By E. John Love,on July 31st,2011% 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 By E. John Love,on July 23rd,2011% 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? By E. John Love,on July 12th,2011% 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” By E. John Love,on July 10th,2011% 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? By E. John Love,on July 2nd,2011% 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 By E. John Love,on July 2nd,2011% 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 | About E. John Love E. John Love is an artist,designer and writer living in Vancouver,BC. Contact John |