So we’re in the middle of National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo, and I haven’t even talked about it yet. That’s just not how things are done around here, and I decided it was time to fix it. Now, last year I made some posts about NaNo and tips and tricks for managing it. Stay motivated …
Category: humor
Remaking Princess Bride is a Terrible Idea
The internet rumor mill is a hungry beast, always looking for the next morsel to stuff into its terrible, inescapable maw. I tend to try and ignore it, because so often the rumors end up being nothing more than smoke and mirrors birthed out of the darkest corners of the web. After all, was it …
3 Great Cheesy Movies You Forgot Existed
There’s something about a certain kind of bad movie that’s just straight up fun. Whether it’s the corny one liners, the over the top action, or the complete disregard for physics or basic logic, there’s nothing quite like popping one in and turning your brain off to enjoy. However, they tend to...not exactly stick in …
Cringing at Myself: In Which I Make Fun of My Older Writings
Oh boy, this should be a fun one. So over the weekend, I went to my parent’s house for dinner. While I was there, I remembered a red folder. A red folder I had long ago blocked from my memory. A red folder that I suddenly had a burning need to find. A little bit …
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The Best Lessons I Learned from Terry Pratchett
As I mentioned a little bit ago, I’m a huge Terry Pratchett fan. The Discworld novels have gotten me through some rough spots in my life. They’re hilarious and fantastic (in the traditional sense, i.e. full of fantasy, as well as the modern sense) and just...just the best. One thing I didn’t mention though? They’re …
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(Bad) Ideas from my Dreams
I cannot tell you how many times I’ve woken up or half woken up with what I was certain was an absolutely amazing idea, only to have it evaporate into nothingness by the time I got to my computer to write it down. It’s the most frustrating sensation in the world, and I felt like …
The Beginner’s Guide to Befriending an Alien
A little while back, SinderElf decided to play with the clickbait title generator and came up with a list of Fantasy article titles. I wrote “Why You Should Give Up Sex and Devote Your Life to The Elder Gods” and had far too much fun doing it, so when he did the same for Sci-Fi, I absolutely had …
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