Too Many Ideas - Archive for 2006
Weird Al's at it Again… Just Not Here
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006So no official release for Weird Al‘s Straight Outta Lynwood in the UK. I feel an Amazon order coming on. If you don’t have a clue what I’m talking about go to the web site and download new songs like “White & Nerdy”, “You’re Pitiful!” or “Don’t Download This Song”.
Never let you're Characters off the Leash
Monday, October 23rd, 2006So I’ve been crafting the info dump in the Noir Fairy Tale. It was coming together pretty easily. The main character dumping info is a bit of a scatter brain. He keeps wandering off the point, shinning light into bits of the story he isn’t being asked about. Then out of nowhere he showed speaks […]
Too Info Dump or Not to Info Dump that is the question
Monday, October 23rd, 2006I’ve been struggling to decide how to handle the next step in the Noir Fairy Tail. The main character has made a trip from China to Britain to enlist an experts help. I could have the expert mysterious solve the heroes problem so he can carry on with the action in what would be a […]
Robin Hood Just Not Right?
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006I can’t put my finger on it still but after 3 episodes of the new BBC Robin Hood I just don’t find it satisfying. Maybe it’s the anachronisms. Maybe it’s the desire to be modern and relevant to current events. Maybe I prefer my Robin to be a commoner rather than the Robin of Loxley […]
impworks Smarty Migration Done
Thursday, October 19th, 2006I’ve finished updating my impworks website tonight to move it to using smarty templates. I’ve cut a few pages I wasn’t happy with. Now I can start adding new content again and a some new features too.
C Blunt
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006This is one of those blog entries I don’t usually do. One about work. As of last week I’ve been set the task of learning C# for a project on the horizon. After a day of reading and a day of watching introductory videos I think I’m starting to see how the pieces fit together. […]
Conspiracy X 2.0
Monday, October 16th, 2006I’ve not been keeping up with gaming releases of late and I missed Eden Studio’s release of Conspiracy X 2.0 but I’m making up for it now and picked up a copy yesterday. Gone is the system from first edition that I liked but which wasn’t the easiest for players to grasp without reading the […]
Almost Smarty
Sunday, October 15th, 2006Translated almost all of the remaining pages on my impworks site to smarty templates today. Just a couple of little tweaks left to make to the templates and a couple of pages that have special features to do. Then I can start adding new pages and some bits that will be easier with the smarty […]
Writing the Boring Bits
Saturday, October 14th, 2006Writing the mundane bits of a story seem to be the hardest parts. I used to find avoiding info dumps hard work or dialogue but now it’s the mundane experiences the character goes through I’m finding the hardest parts to write. Trying to strike the right balance of brevity with enough detail that the reader […]
Fairy Tale Noir: Confabulation
Thursday, October 12th, 2006Last weeks New Scientist had an article about Confabulation, a memory disorder which cause sufferers to produce false memories. These memories can be mundane or exotic. The hero in my Noir Fairy Tale already has a period of amnesia in his back story, a condition frequently found in both noir and folklaw involving the folk. […]