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Bathroom wall graffiti gives a glimpse of the way people think: it is drect, anonymous and comes with little sense of responsibility, similar to how most people’s backyards tell us how the homeowner truly lives. Bathroom wall scribbles hardly qualify as art or creative writing, but I can think of some that is more creative . . . → Read More: Enigmatic Memes: Bathroom Grafitti I Have Known How the hell did writers ever do research in the days before the Internet? A lot of cultural and technological development took place to get us where we are today. I’m not exactly a digital native – I remember the days before Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google. I remember the days before the web, and . . . → Read More: On Research: How did it ever get done before the Internet? Getting started on a writing task is always a big challenge for me. Once I’m rolling, it seems that the opposite is true (when to stop?), but getting started is the most difficult part most of the time. Enter a little site called “Write or Die”. This site offers tools to put the flame under . . . → Read More: Playing with Write or Die: “Fartley and George” Have gaming and interactive storytelling finally matured to a new level? This is the impression I’m left with after reading reviews and watching clips from Rockstar/Team Bondi’s impressive new game, “L.A. Noire”. Granted, I’m no gamer. Hell, I’m practically a neophyte. In the last year, I’ve probably spent more time playing Bejewelled and Angry Birds . . . → Read More: From Rockstars to Sleuths: Has 3D Game Storytelling Matured?  3 comments - (Comments are closed)  Pop Culture, Publishing, Research, Writing  Art, Culture, design, fiction, Life Story, publication, Writing Check out these posts by Tom Williams, a literary agent and biographer of hard-boiled crime fiction master, Raymond Chandler. Tom is reviewing the new Rockstar game, “LA Noire”: LA Noire and Raymond Chandler (Part 1) LA Noire and The Big Sleep
LA Noire and Raymond Chandler (Part 1) . . . → Read More: Game Noir? “LA Noire” and Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles It seems like the last few times I’ve read certain authors, their names have become prefixed with “Uncle” in my mind. Is that weird? Well, maybe. It’s human though. I guess I want to identify with, or feel connected to good storytellers. When I read Einstein’s book on Relativity, his voice was so distinctively heard . . . → Read More: On Reading: Raymond Chandler, a Biography 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Life, Pop Culture, Reading Culture, fiction, Life Story, novel, Reading |
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