human beings to order everything we perceive in the world. I remember the first time said, “People shouldn’t judge” …