Monthly Archives: April 2020

Where’s the Beef?

Posted on April 27, 2020 by midiguru

Among the important questions a writer of fiction must ask when devising a new story, perhaps the most important is, what’s at stake? (And yes, the pun is intentional.) The reader who continues to turn the pages, one after another, … Continue reading →

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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Posted on April 20, 2020 by midiguru

In fantasy fiction, that things happen that could not happen in the real world. That’s the essence of fantasy, and it’s obvious. There could be dragons, ghosts, zombies, unicorns, you name it. What’s perhaps less obvious is that in fantasy, … Continue reading →

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Never the Twine Shall Mete

Posted on April 16, 2020 by midiguru

This post is about 2D vs. 3D world modeling, but I’ll start with a preamble for those who arrived after the newsreel. Preamble. I’m a writer. I do text; I don’t do graphics. If I feel like creating an interactive … Continue reading →

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Informed or Reformed?

Posted on April 14, 2020 by midiguru

Pardon me; I’m going to kvetch. This is sort of about computer programming, but it’s also about writing stories, so I’ll try to provide a few relevant bits of technical information along the way. What with being stuck at home … Continue reading →

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