Fiction Narratives: The Forgotten Strand?
There are, I would argue, two kinds of bad narratives: 1) Thin or predictable, and 2) illogical. Both are bad for very obvious reasons. Thin or predictable narratives fail primarily because there’s nothing within the plot itself to keep an attentive reader or viewer going. The only reason such narratives succeed is because they are […]
Haul of Books 2010: Stuff For Me v.5
Time for yet another edition of the Haul of Books, featuring stuff I bought for myself, because I like myself and feel like doing nice things for me. This is also part two of the books I picked up at the University of Florida’s book sale thing, the first half of which can be found […]
New Poll: Help us pick a title for our podcast!
We need your help. Weirdside and I are making a podcast and we’ve managed to narrow it down to five titles. Each has its own charm and we’d like to get a little help from the interwebs on our final selection. So, on the left sidebar you’ll see a poll with five titles. Select the […]
Poll Results: Would you want to live forever?
The result are in, and they are: 50% said “Absolutely” 14% said “Yes, but only if I get a flying car” 7% said “No, it would get boring after a while” 28% said “Hell no…” So, a little under half of you wouldn’t want to be immortal, with a little over a quarter having a […]