What It’s Like To Be Burnt Out and Have Writer’s Block

This is probably an article I never thought I’d write given I’ve been launching articles in a never ending barrage, but in late May, I put out my last article and spent the entire month of June on break from article writing. I went from having a lot of ideas to write, to having too […]

Top Ten Favorite Romances in Fiction

Guest Post by Brian Matthews I think romance is a very underrated form of storytelling. At its core, a well-written romance hinges on highly developed character interaction, one of the most fundamental aspects of storytelling. Most people(or at least more than I would like) pass it off as a pretty cheap uninteresting art that people […]

Tea and Stones: Static Characters

Tea and Stones Avatar All Ages of Geek

Note: This article does contain spoilers for ATLA. I know some people are just starting on their Avatar journey, so don’t read this if you haven’t finished the series yet! [Image description: Avatar: The Last Airbender. Toph sits on the left with Iroh on the right. Toph has a bag near her feet to the […]

Circles and Cycles: My Home Fandom

Pokemon image All Ages of Geek

[Image source] [Image description: An oval of varying shades of blue acts as the backdrop for text that reads “POKéMON RANGER.” The Pokémon is in the usual yellow text outlined with blue. RANGER is in stylized block letters that have sharp angles. A gradient of dark green fades to the lighter from top to bottom.] […]

The Power to Shine: Practical Goal Setting Tools

Practical Goal Setting Tools All Ages of Geek

This article is a bit of a combination of my previous article on RWBY’s music and Jasper’s about goal setting and the Binding of Isaac. You don’t necessarily have to have read my previous article but I’d really recommend reading Jasper’s. I touch on some of the same concepts here, but I’ll be more focused […]

Writing: The Importance of Character Trust

RWBY characters Yang, Blake and Adam on All Ages of Geek

Quick note: This article does delve into writing fanfiction and text-based roleplay. As such, characterizations touched on veer way into non-canon interpretations. You know, the way I stumbled on All Ages of Geek the first time was kind of funny. It was in either spring or summer of last year when a tweet came across my timeline. It […]