Recent content by MongrelChuck

You will question yourself, and all that you believe in. You will want to drink, heavily, or possibly scream at the television. You will watch everything you know be torn asunder. And you will go on. Because you must go on.

Did I just miss the mention of this scene? Blade Runner - TEARS IN RAIN [Hi-Res Video] - YouTube

Harry Potter is a walking stereotype whose introduction creates a sympathetic character. Everyone can relate to the main characters in a children's book . . . you don't have to do so in longer, more adult fiction. Not all characters should be an enforcement of some desire to be unique...

Look at the scene from your point of view character or, if using an omniscient narration, from the point of the main focus of the scene. A flaming wall of doom a half mile away is meaningless; an explosion within a hundred feet will draw attention. The characters may notice things going on...

Well yeah, there's D&D, and Warhammer (though Dark Heresy and WHFRP are the actual RPGs)... But if you want just straight storytelling with a minimal resolution mechanic you want FATE. Very clean, simple mechanics, the objective is a cooperative narrative created from beginning to end with DM...

What you need to do is look into optimization. Join a few groups, spread the word, provide your information on various websites. That optimization can then help drive readers looking for topics you have optimized for to a source of your choice. Facebook is good, but of course you probably...

I am glad to see this posted. I'm planning on ripping these to a source so I can listen to them at the gym. Again, thanks for the find (As Thanks are only so helpful ;) ).

Look at how many of the individual groups are truly 'necessary'. Could some of the groups be consolidated? Is there an opening for expansion to allow narrative elements from point B to be introduced at point A? Really this sort of thing is best solved by a good look over everything and...

I find a modified version of the Plinkett Characterization Test to be pretty good for dealing with anything you are uncomfortable or unsure about writing. For those who are unaware, the original Test is to strip away any and all representations of a character's identity based around 'what' they...

Ladies, Gentlemen, and Computers Which Have Gained Sentience, Hello. I was looking through a few websites I belong to and realized that I have never found one to actually post things I'm working on. After much weeping and gnashing of teeth I jumped on Google and looked for a good site to...

I'm working on a story that includes the Latin phrase "Obliti Sunt Recordati Sumus". From my research this comes out to "They forgot, we remember", but I would like to verify before I make a "Bite The Wax Tadpole" level mistake in my story. Is there any good source for checking on translations...