by Dan Jeffries | Jul 2, 2013 | Writing |
“Who kills Prince Humperdinck? At the end, somebody’s got to do it! Is it Inigo? Who?” “Nobody. Nobody kills him. He lives.” “You mean he wins? Jesus, grandpa, what did you read me this thing for?” – The Princess Bride...
by Dan Jeffries | Mar 24, 2013 | Art, Writing, How-Tos |
One mistake will kill a story faster than any other: not following through. Anything that goes into your story has to come to a satisfying conclusion. It’s here that most authors fail, whether they’re just starting out or they are multi-book veterans. This...
by Dan Jeffries | Nov 2, 2012 | Art, Uncategorized, Writing, Games, How-Tos |
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, some of the best story telling is happening in video games right now. Roger Ebert continues to be an idiot for thinking that video games are not art. It’s very simple Roger; Video games are art already. He...
by Dan Jeffries | Jan 19, 2012 | Writing |
As I’ve studied the nature of stories over the last few months, a few things became clearer and clearer to me. Throughout time people have told the same type of story. There are several plots, whether it’s seven or seventy is irrelevant. Most of them...