Sunday, March 29, 2020

Satisfying Mysteries

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I had a dream last night in which I had an epiphany about what makes a mystery satisfying. It has to do with cognitive science. There are...
Sunday, March 22, 2020

Brilliantly Dumb Decisions

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As you get older, you often get wiser, if you're paying attention. You've seen this happening before, or something like it. You know...
Saturday, February 22, 2020

On the merits of jumping out of a burning airplane

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There's a lot of "don't worry, stick at it, your dream will come true" on Twitter. That's not wisdom. Not everyone...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Video Game Writing vs. Screenwriting

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Q. How is video game writing different from film and television writing? A. Wow. Lots of ways. First of all, film and television are mat...
Friday, November 01, 2019

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Q. I am currently reading “Crafty Screenwriting” and was curious about the hook aspect. For movies that are in the same realm as M. Night Sh...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Attempting to read Robert Jordan

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Wagner's music is better than it sounds. - Mark Twain A colleague recommended I look at Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. I a...
Saturday, February 02, 2019

Fuzzy Dialog

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In dialog, characters don't have to respond literally. Bob: "Do we need cauliflower?" Alice: "We're busy tonight,...
Friday, January 11, 2019

Fanfic, or, some ways to learn to write game dialog

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most narrative designers cut their teeth writing fanfic, but i honed my skills the classical way: rewriting every email 12 times before s...