Tag Writing
It’s always sad when your favourite manga gets the publication axe. But it doesn’t always come as a surprise, with many getting a few chapters of heads-up before ending. So why does almost every ending of axed mangas feel rushed? Wouldn’t a competent storyteller give it a natural finale?
Hi everyone, I’m Aden Ng, author of the not so popular Chronicles of Tearha. However, you’ll more likely know me as ‘benderboyboy’, which is both my gamertag, and the nickname I use while doing scanlations. What are scanlations? They are… Continue Reading →
Love Esquire is a game where you go for the cute girls and sexy bikini CGs, but stay for the memorable characters that lives and breathe in a written world. In this first instalment of ‘Written Gold’, we look at how dating sim perfects memorable characters through world interactions.
There’s now a glossy flat patch over the right side of my space key. It’s where I hit the bar whenever I type a space while I’m writing. The left side – the gaming side – still have some of… Continue Reading →
Rule number one of writing: Show, don’t tell. Most people don’t fully comprehend what that means, and that’s what I’m here for. When do you show (scenes) and when do you tell (expositions)? I’m going to use Doctor Who’s series… Continue Reading →
As an art form, writing has not really grown much over the years. But that does not mean there is no room for change. There are rules to writing, rules that are stifling to being able to take the craft… Continue Reading →
Of everything I have ever written, I dare say that Deck of Clover is – and will be – the most challenging story I have ever written. Simply due to the technical skills required to write a full length novel from… Continue Reading →
My sister was the one who told me that the English I write are too simple. She’s used to needing a dictionary to get through most of the more ‘serious’ novels she reads. These are usually the genres outside of… Continue Reading →