You've found Fiona Canteberry (FekketCantenel).
I'm an Arkansan Christian, writer, Redditor, webmaster, editor, and self-improvement enthusiast with interests in LARPing, homeschooling, and the study of cults. My articles focus on my two favorite topics: writing and the Internet.
I've written a few novels and short stories, which are in various stages of completion, from idea to draft to editing to publishing. I've been participating in NaNoWriMo for several years and am involved in a few online writing workshops.
One of my hobbies is reading about the craft of writing, including everything from tropes to technique. I find it helpful to distill what I've learned into articles and tools, such as my Genre Masher.
I love a review that manages to be insightful, funny, and constructive. My own most famous review is probably 'Let's Read Heir to the Empire, a Star Wars EU novel, by Timothy Zahn'.
This blog has been running for many years. If you browse through, you might find some hidden gems like The My Immortal drinking game.
Long, long ago, in a galaxy in which I didn’t have nightmares about heartbeats and cool blue eyes, I started reading my very first Star Wars extended universe novel. And I hated it. And so it has passed into the annals of history.
Hello! You most likely reached this page while looking for old Japanese translation projects of mine. I regret to inform you that I’m no longer active in the manga community. For more sources, here’s a good Google search phrase. I still have some old translation resources and cheat sheets lying around. If you’re in the manga scene and would like me to do a write-up on all I learned during my tenure, please let me know in the comments section below.
Those who know me realize that, in my fiction, I have a fascination with rape. I’ve spent the longest time picking apart my reasons, and have discerned that Rape as Drama’s appeal can be traced back to the validation it provides a character.
Recently on the ever-wonderful Writing Excuses podcast, Lou Anders guest-starred to talk about the Hollywood Formula (which he, in turn, learned from Dan Decker). However twisted and secretive its origins, this formula is out of the bag now, so let’s dive into my notes and take a look.
On Sunday evening, I sat back and stared at the 7,000 words I’ve written so far in the reboot of The Golden Sands. I’ve become very attuned to the sensations I experience while writing, and was well-aware of the dull weight I felt in my fingers.
I already have most of an outline for NaNoWriMo; if it comes down to it, I know what I’ll be writing. My main problem is Sintel, the movie that made me cry for the first time in eighteen months, showed me what a plot twist can do, and, in ten minutes, made me care more for its characters and outcome than I have about most things in a while.
This is part 2 of a long sketch. For part 1, go here.
This will also serve as my brief review of How to Train Your Dragon. Now, it’s established that humans are predisposed to love ‘cute’ creatures. Therefore, a quick way for a movie to appeal to most of the audience is to include cute things. As a brainy, intelligent viewer, I resent this vanity. Why do they throw adorable things at us when they can’t—
I just finished Air by Geoff Ryman and loved it. I want to dive right into another book, which brings me to Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn, my first Star Wars extended universe novel. Going into this, I know absolutely nothing except that Leia is pregnant with twins and there’ll be someone named Mara Jade.
