The Kit ‘n Kabookle Blog: Dare to Think Differently About Story
Hey, Mary here, and welcome to the blog. If you’ve come in search of content to get you thinking about every aspect of storytelling, congrats–you’re in the right place. I typically post something short but story-related every Tuesday, plus longer deep-dives on Thursday as I produce them. If you have thoughts, don’t hesitate to leave a comment. I’ll respond.
Oh, and because I believe in attributing artists wherever possible, credit to Michaela 💗 from Pixabay for the image.
When I first conceived of this post, I wanted to talk about how writing was like riding a bike because of momentum: Once you start, you just keep going. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that writing is like riding a bike in many ways…
“But, Mary, haven’t you said before that obvious holes in stories isn’t good?” Huh, and I thought no one read these posts. 😉 Indeed, I have said this, and I stand by it. Having a story as free of holes as possible is a goal to strive toward. I won’t…
Well, turns out, the tunnel led somewhere worthwhile. (Side Note: If you’re wondering where the tunnel started, or even where the tunnel came from, check out last week’s post here.) But to briefly recap, I had a crisis of story conscious last week in which I wondered if trusting my…
One of my favorite things about D&D is the social gaming aspect of it. That’s really where I sit in the gamer world. Fortunately or unfortunately, gaming with other people inevitably means there will be clashes, disagreements, and moments where everyone stares at someone thinking “wtf are you doing?” I’ve…
Reverb. Filters. Equalizers. Terms, as of two weeks ago, I had either never heard of or had the most abstractly basic understanding of. Now after playing with audio editing for two weeks? I’m still a total amateur and won’t even pretend otherwise, but I have a basic working understanding of…
Technically speaking, this is not “new” news. We have music going pretty much every evening as a backdrop to unwinding and getting ready for/eating dinner. What’s new is a return to music in a way I haven’t for years, over a decade at least. One of my D&D friends and…
**SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Disney’s 1994 animated The Lion King, as well as the 2024 live-action Mufasa. 🟪 🟪 🟪 I had a Lion-King weekend. Friday night, we watched the 30th anniversary concert, which contained some amazing performances, not to mention a grand moment involving Nathan Lane…
When it comes to writing, I’m definitely a pantser. I suppose this tracks, since I’m also a TTRPG nerd, and the entire game is just responding to what the gamemaster says and hoping things work out (spoiler, they do, but not until something jumps out and attacks your group). At…
