Author: mmschill
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Another Inktober Over
Hey, I just want to thank everyone who supported and encouraged me this Inktober. It is never easy to complete, but y’all saw me through it! (Below is an image slideshow of what I completed this year.) I’m happy with many of the pieces I made this year. All the pieces are now…
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I have a Patreon…WHA?!?!?
Yes, I have started a Patreon account to help aid me in my pursuit of creating art I care about. More community support will give me the freedom, above all else, to say ‘no’ to projects that don’t serve me in my long-term goals. Help me out if you can <3
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Don’t Stir the Pot: letting bad reviews die
I view people putting their bullying opinions out there like a flasher in the park. They run up, show you stuff that is none of your business to be seeing, for the purpose of making you feel uncomfortable. So, in my opinion, overt your eyes. Don’t be a voyeur to internet exhibitionism. They are trying…
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Let Go and Flow (by Guest Author, Lynn Seiser)
We may not be able to change the external environmental event, but we can change our beliefs, perception, and conceptions about it.
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Justice in Fantasy: #2 Thieves
Many times in fantasy we romanticize the thief as the suave, fast-talking, cut-purse, but in a real psychological sense there is a very fine, gray line between the cut-purse and the cut-throat. They are quite often the same person. Within the archetype of the thief lies one of the few instances where I wish writers…
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“He was a dark and stormy knight.”
Many of my more seasoned vets out there know that opening a story up with weather is a giant no-no. The memo hasn’t gotten out to some of our unpublished friends yet, however. Now, I’m not writing this blog to criticize other authors, or to poke fun. I’m writing this blog to look at some…
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Justice in Fantasy: #1 Sex Offenders
I’ve heard the argument more than once that the fantasy worlds where sexual assault goes unpunished are just grittier than our own. It is war-time. People are living under constant threat. This is how it was in Earth’s dark history, too. While I do not argue with any of that, I would like to argue…
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Women in Fantasy: #1 A Boy and His Sex Slave
I mean, in general, almost nothing bothers me in fiction, so long as the story demands it. I’m not sure if the story called for this scene, 100%, or not. I haven’t read his full novel, just that snippet. But, when it comes to issues of sexual aggression toward women, does it matter if the…
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Mad Max: Fury Road–There and Back Again, a Harem’s Tale
This wasn’t a story of some muscle-headed, diesel-guzzler, saving beautiful women in high octane action sequences. It was instead a cleverly veiled tale of a reluctant hero, roped into helping a disenfranchised party of capable warriors, journey-ho to reclaim their home from a sadistic, water-hording, overlord .
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Creative Control (freak!)
The art of writing, in the end, is the art of communication. It is a sort of magic where I take ideas in my head and try to put it into other people’s heads. Sometimes we succeed at spinning these spells better than other times, but in the end that is what it is. Your…
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