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Rationally Writing 28 - Creative Appropriation, Part 1

Hey everyone, this week we discuss creative appropriation, aka "stealing," and the philosophy and benefits behind it. The discussion meandered a bit, but I hope you enjoy it!

2017-03-26 20:21:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing 27 - Description

Hey everyone, this week we explore the differences between good description and bad description, and analyze examples of descriptions from novels.  I think this might be one of my favorites so fa...

New original fiction, Guardian.

Hey everyone, this is the new story that I've mentioned a few times on Rationally Writing. It's aiming to be a YA novel for eventual publication, and I have no idea how quickly I'll be able t...

Rationally Writing 26 - Tabletop RPGs vs Writing

Hey everyone, latest podcast is up. Enjoy!

http://daystareld.com/podcast/rationally-writing-26/

Pokemon, Chapter 41: Adaptability

Hey everyone, here's the latest chapter! Hope you guys enjoy it, and thanks for your continued support!

2017-03-01 08:48:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing 25 - Endings

Hey everyone, here's the latest podcast episode! Be sure you check the shownotes for the list of things we'll be spoiling!

Enjoy!

2017-02-19 20:28:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing 24 - Beginnings

Hey everyone, today we discuss the beginnings of stories, and what goes into an effective or boring start. Thanks for listening!

2017-02-14 01:07:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing 23 - Force Awakens vs Rogue One

Hey all,  this week we do our first review by comparing the various rationalities and irrationalities of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One, along with general things they liked and disli...

Pokemon, Chapter 40: Interlude VI - And Every Common Sight

Hey everyone, welcome back! This chapter was written with the help of the Penny Dreadful soundtrack, particularly "Street. Horse. Smell. Candle," starting at the line, "We shall go together."

I...

Rationally Writing 22 - Bottom Up Storytelling

Hey everyone, here's the latest episode!  Alexander and I discuss Bottom Up Storytelling, bring up common pitfalls to avoid, and explore some homespun examples.  Hope you enjoy it!

2017-01-22 20:27:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing 21 - Top Down Storytelling

Hey everyone, here's the latest podcast episode! Thanks for your continued support :)

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Rationally Writing 20 - Religion in Fiction

Hey everyone, this week we  discuss the common pitfalls and problems surrounding religious beliefs in fiction, and how to avoid mistakes that can turn off readers, whether religious or not.
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Pokemon, Chapter 39 - Hearsay

Hey everyone, welcome back! Aside from the holiday crazyness, I worked on a lot of other projects this month, so I'm glad this chapter didn't suffer in terms of length as a result, and in fact ended u...

Rationally Writing Ep. 19 - Exposition

Welcome back everyone! Today we discuss exposition: the good, the bad, and the common pitfalls. Hope you enjoy it!

2016-12-18 20:36:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing 18 - Writer's Block (Guest: Eageljarl)

Hey everyone, here's the newest podcast episode!

Special thanks to Eageljarl, who helps us explore the dreaded writer's block, including ways to avoid and get through it.

2016-12-10 21:12:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Pokemon Chapter 38 is up!

Hey everyone, welcome back! Thanks for your continued support, and please let me know if any of you would like to "cash in" on your patron rewards this month!

Enjoy the new chapter!

2016-12-01 12:12:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing 17 - Serial Fiction, Part 2

Hey all, here's the latest episode, where we finish discussing serial fiction, namely, how big it tends to be, and what informs decisions on chapter length.

Enjoy!

2016-11-20 23:35:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing 16 - Serial Fiction, Part 1

Hey everyone, here's the latest podcast episode! Hope you enjoy it!

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Rationally Writing, Episode 15 - Multiverse

Hey everyone, here's the latest episode! Had some technical difficulties that lost a few hours of editing work, but I"m happy with how it came out.  

Thanks for your continued support, and enjo...

Pokemon, Chapter 37 - Resolve

Hey all, here's the newest chapter! A few things of note:

First, I got a lot of great feedback for last chapter, so thank you everyone who commented! Overall, a lot of people who were new to the con...

Rationally Writing 14 - Time Travel

Hey all, here's the newest Rationally Writing episode! Hope you enjoy it, and all feedback welcome! 

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Rationally Writing, Episode 13 - Prophecies

Hey everyone, here's episode 13!  My website is currently undergoing some maintenance, so there won't be shownotes until later this week.  Enjoy!

 2016-10-16 23:53:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing, Episode 12

Hey all, sorry for the delay! Here's Story Structures, Part 2. Hope you enjoy it!

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Pokemon: The Origin of Species, Chapter 36

Hey all, welcome back! This chapter took a lot of extra time to write due to research, and still managed to hit 10k words again. It's rather information dense in places, and there are some rather obvi...

Rationally Writing, Episode 11 - Story Structure, Part 1

Hey everyone, here's the latest podcast episode! Enjoy!

http://www.daystareld.com/podcast/rationally-...

Rationally Writing, Episode 10 - Antagonists, Part 2

Hey everyone, new episode of the podcast is up! Thanks again for all your support.

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Rationally Writing, Episode 9 - Antagonists, Part 1

Hey all, here's the newest podcast episode!  We've updated our Soundcloud account yet again to Unlimited, to continue putting up episodes and to allow unlimited downloads by listeners.  I wa...

Pokemon, Chapter 35: Deception

Here's a link to the newest chapter, and the updated epub!

Enjoy, and thanks for your support!

   2016-09-01 08:45:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Rationally Writing, episode 8 - Types of Conflict

New episode is up! http://www.daystareld.com/podcast/rationally-writing-8/

Episode 7 of Rationally Writing is up!

Enjoy, and if you have an itunes account, feel free to leave us a review there!http://www.daystareld.com/pod...