You should be embarrassed to like Young Adult novels.

June 05 Comments Off on You should be embarrassed to like Young Adult novels. Category: Feed, Tumblr

You should be embarrassed to like Young Adult novels.:

katiecoyle:

You should be embarrassed to like novels at all. You should be embarrassed to know how to read. You should be embarrassed to take pleasure in words, arranged into sentences, arranged into paragraphs, arranged into scenes, arranged into books. It’s unnatural, and you should be embarrassed.

You…

dresdencodak: Silmarillion Project Part 1: “Ainulindalë – The…

January 07 Comments Off on dresdencodak: Silmarillion Project Part 1: “Ainulindalë – The… Category: Feed, Tumblr

dresdencodak:

Silmarillion Project Part 1: “Ainulindalë – The Music of the Ainur”


This is the beginning of a side project I’ve been working on, where each week I’ll be posting an illustration that corresponds with a different chapter of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion.  

The Music of the Ainur is essentially the beginning of Tolkien’s creation myth, where the Earth is slowly formed into being by ethereal song. Nothing too fancy just yet, but tune in next week as things heat up!

"Starfleet basically wants to make sure you’ve faced your greatest fear, can deal with being…"

March 16 Comments Off on "Starfleet basically wants to make sure you’ve faced your greatest fear, can deal with being…" Category: Feed, Tumblr

“Starfleet basically wants to make sure you’ve faced your greatest fear, can deal with being unable to win, and can order a friend to death before it’s comfortable that you have the personality to be in command.” – The 10 Greatest Personality T…

Story arcs beyond TV [Thinking]

March 03 Comments Off on Story arcs beyond TV [Thinking] Category: Feed, HackText, Transmedia

Sometimes it is important to maintain a character or narrative over multiple stories. The tool for that is story arcs. Story arcs are most common in TV and graphic novels, however, with the easy linking of stories, there is an opportunity to expand the use of arcs. A quick review: A story arc allows you to move one narrative thread […]

Related posts:

  1. Thinking about how we could use musical cues with online content
  2. Building structures inside of your story [Narrative Artifacts: 2 of 4]
  3. Decompressed Storytelling and Sandbox Games