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I know I’m rather late to the debate on whether or not video games can be art or tell compelling stories, but I just finished playing Braid and I think that makes me entitled to talk about some of my … Continue reading
I know I’m rather late to the debate on whether or not video games can be art or tell compelling stories, but I just finished playing Braid and I think that makes me entitled to talk about some of my … Continue reading
You were all forced to read him in high-school. You really don’t get Romeo and Juliet. You’re fully aware that his “historical plays” are anything but. You might even hold the opinion that he’s *gasp* overrated. You know who I’m … Continue reading
Here at Vaguely Circular, we love outlandish ideas. We love exploring the boundaries of fiction and art, and creating strange word-based concoctions. But we are also interested in frontiers other than those found in the world of art…. and one … Continue reading
Science fiction can be either really awesome, really boring, or really hokey, depending on the decade and the writer. Nowadays its easy to get bored by space travel, annoyed by scienctific inaccuracies, and to let yourself wonder if the future … Continue reading
(Disclaimer: In this article, I talk about the importance of stepping outside of your comfort zones. However, this is quite different from stepping over personal boundaries. One is to get over hang-ups so that you can grow, the other violates … Continue reading
Writer’s block. We might deny its existence, but we’ve all felt the sharp sting of its teeth as we stare blankly at a word document and know that we should be writing, but we simply cannot figure out hwat happens … Continue reading
I watched “First Knight” recently, and I was very, very impressed. But my pet peeves regarding Arthurian movies is another subject for another time. I want to use this as an allegory. That is the very heart of Camelot. Not … Continue reading
So there’s this author on Twitter. His name is Brian Rathbone, and he writes fantasy, and he likes dragons a lot. Like, maybe a little too much. From what I can tell he has at least half a dozen as … Continue reading
To write every day or not to write every day, that is the question. To be a writer you need to hone your skill. This is indisputable. Regular writing habits will go further to helping you become better at your … Continue reading
Although a non-drinker, I’ve long maintained that you can get drunk on far more than just alcohol. And you don’t have to spend an evening at the bar in order to wake up with a hangover. Oddly enough, many of … Continue reading