It’s Okay to Love Stories With Holes in Them
“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…
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And Now, What Lies at the End of the Tunnel
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…
When You Don’t Know You’re Choosing the Light at the End of the Tunnel
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…
What Audio Editing Is Teaching Me About Storytelling
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…
Actually, the Strongest Character in The Lion King Is…
**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…
The Art of Making Things Up As You Go
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…
A (Or Three) Cinderella Stories
Show of hands: Who else remembers when the 1997 Cinderella starring Brandy came out? *Glances around* ✋ Right, moving on. I did, indeed, see Brandy’s Cinderella when it came out and enjoyed it in the…
Consistency Is Key (Or at Least Nice to Have)
**SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Toy Story 4 (which I’m sure many people have seen by now, but I wanted to give the warning anyway). 🟪 🟪 🟪 I saw the Toy Story…
Different Does Not Mean Unrelatable
Shortly after the #WeNeedDiverseBooks movement got going in 2014, I felt stumped. Granted, I was very new to the book world then, but I was also someone who’d been reading avidly for two decades and…
Presenting: Immersive Storytelling in Action
If you navigate to any of the main pages of my site (listed above in a neat menu for your convenience), you’ll find it’s no secret my angle on fiction. I combine my MFA with…