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NaNoWriMo for RPGs: How to Create a D&D Campaig...
I've already talked about my love for NaNoWriMo, the one-month novel-writing binge that unites writers all over the world. But as a Forever DM always trying to come up with new...
NaNoWriMo for RPGs: How to Create a D&D Campaig...
I've already talked about my love for NaNoWriMo, the one-month novel-writing binge that unites writers all over the world. But as a Forever DM always trying to come up with new...
The True Meaning of NaNoWriMo (And Why the “Mo”...
I’m a big fan of NaNoWriMo. For the uninitiated, that's "National Novel Writing Month," when writers gear up to pound out 50,000 words of a novel throughout November. There are...
The True Meaning of NaNoWriMo (And Why the “Mo”...
I’m a big fan of NaNoWriMo. For the uninitiated, that's "National Novel Writing Month," when writers gear up to pound out 50,000 words of a novel throughout November. There are...
How to Write Horror: Understanding Vulnerability
Horror often gets short shrift as a pop genre low on literary merit. That never fails to get my hackles up. Telling a good horror story requires an intimate understanding of...
How to Write Horror: Understanding Vulnerability
Horror often gets short shrift as a pop genre low on literary merit. That never fails to get my hackles up. Telling a good horror story requires an intimate understanding of...
How to Write Horror: Understanding Suspense and...
Horror is a genre that presses the buttons of human fear psychology to produce a profound response in the reader or audience. An important part of telling a good horror...
How to Write Horror: Understanding Suspense and...
Horror is a genre that presses the buttons of human fear psychology to produce a profound response in the reader or audience. An important part of telling a good horror...
How to Write Horror: Understanding Fear
In my last blog from the “How to Have Halloween at Home” series, I recommended hosting an online scary story circle as an alternative to going out for Halloween. But coming up with...
How to Write Horror: Understanding Fear
In my last blog from the “How to Have Halloween at Home” series, I recommended hosting an online scary story circle as an alternative to going out for Halloween. But coming up with...
How to Have Halloween at Home, Pt 4: Scary Stor...
I’ve been on a mission to give people fun, spooky alternatives to going out on Halloween during COVID-19. So far, I’ve given my suggestions for hosting a virtual horror bookclub, made recommendations...
How to Have Halloween at Home, Pt 4: Scary Stor...
I’ve been on a mission to give people fun, spooky alternatives to going out on Halloween during COVID-19. So far, I’ve given my suggestions for hosting a virtual horror bookclub, made recommendations...
