* click HERE to listen! * In an effort to make sure this episode was as timely as it could be to help celebrate the frightful season, we all put our metal noses to the grindstones and got this done…
Justin wrote: I’m not going to make a speech. By now you’ve all heard just about everything you can hear about the upcoming election, and there is little I can do to sway you one way or the other. And,…
* click HERE to listen! * This week the Dead Robots have a chat with Rhianna Pratchett, a writer in the video games industry. She’s worked on games such as Heavenly Sword and Overlord. So sit with us and listen…
Amanda wrote: Well, my lovely ten day vacation has come to an end, and I’m back to work. I don’t really mind. Today was good, aside from the fact that my partner in crime has been suspended and I haven’t…
* click HERE to listen! * Every story starts somewhere, and this week the Dead Robots discuss what they think of beginnings. What is the best way to start your story, what are bad ways to start it, and how…
Justin wrote: I’m back to work on “Harbinger” now. I’ve had a friend of mine, Terry (also a co-host on the podcast), looking it over for me, and this weekend he gave me the last of his notes. This morning…
* click HERE to listen * In this week’s episode the Dead Robots talk about dialog, how to create distinctive voices for characters, and how to avoid the cliches of “he said” and “she said,” topics every writer needs to…
Amanda wrote: Hello? Why, yes, I AM writing to you from my vacation! Hahahaha! OK, so technically I haven’t left yet, but EVEN SO. I am planning. Lists are being written. Eventually, there will be packing. I only wish I…
Amanda wrote: Orange Box finally arrived yesterday. I was such a happy little gamer geek, staying up until midnight to shoot virtual people in the head. I also got to see Iron Man at last. Dad got it via Netflix…
Amanda wrote: For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction. For some reason, every time I have a good day at work, it is immediately followed by a completely shitty one which totally throws off my groove and…
