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Xenomorph Blood: An Antonymic Translation Poem
Xenomorph from "Alien" (1979) This is an antonymic translation , a poetry revision technique that looks for antonyms of each word in a...
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Apr 265 min read
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Personalized Video Games
Angela from "Silent Hill 2" climbing a burning staircase and saying "For me, it's always like this..." Let’s talk about shovelware for a...
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Jan 267 min read
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Compelling characters have hand goals and heart goals
One of the more common storytelling concepts you'll see floating around writing craft spaces is "character wants vs needs". You'll...
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Nov 30, 20245 min read
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Exposition is architecture for your story
Part 1: Doors, walls, gates, corners You often hear writers , editors and critics complain about a work’s use of heavy, forced...
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Nov 30, 20248 min read
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Modern vs Contemporary vs Present-Day disambiguation
These words all seem similar, but they refer to different time periods. "Modern" refers to a specific time period from the late...
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Nov 30, 20242 min read
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Where does this “When you were born” quote come from?
Content Warning: this essay discusses nonfiction death, dying and mourning practices. It also discusses colonialist racism against Native...
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Nov 30, 202423 min read
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Three-Block
This guide overviews an iterative art feedback process . The process uses “blocks” as perspectives the audience can adopt as they offer...
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Sep 27, 202413 min read
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