Recent content by RobW

Even in 3rd person your still subjective with one and objective with the other. I guess there other forms of 3rd person but you do have to think about reader reception. It can get real messy if your bouncing around different character's minds constantly. I'm a 3rd person writer but i stick to...

If you want to see a good example of two main characters i suggest reading "Armor" by John Steakley, even though the two MCs dont really come together in the same scene unitl the end except for a short scene in the middle. That said, i would suggest being very careful about doing that. It can be...

The magic system in my stories doesnt really have a name. I'm just now realizing that it was indeed a magic system since it was just an ability held by a certain individuals and was a gift given by a higher, extremely mysterious character and is only really manifested in swordplay so far.

I actually meant to say "world building is my Achilles heel". I have some elements in mind when it comes to character/scenario creation but its usually pretty generic at the point of conception. I'm not saying this is how all stories should be created its just that I personally struggle with it.

Final Fantasy XI is my favorite MMO, at least it was before the last add on. I'm currently playing World of Warcraft but I'm having a hard time getting into it. I liked FFXI because you genuinely needed other players to really get somewhere in that game and i really liked the in depth party...

Story building is my Achilles' heel. I'm terrible at it. My approach is to construct characters that are interesting(to me, at least) and then throw them together car crash style and see where all the pieces land. At that point i develop the world around what i have in terms of story content...

I like to listen to Nobuo Uematsu (i think he blows John Williams out of the water). I also like Kate Covington A.K.A. Erutan. She does a lot of vocal covers from Nobuo Uematsu as well as others. you can look her up on youtube as Katethegreat19. My favorite cover by her...