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Don’t Learn History, Just Consume Product and Get Excited for Next Products
This morning, I saw a short video from the Youtube channel Alternate History Hub, which tries to guess what would occur if specific historical events happened differently or never happened at all. In...
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Shining Tomorrow’s Musical Identity
After friend of the blog JD Cowan lamented the lack of a theme song in his recent review of my novel Shining Tomorrow, I’ve decided to explain what kind of music I would want audiovisual adaptations of...
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Newer Is Better Only With Technology
A recent video by a bishop named Robert Barron discussed, among other things, the Catholic Church’s alleged need to modernize (this link will take you straight to the relevant section.) After listening...
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On Open-Source IP
More than once, I’ve toyed with the idea of an “open-source” IP — a fictional universe that anyone can write stories in, for free or for money. It would be quite a departure from ho most created worlds...
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Loose Canons
NOTE: By mentioning a major brand, I may be violating #BrandZero; however, I need to mention it to illustrate a larger point. I’ve give a fuller explanation tomorrow. Nothing occupies a fandom’s...
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Adjusting my #BrandZero Praxis
Earlier, I detailed how I would do the #BrandZero practice of not mentioning major brands. I had initially started with a very strong position of not mentioning big brands in any context at all,...
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The Persistence and Promise of Cirsova
The very first issue. There’s a particular short story magazine that chugs along like a little engine that could. In spite of financial challenges and some less-than-stellar sales figures, it keeps on...
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Historical Fiction
As time went on, I noticed something about big geek media IP, whether Western or Japanese. It’s hard to describe, but I’ll call it “sterility” — a sense that the stories being told are totally divorced...
View ArticleChanges in Light of COPPA
As you may be aware, the Federal Trade Commission is cracking the whip on Youtube and Youtubers after a $170 million fine was imposed on parent company Google. The thing is, the FTC isn’t merely going...
View ArticleMy Short Film Has a New Home
A few days ago, I talked about how COPPA forced me to disable my Youtube channel due to unclear rules about what constitutes content for children. In particular, I was concerned about how my short...
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