38 seasons. Nearly 450 episodes. 2 years. And countless minutes. I just finished watching The Amazing Race in its entirety. I first watched The Amazing Race (TAR) in high school with my family, and even wrote one of my freshman composition papers in a dual credit class evaluating the show’s level of “realness” as a …
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Novel-Writing Lessons From Video Games: World-Building
I’m typically a fairly self-controlled person when it comes to video games. I’m decent at managing my time and turning the game off after an hour or two. But I’ll admit: I’ve had a few 2am gaming sessions, and it’s always because of one thing: getting lost in the world of the game. Exploring Hyrule …
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Novel-Writing Lessons From Video Games: Introduction
The notion that video game storytelling can teach novel writers something is not a new concept to this blog. In the past, I’ve given mini-summaries of different tips I’ve picked up from playing some of my favorite Nintendo games, and I’ve discussed at length about the impact of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 on my own writing, …
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By Madelynn Orion 