Video Games and the Art of Storytelling

I remember a time when I laughed at people who thought video games were art. Then I played a couple that proved me wrong. I remember playing a point-and-click game at age twelve that sent me spiraling down the crazy thought process of nihilism. (I know some people could handle that better than me, but…

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Looking at Old Writing

It’s a bit like staring at old photographs in a scrapbook (or selfies from a couple years ago for those who never lived through the scrapbooking era). You see the subtle shifts, or the not-so-subtle changes. Maybe you started working out. Maybe you cut your hair, dyed in, then grew it out again. Maybe you…

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How Not to Get Jealous as a Creator

It’s difficult. You work and work and work and somebody ALWAYS seems to be winning more awards than you. Their writing isn’t even that good… You think, mumbling incoherently to yourself as you stare into your mug of coffee, simultaneously scrolling through Twitter feeds. Feeds filled with people discussing how they got signed. How they’re…

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Sometimes, I Just Don’t Want to Write

Every week, I force myself to write a blog post for Tumblr by Monday night. Then, I need to send in 2-3 articles for my digital media magazine by Saturday. THEN, I need to update a 1,500 word chapter for Wattpad by Friday. Sometimes, like this week, I end up postponing to Tuesday instead of…

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