Monthly Archives: March 2019

Shining Tomorrow Demolishes YA Stereotypes

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

UPDATE: Welcome, Ace of Spades readers! If you want a little information about the book setting’s background, go read the Shining Tomorrow Historical Lore. You don’t need to read it to understand the novel at all; it’s only there as … Continue reading →

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We Must Do Better

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

Twitter buddy Not John Daker has sage advice for anyone dissatisfied with the SJW trend in professional entertainment.

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Shining Tomorrow Character Files: Lord Avian

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

This is meant to briefly discuss a character from my upcoming novel, Shining Tomorrow. This is not needed to understand the story; it is only posted as a supplementary bonus. 大日本帝国軍情報部 MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE OF THE JAPANESE EMPIRE 2053/07/04 [REDACTED … Continue reading →

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J. K. Rowling Memes Herself

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

J. K. Rowling, the celebrated author of the Harry Potter series of novels, shocked the world in 2007 when she revealed that Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, was gay. This was celebrated as a progressive move back then — … Continue reading →

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Tolkien’s Legacy Beyond Fantasy, and My Accidental Embrace of It

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

Much has been written about J. R. R. Tolkien, the esteemed author of the trilogy known as The Lord of the Rings. His trilogy pretty much defined what the fantasy genre was for a lot of people from the 1970s … Continue reading →

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Voice, the Novel’s Secret Sauce

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

We have to admit, novelists envy filmmakers, and for good reason. Film and television are the primary means of story consumption; a picture is worth a thousand words, and a moving picture is more accessible than a million words. Every … Continue reading →

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Anime’s Secret Sauce

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

UPDATE: Misha Burnett responds. I would always watch anime and think, “I can’t draw, but I could sling words like anyone’s business.” Then I would sit down and write a story, but I would always get the feeling that something … Continue reading →

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Talking Shining Tomorrow With Jon Del Arroz

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

Yesterday, I spoke live on YouTube with Jon Del Arroz, the Leading Hispanic Voice in Science Fiction, about Shining Tomorrow and about the PulpRev. It’s only about half an hour long, but it’s well worth the listen.

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Humanity Doesn’t Deserve Nice Things

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

A while back, I wrote a post about why I disliked the post-apocalyptic genre. In short, I find the genre bleak and hopeless in spite of its promise of social rebirth and its destruction of social complexity. But friend of … Continue reading →

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Characters Must Be Written Unrealistically

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

Yesterday, friend of the blog Daddy Warpig wrote a post on his Facebook that used the continued occurrence of male/female interchangeability in pop culture to critique modern character writing more generally (Warpig’s post is below the fold.)

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