Spoiler Talk: No Life Forsaken with Philip 'Nemesis' Chase

Talking About Writing Advice with Ian C. Esslemont and Steven Erikson

Narrative Tension and Conflict in Characters... it is more than Good versus Evil

Reacher, Dexter, and Hannibal are all the same character?

Listening Isn't Reading... But it might not matter

The Importance of Shadow in Malazan... This isn't just about Compassion

What Makes a 'Good' Character - Some thoughts about elements of character in narrative

Why are Critical Lenses Useful to Readers?

A Bit of a Rant About Generative AI for Writing and Learning

Chatting with Ian C. Esslemont about the Sanitization of War and Violence in Fantasy Literature

A Structural Approach That Some Writers (and Readers) Might Find Useful

Finale: Rings of Power Season 2 Ep. 08 'Shadow and Flame' with Philip 'Nemesis' Chase

Rings of Power Season 2 Ep. 06 'Where is He?' with Philip 'Annatar' Chase

Rings of Power Season 2 Ep. 04 'Eldest' with Philip 'Nemesis' Chase

Rings of Power Season 2 Ep. 02 'Where the Stars are Strange' with Philip 'Nemesis' Chase

Finale: Philip and AP Answer Questions Part Three

Philip and A.P. Answer Your Questions About Literary Analysis - Part Two

Philip and A.P. Answer Your Questions About Literary Analysis - Part One

How to Analyse Stories: With Philip Chase Ep.08 Themes

How to Analyse Stories: With Philip Chase Ep.06 Symbols and Symbolism

Can a Reader be Wrong? Subjectivity and Invalid Readings

How to Analyse Stories: With Philip Chase Ep.04 Characters

How to Analyse Stories: With Philip Chase Ep.02 Narrative, Story, and Plot

What the 'Crawl' from Star Wars can teach us about storytelling, writing, and adaptation.

Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and Reviewing versus Reader Response

The Philosophy of Worldbuilding and My Problems with Star Trek: Discovery

Is the Wars of Light and Shadow by Janny Wurts Right for You? Let's Look at the Writing.

Is 'Strong Prose' Always Better?

Discussing Booker's '7 Basic Plots' and the Strengths and Weaknesses of Structural Approaches

Basic Introduction to 'What is Prose?'

Spoiler Chat: Dune Part Two with Philip Chase the Ultimate Nemesis

Chatting with Malazan Author Ian C. Esslemont about the Impact of Games on Fantasy Fiction

Discussing The Sandman: Dream Country with Varsha and Philip

Being a Better Reader: Some Foundational Literary Terms

Some Arguments I am Sick of Hearing About Narrative

Critical Conversations: Chatting about Prose and Narrative

Fantasy Swearing and Swearing in Fantasy

Discussing Inspiration and Imitation with Malazan Authors Esslemont and Erikson

Blue Eye Samurai - The 'Western' and the 'Eastern'

Some Reasons Why We Think That The Critics Are Always Wrong

Rebel Moon ... A rant-ette to open the New Year.

Talking About Tropes: Tropes, Fridging, and Wheel of Time (The TV Show)

Wars of Light & Shadow: Addressing a Few Complaints

The First Two Paragraphs of The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey

How 'Series' Alter Narrative Structure: Intrusion Fantasy and Alternate History

Prologue Analysis - Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb (Farseer and Realm of the Elderlings Book 1)

Being A Better Reader: Surface Level Reading and Literalism

What the biopic Gran Turismo can teach us about story.

My Explanation of the Ending of Loki Season Two - And it isn't about the God of Stories

Chatting with Jeff and Lana of the DLC Bookclub about Reading, Fantasy, and Malazan

Transparent Prose: What it is and isn't...

Believability - The Tension Between the Willing Suspension of Disbelief and 'Realism'

Midnight Tides From a Re-Read Perspective - Full Series Spoilers Malazan Book of the Fallen 05

Why I Started Reading Fantasy - Well, one of the reasons.

Being a Better Reader: We are not always the audience.

Narrative Techniques and a Malazan Primer: Discussing Writing with Ian C. Esslemont

Discussing Liminal Magic as an Alternative to Magic System with Janny Wurts

Wheel of Time Season Finale: What Was Meant To Be

Being a Better Reader - Out of Context: The Potential Importance of Context to Understanding

Warhost of Vastmark Discussion with Johanna and The Nemesis Philip Chase