Category Archives: Writing

Bad News and Good News Regarding Upcoming Works

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Rawle Nyanzi

It’s been some time since my last post, and I feel I should give an update. Let’s start with the bad news first.

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My Experience With Kindle Vella

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Rawle Nyanzi

Recently, I posted the final chapter of The Perils of Sasha Reed; thus, there are no plans to post more stories in this series, and it has been marked as complete. and would like to reflect on how Kindle Vella … Continue reading →

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Vatican Championship Wrestling — This Time, With an E-book Perk!

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Rawle Nyanzi

For the past couple of weeks, Will Hastings has been running a crowdfund for Vatican Championship Wrestling, a novel where a Vatican exorcist bodyslams the forces of Satan. While it still has a ways to go before it funds, it … Continue reading →

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No One Plays Video Games Anymore

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Rawle Nyanzi

NOTE: I was late in responding to comments earlier because I had recently received a new tablet, and notifications were not coming to it. I have since fixed the notification issue, so now I can respond to comments far more … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Flat Character Arc

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Rawle Nyanzi

Friend of the blog Bradford C. Walker has recently written on the Coronavirus’s effects on the corporate-driven entertainment industry — namely film, novel publishing, and comic publishing (spoiler: they’re not doing so great.) However, in doing so, he pivoted to … Continue reading →

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Jeet Kune Do of the Keyboard, or Writing the Way that Works for You

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

The late Bruce Lee came up with a martial arts style known as Jeet Kune Do. Unlike most styles, JKD doesn’t have a fixed set of techniques; rather, it emphasizes combat-effective moves above all. The practitioner keeps what is useful … Continue reading →

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GPT-2’s Possible Threat to Authors

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

UPDATE: ZDNet shows some skepticism about GPT-2’s abilities without downplaying its significance. UPDATE 2: Some sample outputs from the GPT-2 software can be found here. Suffice it to say, novelists’ jobs aren’t in any danger at all, though there are … Continue reading →

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A Beginner’s Guide to Kishoutenketsu

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Rawle Nyanzi

WARNING: Spoilers for Doki Doki Literature Club below the fold. Kishoutenketsu (起承転結) is a four-act storytelling structure common in China and Japan. Unlike the Western three-act structure, it does not require conflict to function, though it can nonetheless have it. … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Writing Circles

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

Writing is a solitary activity, done on a messy desk in the dead of night. Authors type out word after word, wondering if anyone would want to read the tales they spin entirely in their head and, even better, pay … Continue reading →

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Update on the Pulps, and a Call for Beta Readers

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Rawle Nyanzi

As you all know, I have been writing a novel. Writing it has been both an enjoyable and frustrating experience, but one I have grown and learned from. However, I also said that I had something in mind regarding the … Continue reading →

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