May

24

The Dragon King of Hogwarts

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No, it’s not the name of the seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. It’s the name of a new dinosaur discovered in South Dakota.

Popularity: 20% [?]

May

8

Bad Movies

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“Bad Movies are like Greek Tragedy in a way: You can never escape your horrible, preordained fate.” (from http://www.jabootu.com/clancavebear.htm)

Popularity: 11% [?]

Jan

30

Stereotypes in Fiction, Part 2

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If I Were the Evil Empress…

These things are great. They pull up and list every possible cliche from movies and books, and puts them all down into a convenient list.

There are lots more of these out there. As I find them, I’ll post links to them here.

Popularity: 21% [?]

Jan

11

Hatrack River - The Official Web Site of Orson Scott Card

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Orson Scott Card is one of the best writers in the science fiction and fantasy genres right now. His website is filled with all kinds of really interesting stuff, especially “Uncle Orson’s Writing Class” and the “Hatrack River Writers Workshop.” If you’re involved in writing of any kind, I suggest you check out his website.

Hatrack River - The Official Web Site of Orson Scott Card

Popularity: 20% [?]

Dec

15

World Building and Web Comics

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I’m a big fan of web comics. In fact, when I checked out my folder of web comic links that I visit on a regular basis, there’s 49 links in there.

One of the things I love about web comics is the great storytelling that can happen in them. One of my absolute favorite web comics is Dominic Deegan: Oracle For Hire. I’ve been reading Mookie’s strip since almost the very beginning, and it’s a real pleasure to do so. He’s created a very consistent fantasy setting for his stories. There have been a couple of times where I’ve gone “what the heck?” at something he’s introduced, but in going back and checking past strips, the hints at what he just did are there to be seen.

If there’s going to be only one fantasy genre webcomic you’re going to read, I suggest Dominic Deegan. Go ahead, check it out anyway. He’s hit the 1000 strip mark, so there’s enough in the archives to get you hooked and keep you busy until he gets back from the holiday hiatus in January.

Popularity: 22% [?]

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