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    Must-Buy PS3 Exclusives

    In no particular order: Valkyria Chronicles. Just fun. Interesting story, flavorful combat system. You feel like you earn your victories after a while. It's also one of those "death is permanent" games. Demon's Souls. You'll die a lot. You'll also feel incredible when you start taking...
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    Learning to Use Photoshop

    I've been drawing for a long time and I just installed Photoshop (CS2, since Adobe offers it for free). My hope is to draw and color images that go with my stories and use them as covers and/or sell them as prints one day. It's ambitious, but one has to dream first. Does anyone have any...
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    Hi, I'm new!

    Hi New--I mean, Jake! Welcome! Hope you enjoy the ride.
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    Game of Thrones - finally

    I read about this and decided I didn't have to worry with the books anymore. The books take a lot of effort for me to read and I frequently have to trudge through long stretches focusing on characters I'm not actually interested in. Giving the TV show the ending of the series has negated any...
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    The Brilliance of 'Journey'

    PS3 only, as thatgamecompany had an exclusive contract with Sony. If you have a friend with a PS3, just play it on theirs. It's not a long game (easily finished in 3-4 hours) and it's so personally rewarding.
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    Mistborn - Does It Take a While to Get into It?

    I'm a Sanderson fan as well. With Mistborn: The Final Empire, he focuses on establishing the setting, Vin, and Kelsier, in that order. It's a mild read at first, especially since he has to take a lot of time explaining the magic system. Once Vin gets a handle on what she can do as a...
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    Oblivion

    Lancelot, I think you'll find Oblivion worth your time and ticket price, since you're going for those reasons. It's a beautiful movie, and I'll be surprised if many people honestly dispute that.
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    Online Serial Storytelling

    The first one I have is for a story involving a map to a secretive city. That's the story I nearly have finished and will soon be sending to an anthology. The second story I have in mind would be more of a dark legend from the same world. It would be about demons rising from underground to...
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    Online Serial Storytelling

    That's not a bad thought, Addison. However, I have come to the thought that I need to find ways to clean the story up more. One of the ways I've been doing this is to develop more visual styles and social customs for the world the story takes place in. The other way, is to write actual short...
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    Evil Dead reboot

    I loved the new Evil Dead. I thought it had the right blend of horror and suspense. It's been a long time since I've seen an R-Rated movie that really earned its rating. While there were a few tropes that felt squeezed in--the teacher reading taking the effort to get the book open, seeing the...
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    Oblivion

    I'm looking forward to it. It's a one-and-done science fiction movie. Even if it's a mega-hit, there's no sequel. There's no option for 3D. The director, Joseph Kosinski, wanted the movie to be bright and full of color. 3D darkens movies naturally, so it's out. Do I expect anything new...
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    Favorite Moment/Scene in Fantasy/Sci-Fi Novel/Movie

    For sci-fi movies, my favorite scene has to be from Inception where Yusuf (Dileep Rao) has flipped the van in Dream Level 1, which throws gravity off in the lower levels. This causes Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) to fight projections while gravity keeps throwing him to the walls and the...
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    worst rip-off?

    Shannara is a giant Tolkien homage. If I'd have found this thread sooner, I'd have mentioned it. My apprehension with a lot of fantasy stories is that the writers are trying to find an elf, a dwarf, a halfling, a ranger, and a barbarian to go on a quest and try not to make it look like The...
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    How to write a gay character

    The lead character in my current WIP doesn't have a real love interest. She's not interested in sex or even pursuing a relationship. She's content with her life at the start of the story. As I wrote a scene with her and her best friend, I found that a couple of the simple actions they were...
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    Online Serial Storytelling

    The cookie analogy works well. It's sweeter.
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