Otaku Links: Study, study, study
OK, so I haven’t been that great of a blogger lately, but I have a great reason. I’ve been studying for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, N5 level, which I…
How writing a book didn’t change my life
This morning I got a text from my little sister. “Look what I found” she wrote, along with a picture of her at Barnes & Noble, holding my book Cosplay:…
How the Otaku Journalist became a web developer
On my second day at the office, I decided to tidy up my cubicle. Into the trash went the half-used Chapsticks; into the recycling went the cryptic scrap paper scrawls.…
Otaku Links: Number four will shock you!
If you’re getting a head start on your holiday shopping, check out Chic Pixel’s ultimate holiday gift guide, full of great ideas for somebody who loves all things anime. Also, I…
Otaku Journalist’s 6th Birthday
“Where do you see yourself in five years?” Out of all the interview questions I’ve gotten, this is always the toughest. It’s hard to imagine what Future Me is going…
I quit Twitter for a week. Here’s what happened.
I quit Twitter and, as I promised on Saturday, I’m here to tell you all about it. The one thing is, you’ll have to read about it on Forbes, if that’s…
Watch my webinar replay until midnight!
My webinar with Steven Savage went down this Sunday morning and I think it went great! Thanks to everyone who showed up; it wouldn’t have been as good without all…
Webinar Imminent!
OK, there aren’t actually any Otaku Links this week. I don’t have very many because on Wednesday, I quit Twitter. (And yes, there will be an entire post on that…
Why I tell beginning writers to work for exposure
Last week, geek hero Wil Wheaton made a wonderful point about payment vs. exposure. The Huffington Post contacted Wheaton in order to re-publish one of his posts for free. Instead,…
Otaku Links: These are your Otaku Links
From Steve: How to Write About Japan. Just in time for NaNoWriMo, a scathing critique of the way writers sometimes fall into tropes that exoticize and stereotype Japan while underserving their…