July 3, 2011
One reason I love writing is because I love playing with the language itself. I enjoy finding that perfect word, twisting it in a strange way, or otherwise crafting something original. English is amazingly maliable, and is constantly incorporating new words and evolving how old ones are used. It’s been like this throughout its history, [...]
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April 30, 2009
Awhile back Jeff posted a piece on firearms mistakes that every writer makes. Many of them were abused cliches and many of them were maddening pet peeves of mine. I have some other pet peeves about combat and weapons that predate the repeating firearm. In some cases they predate gunpowder altogether. Armor Does Not Make You Slow. Somehow, [...]
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