BOOK: Understanding Show, Don’t Tell (And Really Getting It) (2016)

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Understanding Show, Don't Tell (And Really Getting It) Year: 2016 Author: Janice Hardy Length: 136 pages As a writer, I have heard all the little idioms that are meant to help grow us into better storytellers. Unfortunately, while I've since been able to grasp concepts like "Kill Your Darlings," one thing I still struggled with was "Show, Don't Tell." I still couldn't see the difference between "showing" and "telling" because both seemed almost indistinguishable to me. Luckily, someone in my writing group suggested Understanding Show, Don't Tell (And Really Getting It) as a guide to better understand this writing technique. Now I think I finally get it. Just like the challenge of identifying passive voice, the problem with the "Show, Don't Tell" idiom is that it asks the writer to find a problem in their writing that they might not even know is there. This book not only has a great section about identifying the different ways writers "Tell" with their words, but it also...
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VIDEO GAME: Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020)

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Paper Mario: The Origami KingYear: 2020Rating: ETime Played: 1,590 minutes / 26.50 hours About ten years ago, I think Nintendo perfected a "craft" vibe with games like Kirby's Epic Yarn that they've been milking for a decade now. These games look hand-crafted in a way that's extremely charming and visually stunning for how homemade they appear. The Yoshi series has used this craft aesthetic multiple times, but the franchise ripe for such things is none other than Paper Mario. In The Origami King, the paper-craft feel of origami is merely accentuated by the plot and game-play. As a pseudo role-playing game, The Origami King has a peculiar way of executing its battle mechanics. Each battle is a ring puzzle that requires the player to line up enemies or find a path to the center to attack the boss. The boots and hammers Mario uses are breakable, but easy enough to acquire and equip that it wasn't frustrating to lose them in mid-battle....
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