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Rationally Writing 40 - The Prestige Review

Hey guys, this week we review the movie The Prestige, and explore what made it such a well constructed, perhaps even rational, work of fiction. Hope you enjoy it!

2018-03-10 22:39:32 +0000 UTC View Post

Pokemon 53 - Out of the Blue...

Hey everyone, welcome back! Nothing exciting to announce, other than that I started reading Worth the Candle in a poorly considered choice of how to spend "some" leisure time this week and ended up sp...

Pokemon Ch. 52 - Departing

Hey everyone, welcome back! Hope you enjoy the latest chapter, and the latest Guardian chapter, if you missed it. Thanks for your continued support!

2018-02-01 13:39:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Guardian - Chapter 2

Finally finished chapter 2! Hope you guys enjoy it :)

http://daystareld.com/guardian-2/

Rationally Writing 39 - Children in Fiction

Finally got the latest episode edited and up! Hope you all enjoy :)

http://daystareld.com/podcast/ration...

Pokemon Ch. 51 - Link

Happy new year everyone! For those of you still waiting on the next Guardian chapter or Rationally Writing episode, CFAR and holidays kept me busy this month, but I'm hoping to get back on top of my o...

Pokemon Chapter 50 - Comfort Zone Expansion

Welcome back everyone! Quick disclaimer/warning: this chapter contains a section with math. I apologize in advance, but if my characters are going to start using Bayes' Theorem while calculating thing...

Rationally Writing 38 - The Medium of Prose Fiction

Hey everyone, this week we discuss the unique aspects of the various mediums of prose fiction, and how new technologies introduce new opportunities and challenges. Hope you enjoy it!

2017-11-11 20:01:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Pokemon Ch. 49 - The Paradox of Choice

Hey everyone! Thanks for your continued support, and thanks to newcomers! You can download the latest epub of the story from these monthly posts. Hope you all enjoy the chapter!

2017-11-01 07:11:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Pokemon: TOoS Chapter 48 - Popularity

Hey everyone, welcome back! Not a whole lot to announce this month, was hoping to get the second chapter of Guardian up but lost a week to the hurricane early on. Ideally it'll be done sometime next m...

Hurricane is past, all is well!

Just wanted to check in and let everyone know that I'm fine and the next chapter of Pokemon should be up on schedule :) Hopefully I'll also have another episode of Rationally Writing edited by then to...

Hurricane incoming.

Just wanted to say on a more serious note, because category 5 hurricanes shouldn't be underestimated, on the off-chance that something really does happen to me I'd hate it if you guys ended up paying ...

Rationally Writing 36 - Effective Brainstorming

Hey everyone, sorry it's been so long on a podcast episode! Recorded this before August, but was too busy with my license exam then teaching at ESPR to edit it until now. Hope you enjoy it!

(Al...

Pokemon TOoS 27: Courage

Hey everyone, sorry for the delay, just got home from teaching at the European Summer Program in Rationality. Here's the latest epub, and hopefully I'll be able to start putting out Rationally Writing...

Pokemon Chapter 46

Hey everyone, welcome back! For those that missed it, I've added Red's Goal Factoring sheet to my site, if...

Red's Goal Factoring sheet

Hey everyone, I finally got around to uploading Red's goal factoring sheet. Apologies for the handwriting, just figured it would be good to demonstrate an example of what goal factoring can look like....

Rationally Writing 35 - Breaking the Story

Hey everyone, this week we explore a bit how to "break the story" when outlining its plot and character arcs. Hope you enjoy!

2017-07-15 21:30:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Pokemon Chapter 45: Goal Factoring

Hey everyone, welcome back! Thanks for your continued support, and hope you enjoy the latest chapter.  I'll try to upload a visual example of goal factoring soon!

2017-07-01 11:45:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing 34 - Review of Dark Wizard of Donkerk

Hey everyone, sorry for the slowdown on these, been super busy with life stuff. Hope you enjoy it!

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Pokemon, Chapter 44: Premortem

Hey everyone, welcome back! Thanks again for your continued support, and please let me know if you want to coordinate any patron rewards.

Two quick announcements: there are a few new updates in...

Rationally Writing 33 - Review of Pokemon: OoS

Hey everyone, this week we're discussing each other's writing, starting with Pokemon: The Origin of Species. Enjoy!

2017-05-20 20:37:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing 32 - Multiple Perspectives (Guest: TK17)

Newest episode is up! Today we're joined by special guest Duncan Sabien (TK17) to discuss multiple perspectives in fiction, including common pitfalls and benefits. Enjoy!

2017-05-06 20:29:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Pokemon, Chapter 43 - Risk and Reward

Hey everyone, here's the latest chapter! Thanks for your continued support, and hope you enjoy it!

2017-05-01 13:02:32 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing, Episode 31 - Action Scenes

Hey everyone, here's the latest episode on keeping action scenes engaging and meaningful. Hope you enjoy it!

2017-04-23 19:50:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing 30 - Literary Fiction

Hey everyone, today we  discuss literary fiction, its values and failure modes, and its similarities and differences from rational fiction.

Enjoy!

2017-04-15 19:39:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing 29 - Creative Appropriation, pt. 2

Hey everyone, this week we discusses the value of new settings opposed to using an established one, and the idea of others using their own stories and ideas. Enjoy!

2017-04-08 23:14:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Pokemon, Chapter 42: Making Do

Hey everyone, here's the latest chapter! Hope you enjoy it, and looking forward to any feedback, as always :)

2017-04-01 10:52:44 +0000 UTC View Post