Doing It Right: The Last of Us
Purposeful storytelling isn’t show business, it’s good business. – Peter Guber
Character Portrait: Akimoto Satoru
Loyalty, honor, a willing heart, I can ask no more than that. – Thorin Oakenshield (The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien)
A New Book Two: Destiny’s Shroud
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end - Seneca
The Sy’Arrian Legacy Accomplishments & What’s In Store For 2023
Success is not determined by the amount of accomplishments, but by the road traveled & how you handled the recovery of each failed attempt. – Behdad Sami
The Fine Art Of Nuance
Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance. – Albert Maysles
When It Is Done Right
Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better. – John Updike
The Time Has Come
The time has come for someone to put his foot down, and that foot is me. – John Vernon
Writer’s Block: Embrace It and Learn
You can’t think yourself out of a writing block; you have to write yourself out of a thinking block. – John Rogers
Mechanics, Mechanics, Mechanics
Grammar is to a writer what anatomy is to a sculptor, or the scales to a musician. You may loathe it, it may bore you, but nothing will replace it, and once mastered it will support you like a rock. – B.J. Chute
“Oh, do grow up 007.”
Success comes from curiosity, concentration, perseverance, and self-criticism. – Albert Einstein
Character Portrait: Nicholas Krain
A writer should create living people: people, not characters. A character is a caricature. – Ernest Hemingway
Character Portrait: Patrice Mirriam
It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless. – L.R. Knost
Blog Post Frequency
Change begins at the end of your comfort zone. – Roy T. Bennett
The Art Of Influence
Fashion is more about taste than money – you have to understand your body and tailor clothes to your needs; it’s all about the fit. I do the alterations myself – I’m quite a seamstress – it’s the influence of my Hungarian mother. – Carmen Dell’Orefice
Author Spotlight: C.L. Kraemer
A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you. – Bob Proctor
The Sy’Arrian Legacy 2022 Strategic Plan
A developmental overview of what is to come in 2022 for the Sy’Arrian Legacy and other content creation projects.
Deleterious Effects
Understanding the role addiction plays in our everyday lives is critical to avoid traveling a path where subtlety is an unlikely assassin, who murders what is most important to you while hiding in plain sight.
The Stereotype
Not considered an essential story telling element, the stereotype can serve to challenge both the content consumer and creator.
Social Media Dichotomy
Social media platforms are necessary tools in any content creator’s arsenal. Using the correct ones to suit your style requires thoughtful consideration and a degree of intrepidity.
The Timeline
An integral element for any genre, timelines serve to guide and organize an author’s approach to building their world. The level of detail is determined by how much or how little the author wishes to convey.