Used to teach lessons, pass on our history, and entertain us, storytelling has been a significant aspect in our lives for as long as humans have been around, and it is one thing that every civilisation has in common. Over the years there have been books containing uncomfortable truths and controversial subjects that have sent …

Master List: Characters II

Personality This is the most important element in your character creation, if not the whole story. How the character responds to the shit you throw at them is the driving force behind the plot points and is what readers are going to connect with. Nobody wants to read a book with a humdrum protagonist that …

Master Lists of Character’s Physical Description

Characters are the heartbeat of all stories, it would be impossible to tell a story without them, whether they are animals or people, so you want them to come alive in your reader's mind. You can picture them in your head, hear their voices, and feel their emotions, but how do you describe it all? …

A Travel Bucket List For the Geek

I love travelling and exploring new places. My travel bucket list is a mile long, and includes abandoned amusement parks, haunted houses, and the natural wonders of the world. I doubt I will see half of those places, but one can dream. I have driven across Canada twice though and seen so much of my …

Summer Movies for the Geek

When I think of summer I usually don’t think about movies and television; I’d rather be reading outside in the sun. But sometimes you need to beat the heat and what’s better than a nerdy movie in a cool theatre. The season kicked off with a new Indiana Jones, The Flash, Transformers: Rise of the …

Happy Canada Day

Tomorrow, July 1st, marks the 162nd birthday of Canada. Times have been tough for Canadians over the last few years, and many people feel less than patriotic these days, but there is so much to love about our country, and much to be proud of. Canadians have invented so many things, our musicians have delighted …

Music For Writing

Staying focused and productive can be difficult when there are so many things to distract us—thank you Pinterest and TikTok—and isn’t it amazing how loud and distracting silence is? At least it is for me, and it seems to really make all those background noises pop; the fridge humming, clocks ticking (actually I have no …

My Top 5 Movies Turning 20 in 2023

There were some big name movies released in 2003; Oscar winners like Mystic River and Master and Commander, fun family releases like Elf and Freaky Friday, and romcoms like How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Looking back at those films, it's hard to believe it was 20 years ago. I was 15, Arnold …