-
How can you define an Antagonist or Antagonism in your story?
In my previous blog, I mentioned antagonism, and I thought I would use this blog to describe two examples that stood out to me. The instructor, Nancy Lee, explained the subject well in her video, The Three Levels of Antagonism. She made me re-think what an antagonist is and how I can apply it to my story. One…
-
UBCx Character Development: An impressive resource to grasp and improve character development in novels and video games.
Why did I need to take this course in the first place? I wanted a well-rounded background in story writing and, eventually, to make my own video game. I enrolled in the Professional Certificate in Writing for Video Games in the last month of my Creative Writing Certificate. Simultaneously, I applied for a Master’s in…
-
On Writing about The Human Condition: Influence from Neil Gaiman’s introduction to Frank Herbert’s Dune.
I understand this blog may be long for some readers, but please, humour me. I wrote this question as part of my participation in the final class of my Creative Writing Certificate (it was a requirement to lead a discussion post). Though my question met with hostility from some, my instructor, Vivian Hansen, using Rupi…
-
Theme in Screen Writing using Star Trek: TNG, The Inner Light
The following blog is a response to the question on Theme in my screenwriting class at the University of Calgary. The idea of Theme: the takeaway from the movie or script, what was it about? As a class, we were asked to explain what Theme we saw in one of two movies. As most people…
-
Alien: Isolation Helpful Tips
SPOILER ALERT If, after reading these blogs, you decide to try Alien: Isolation and want to get all the logs and tags, these are the tips I found to not only have a worthwhile experience but also to help save time. The game is built around initiating (triggering) certain events before the Xenomorphs actively hunt…
-
Alien: Isolation Difficulty
I played this game on two (technically three) game settings. Novice and Hard, one from both extremes to see how my experience would change. The first time I saw Alien was on syndicated TV before Streaming was a concept. I was in Grade 7, and I had to flip the channels back and forth (kinda…
-
Alien: Isolation, drawing me into the story.
I’m a big fan of Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s Aliens. I’m not a superfan that I’ve kept up with the canon of the worlds, the details of Wayland-Yutani or the explicit meaning of the acronym LV. I haven’t liked the concepts of the sequels or AvP, as it feels like the movies are…
-
Alien: Isolation is a great game!
Alien: Isolation, what a great game! Have you ever played it? If you are a Ridley Scott’s Alien fan and haven’t played this game, you should this Halloween or anytime in between. If anything, for the scare factor. This game is the ultimate life or death hide and seek against a Xenomorph! It’s an FPS,…
-
Statement and What I’m Working on.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, and having only one post doesn’t entail that I’m actively writing. I am, by the way. I am working on a new novel. More about that later. I guess in this blog, I wanted to write what is an expectation when an audience reads my blogs or comes…
-
Welcome to my blog!
Some of you may know me, some may be reading (meeting) me for the first time. I’m excited you’re here, and I’m excited to be sharing my content with you! I’m an emerging author living in Calgary, Alberta. I’ve spent the last year in the Creative Writing Certificate (CWC) program with the University of Calgary.…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Michael Leask 