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  • A desk set up and waiting for the right text-based game ideas to manifest.
    Games

    How to Concoct Compelling Ideas for Text-Based Games

    November 28, 2022 /

    Finding compelling ideas for text-based games can be especially difficult... unless you know where—and how—to look.

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    Driftwood

    Free Reads: Short Fiction, “Driftwood”

    November 29, 2017
    A New Year’s Update: 2020 Review and 2021 Goals

    A New Year’s Update: 2020 Review and 2021 Goals

    January 1, 2021
    How to Read Outside Your Comfort Zone (and Enjoy It)

    How to Read Outside Your Comfort Zone (and Enjoy It)

    January 8, 2021
  • A writer listens to her writing playlist on a boombox.
    Books

    My Writing Playlist Rules (and Why I Break Them)

    August 22, 2022 /

    Over the years, I’ve come to develop a few rules for creating and using a writing playlist—but, like any writer, I’ve also learned when it’s time to break them.

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    A desk set up and waiting for the right text-based game ideas to manifest.

    How to Concoct Compelling Ideas for Text-Based Games

    November 28, 2022
    Asking “Why do I love fantasy so much?” is like asking “Why do I enjoy breathing so much?”

    Why Do I Love Fantasy So Much?

    August 14, 2020
    A New Year's Update 2019-2020

    A New Year’s Update: 2019 Review and 2020 Goals

    January 1, 2020
  • Is writing fantasy worth it, or is fiction a waste of time?
    Books

    Is Writing Fantasy Worth It?

    May 2, 2022 /

    Is writing fantasy worth it, or is fiction a waste of time?

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    A writer listens to her writing playlist on a boombox.

    My Writing Playlist Rules (and Why I Break Them)

    August 22, 2022
    Screenshot of A Plague Tale: Innocence, a scary indie game.

    5 Scary Indie Horror Games That Taught Me the Meaning of Fear

    October 4, 2022
    Escapement

    Free Reads: Short Fiction, “Escapement”

    November 29, 2017
  • AC: Valhalla, Wrath of the Druids, is a video game set in Ireland.
    Games

    8 Bonny Video Games Set in Ireland

    March 14, 2022 /

    For those who’d love to explore fair Éire from the comfort of home, here are 8 beautiful video games set in Ireland.

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    Ryse: Son of Rome is a video game set in ancient Rome.

    10 Intriguing Video Games Set in Rome

    August 16, 2021
    Writing During Stressful Times

    Thoughts on Writing During Stressful Times

    April 10, 2020
    Gris is a game that uses color to communicate in creative ways.

    Games That Use Color to Communicate in Creative Ways

    November 15, 2021
  • The brass lantern—an icon of interactive fiction gaming.
    Games

    How to Play Interactive Fiction (and Survive)

    February 28, 2022 /

    What’s that? You want to know how to play interactive fiction—and survive? This guide can help...

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    Games with Choices and Consequences

    Memorable Video Games With Choices and Consequences

    July 19, 2021
    Why Do Writers Write About Death?

    Why Do Writers Write About Death?

    March 19, 2021
    Photo (c) Kim Berkley 2017

    Free Reads: Poetry, “In Retrospect”

    November 29, 2017
  • Gris is an example of a good video game about mental illness
    Games

    Making Good Video Games About Mental Illness

    January 24, 2022 /

    Good video games about mental illness have something worthwhile to say—and say it well.

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    Screenshot of A Plague Tale: Innocence, a scary indie game.

    5 Scary Indie Horror Games That Taught Me the Meaning of Fear

    October 4, 2022
    I’ve been working hard on changing a few things around behind the scenes, and it’s time for some show and tell!

    Quarterly Quest Update: Q1-Q2 2022

    August 1, 2022
    About the time you start thinking thoughts like, “I don’t know what to write in my journal,” is exactly when you should start writing.

    “I Don’t Know What to Write in My Journal,” and Other Symptoms of Uninspiration

    May 11, 2020
  • chiaroscuro: an interactive fiction novella
    Updates

    chiaroscuro: A Free Interactive Novel Game—OUT NOW

    January 13, 2022 /

    I am thrilled to announce the release of chiaroscuro, an interactive fiction novel game about art—and other things.

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    The Best “Sick Day” Books from My Childhood

    The Best “Sick Day” Books from My Childhood

    October 1, 2018
    Falling in Love with a Fictional Character: A Fictophile's Guide

    Falling in Love with a Fictional Character: A Fictophile’s Guide

    July 12, 2021
    Spanish Gold (c) Kim Berkley 2006-2017

    In Love with Icarus: Questions and Revelations Inspired by “Hamilton”

    January 15, 2018
  • The Witcher 3 is a fantastic example of a great low fantasy video game.
    Games

    Enchanting Low Fantasy Video Games That Cast a Subtle Spell

    December 13, 2021 /

    Subtle low fantasy games provide a rarely seen yet important counterpoint to high fantasy games with epic questlines.

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    Asking “Why do I love fantasy so much?” is like asking “Why do I enjoy breathing so much?”

    Why Do I Love Fantasy So Much?

    August 14, 2020
    A person reads a novel

    Stories About Books: The Monk on the Hill and Other Tales

    February 21, 2020
    The Rules of Romance in Video Games

    The Rules of Romance in Video Games

    February 12, 2021
  • 'text A Summer Story' is an interactive short story you can read in just 15 minutes.
    Books,  Games

    Interactive Short Stories You Can Read in One Sitting

    November 29, 2021 /

    Every one of these interactive short stories can be comfortably read in a single afternoon, and won’t waste a minute of your time.

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    Spanish Gold (c) Kim Berkley 2006-2017

    In Love with Icarus: Questions and Revelations Inspired by “Hamilton”

    January 15, 2018
    Is Amnesia: The Dark Descent Still Scary?

    Is ‘Amnesia: The Dark Descent’ Still Scary 10 Years Later?

    March 13, 2020
    A writer listens to her writing playlist on a boombox.

    My Writing Playlist Rules (and Why I Break Them)

    August 22, 2022
  • Gris is a game that uses color to communicate in creative ways.
    Games

    Games That Use Color to Communicate in Creative Ways

    November 15, 2021 /

    It could be argued that all video games use color to communicate. But the games on this list go above and beyond...

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    Is Writing Fanfiction Bad, or Just Good Practice?

    May 13, 2019
    When do writers write, anyway?

    When Do Writers Write?

    November 6, 2020
    A writer listens to her writing playlist on a boombox.

    My Writing Playlist Rules (and Why I Break Them)

    August 22, 2022
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