February 2012
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Visiting the Book Ship - MV Logos Hope
It’s not everyday that a book ship docks at my local harbor - the MV Logos Hope is a Christian ship that has been touring the world with a crew of 400 people from 50 different countries, dedicated to administering social outreach and education programs during each visit.
A look at what the staff bunk beds look like, and a brief history of the Logos Hope.
Naturally, what attracted my...
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Pandora Hearts: Alice Crochet Doll
8 inch high Alice Baskerville / Bloodstained Black Rabbit from Pandora Hearts, which is a dark and unique spin off the regular Alice in Wonderland series. Made for a customer!
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Photo Fridays: February 24, 2012
Sometimes we need a little bit of inspiration to keep on writing. Based on my experiences, they usually come from the oddest of places. Living in a small third-world archipelago in Asia, where the laws are sometimes suggested rather than enforced, and where Asian and Western influences are seen in very strange and creative ways, there’s always something unusual to see. So for every 2nd and...
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Second Chances (An AW February Blog Chain Entry)
It was the early to mid-2000s, back when teens began giving up on grammar in favor of chatspeak, when all you needed to be emo was black mascara, and when Justin Beiber had yet to inflict his scourge upon the world; and I hated all boys.
This was a result of bad stalking experiences more than from any one specific terrible relationship. I was a plump 6 where 10 could have its pick of thinner...
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Bleach: Hollow Ichigo, Orihime Inoue, Rukia...
As a big fan of Bleach, I had a lot of fun making these dolls. As always, all are available at my shop!
Kurosaki Ichigo
Rukia Kuchiki
Inoue Orihime
Shuuhei Hisagi
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Is Your Story Good Enough to Eat?
This is a green tea cake with strawberry cream filling.
I love cake. Love love love it with the fires of a thousand suns. And this cake is ridiculously pretty, like 95% of commercial cakes out there. It looks too gorgeous  to eat.
And that’s kind of the problem. I don’t entirely understand the proverb of not being able to have your cake and eat it, too. (What’s the point of...
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Periodic List of Storytelling Elements
Click on the image for a larger version!
Here’s another way to figure out what kind of story structure you’ve got going, along with what kind of characters you have. This table was made by the wonderfully creative computersherpa, and tropes are based on TV Tropes.
It’s a freakishly fun exercise to figure out if your character / novel has themes that may be too common, or if...
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Vagrant Story: Ashley Riot, Sydney Losstarot and...
Here’s a little blast from the past - anyone remember any of Square’s games before they became Square-Enix? Vagrant Story is one of those cult classic games that still has a following decades after it’s been released.
Ashley Riot
Sydney Losstarot
Father Grissom
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8 Inches Megamind Doll
As requested by a customer!
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Photo Fridays: February 10, 2012
Sometimes we need a little bit of inspiration to keep on writing. Based on my experiences, they usually come from the oddest of places. Living in a small third-world archipelago in Asia, where the laws are sometimes suggested rather than enforced, and where Asian and Western influences are seen in very strange and creative ways, there’s always something unusual to see. So for every 2nd and...
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Character Template Sheet
Because I am compulsive like that, I decided to make a character template sheet with as much details as I can fit in it as humanly possible. This is more likely going to work better with novels containing fantasy / sci-fi / paranormal / other speculative fiction elements or with a greater emphasis toward world-building, and those with works in the literary / contemporary genre can cross out some...
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Friday Humor: Laughing at Scared People on Youtube
While conducting ‘research’ into what makes games / books / etc. scary for a wip, I stumbled into a few of these gems: scared guys playing horror video games. Didn’t exactly accomplish my goal, but after the frantic week I’d had, it was nice to just forget about the rough day you had and just giggle. A little something for those who need a good Friday laugh!
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