Monthly Archives: January 2011
REVIEW: At the Queen’s Command by Michael A. Stackpole
Title: At the Queen’s Command Author: Michael A. Stackpole Pub Date: November 16th, 2010 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… Into the Darkness Thirteenth Child How Few Remain Territory The Man … Continue reading
Writing an Episodic Genre Series (part 3 of 3): The Hero’s Emotional Journey
NOTE! This is the third installment in a three-part series on writing episodic genre series. This post will focus on using the hero’s emotional arc to link the standalone installments in the episodic series. The previous two posts focused on … Continue reading
Writing an Episodic Genre Series (part 2 of 3): Episodic Plots and Pacing
NOTE! This is the second in a three-part series on writing episodic genre series. The previous installment discussed the episodic hero, while the third installment (planned for Tuesday) will focus on the hero’s emotional journey. This past Tuesday, I wrote … Continue reading
Writing an Episodic Genre Series (Part 1 of 3): Episodic Heroes
I recently had the pleasure of reading the first two books in Harry Connolly’s Twenty Palaces series, and this got me thinking about the nature of episodic science fiction and fantasy. By episodic series, I’m thinking a four, five, ten … Continue reading
REVIEW: Epic Mickey
Title: Disney Epic Mickey Platform: Nintendo Wii Pub Date: November 30, 2010 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… Super Mario Galaxy LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Kirby’s Epic Yarn Limbo for … Continue reading
