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The classics
I always say I’m more into the classics, but I could be more precise. Most of my readings come from a relatively short stretch of about seventy years, from the last third of the 19th century until the mid-20th. I rarely venture further back in time, out of fear to feel overcome by the socio-cultural […]
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Everybody can write
I said it yesterday: everybody thinks they can write. Those who can move a camera. Those who can hold a pencil. Those woh can direct their actors. Those who can program a computer. If they can do all those complex technical things, what else do they need to write a movie, a comic, a play, […]
Also tagged comic, scriptwriting, truism, videogamesThe value of ideas
Ideas are worth nothing. Half the people you ask will say they’d never ever be able to come up with a movie, a book or a game. The other half are brimming with ideas… and half the humanity is a lot of people. If gold or diamonds are so valuable because of their scarcity, by […]
Also tagged advice, scriptwriting, Fiction, videogamesWhat is “writing” in a game?
The people from Extra Credits offer an answer: What is writing in a game? It’s what the characters say in cutscenes and dialogue boxes. It’s those voice tabs that characters shout out during combat. It’s also the background chatter that characters expell as the player passes by. It’s the words in the options menu, and […]
Also tagged video, videogamesIs this a story?
“Teacher Man“, by Frank McCourt, page 224. The class is commenting a poem (“My Papa’s Waltz“, by Theodore Roethke). A student called Ann speaks. That’s one thing, Mr. McCourt, but we have to be careful. If you say something negative about anything, English teachers take it personally and get mad. My sister got in trouble […]
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