Travis Miller's Blog About Sword & Sorcery Fiction and Classic Fantasy Adventure Gaming
We use the term "writer's block" to describe our inability to deal with the emotions we feel when we face a blank page or a problem with the work that doesn't have an obvious solution. Often writers are blocked and have no idea why. They simply can't come up with an idea. We sit at …
Continue reading On Writer’s Block: Part 2: What I Do About Writer’s Block
A commenter on one of my YouTube videos mentioned that he has trouble with writer's block. As I think many people have that issue, it might be helpful to discuss how I deal with creative blocks. The first thing we have to do is define the problem.
I'm not worried about serious and devoted writers of fiction being replaced by AI.
Not all stories need a transformation. Certain genres, like sword-and-sorcery, were built around characters who are who they are.
A phrase commonly used in conversations about role-playing games is "genre emulation." One might say that Call of Cthulu emulates Lovecraftian cosmic horror or Feng Shui emulates Hong Kong martial arts action films. Role-playing games do not emulate a genre. Role-playing games are one of many mediums that makes up a genre. A RPG is …
Humans use storytelling for practically everything we do. It is a tool we use to tell other humans what's happening, to convince, to entertain, to delight, to manipulate. Yet, most of us don't actually understand how it works on a conscious level. When we try to tell stories our efforts are mostly intuitive. For some …
Anyone who makes art, writes, or designs over a long period of time develops a process. Having a process is critical on the days I don't feel like writing or I am struggling with the words. I look at where I am at in the process and do the next thing.
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