Tag Archives: Storytelling
INTERVIEW: Jonathan Case and Steven Padnick
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing Dear Creature by Jonathan Case, a new graphic novel out from Tor Books. As the review probably made clear, I love this book – both as a story, and … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, Genre Observations, Science Fiction, scifi, writing, Writing
Tagged comics, Dear Creature, Graphic Novels, Green River Killer, Interview, Jonathan Case, Steven Padnick, Storytelling
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The Evolution of Middle-Grade Fantasy and Television
NOTE: I drafted this on my computer while I had power at a local café, but I’m posting it from home on my cell phone. As a result, some of my formatting may have gotten messed up. If so, I … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, Genre Observations, Science Fiction, Writing
Tagged Artemis Fowl, Avatar, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Cartoons, Children's Fantasy, Eoin Colfer, fantasy, Fantasy Cartoons, GI Joe, GI Joe: A Real American Hero, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Lloyd Alexander, Middle-grade, Moral Ambiguity, Science Fiction Cartoons, Screenwriting, Storytelling, Susan Cooper, Television, The Book of Three, The Chronicles of Prydain, Thundercats, Transformers, writing
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Some Assembly Required: Building Pacing and Emotional Flow with Legos
The other week, I pulled a sentence at random out of John Crowley’s classic Little, Big. I used it to illustrate a point about narrative voice, but a couple of days later I had an epiphany: the same sentence can … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, horror, Random Thoughts, Science Fiction, scifi, specfic, Writing
Tagged Building Blocks, Emotional Flow, GK Chesterton, John Crowley, Lego, Little Big, Pacing, Panels, Paragraphs and Pacing, Scott McCloud, Screenwriting, Sentences and Pacing, Sequential Art, Steven Erikson, Story, Storytelling, The Man Who Was Thursday, Will Eisner, writing, Writing Techniques, Yasunari Kawabata
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