Author: ravenspeardesigns

One of the most repeated pieces of advice given to writers is to show, not tell. However, many writers fall into a trap of 'showing' in a way that weakens their writing. Adjectives can be used to 'show' the world and characters you're writing about, but they are easy to overuse and drag your work… Continue reading Literally Damn Spooky

...though you might think differently, considering my recent blog posts! So we'll start with something different. Nomadic Keyboard Build One of my projects is to make a mechanical keyboard. I do a lot of writing. A good portion of my income right now comes from writing, primarily ghostwriting web content. So I spend a lot… Continue reading The Board Game Wutianqi Isn’t My Only Hobby…

I have worked a lot on Wutianqi in the past week. It doesn't look that way. Most of the changes are behind-the-scenes. You see, I was going fine. I had discovered Inkscape and scalable vector graphics, so I left GIMP behind as the token template program and made .SVG templates. The various movements (air, ground,… Continue reading Behind the Scenes of Wutianqi

...seems to be my goal for blog posts. I have just updated the rulebook for my chess-like collectible board game Wutianqi. Check it out! I've done a fair amount with it since last time I've posted the rules. Here are some changes: An example of legal moves available to the Sun Instructor. Expanded elemental and… Continue reading Once a Month…

Work on the website continues. It has been a while since the previous update. My focus is often on other pursuits, and indeed, this website is a new endeavor for me. I am not yet in the habit of thinking of this website every day. But I'd like to ramp up this website alongside my… Continue reading Further Progress