The Writer's Block

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John Stevenson
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  • The Stories that Never Were

    I nearly wept when I read the headline from The Escapist’s Shamus Young’s article a few months back. It read: The Story Doesn’t Matter Oh how that wounded me. Luckily I read the story before writing a rage filled, tear stained letter to Mr. Young. The article was about how game reviewers often don’t have… Read more

  • Fracking Science-Fiction

    Note: I know I promised to post this on Saturday, but one of my dogs died last week. The grieving process isn’t helpful for creative pursuits. Well, actually it is, but not immediately after the event. So as I wrote in my freelance writing post, I’ve been contacted to help write for a new science-fiction… Read more

  • The Beauty of Photos

    So I’ve been rather lucky to get a good deal of publicity for my blog from my Mass Effect posts. I’m a big believer in paying it forward, so I thought I’d share some of my good fortune and direct some you to check out a very talented local photographer. Kindra Nikole is, as her… Read more

  • Stories and Sex (Safe for Work)

    Today I’m going to be talking about a topic near and dear to my heart: Sex. Oh yes. More to the point, sex and its depiction in modern stories, whether they be TV, movie, game or book. This will be a strictly PG affair (well PG-13 anyway) so there’s no risk to anyone who chooses… Read more

  • Freelance Writing

    So following the posting of my Mass Effect 3 posts I actually started getting readers! Which was great, absolutely the best thing that’s happened to me this year, and the year just started. However, I also got something else, something completely unexpected and yet just as wonderful. I got a job offer! And then another! The first… Read more

  • Breaking Bad: How TV Should Be

    So continuing my efforts to revisit some of my old topics, I’m going to be talking about TV writing; specifically how why TV series often fall apart in their final seasons. I mean we’ve all seen beloved shows slowly turn into an undead zombified version of the series we’ve watched for years, sometimes this only… Read more