- Serdar, writer of geeky fiction, shared how he comes up with story ideas. He has a fittingly geeky writing process, which involves role-playing games and keeping an idea wiki!
- How to understand and play dating sims. Believe me, nobody knows this subject like AM Cosmos, who has even built her own Yowamushi Pedal dating sim.
- Paul Jenson explains how to give a friend a positive first impression about anime. You could also use this massive anime recommendation chart.
- Comic-Con 2015 attendance was 49% male and 49% female, and the Washington Post thinks this indicates the death of the “fanboy” stereotype. Female attendance at anime conventions has been equal to or higher than male attendance for years, and it’s nice to see others catching up.
- I’ve had a generally good experience with episodic reviewing for Anime News Network, but I still related to Zac’s ask.fm answer about women reviewers. It’s important to remember, as author Chuck Wendig reminds us, that online is IRL—whatever you say affects people in real life.
- Speaking of which, you should check out my latest reviews for Ushio & Tora, Castle Town Dandelion, and God Eater. Ushio & Tora, which comes from a ’90s manga and OVA, is my favorite so far.
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Wow! What an great link round up. I read everyone of them in full and enjoyed them and found them informative and interesting, each and every one of them.
For PC users who want to try not just Dating Sim but also Visual Novels as well, here’s the link to the tag on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/tag/browse/?snr=1_237_237__205#global_3799
Really enjoyed the writing article. I’ve used a different personal wiki in the past for putting stories together and doing research. I like the look of the recommended one so I shall be installing it. Beats the txt doc I’ve been keeping for all those ideas and snippets of dialog.
One other kind of article where I see women writers getting vitriolic and sexist comments is tech articles. Basically, I see so many that come down to, “You have no idea what you are writing about, you are wrong, I doubt you know anything about the topic because you are female.” Ugh!