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    Starfield in 2023 - I'm still Hopeful

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    Gaming
    I strongly suspect this game will be driving my interest desire to write sci-fi. It was originally supposed to launch on 11/11/22.  They missed. 
    Of course, I'll have to beat the game first.  And yes, I suspect a Bethesda game to have some bugs.  You saw some really big bugs in the trailer, though they looked like the variety that are supposed to be there as alien creatures.
    Anyone else looking forward to this game?
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    Dune - Adventures in the Imperium

    By Myr,


    Books
    I don't focus entirely on fantasy in my inspirations for world building.  I picked this up to explore some of the deeper side of the Dune universe.  This is a very nice book in quality and imagery.  It's interesting how different authors put together their worlds and make them work.
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    Moonfall

    By Myr,


    Movies
    Moonfall is another movie from groaner disaster movie guru Roland Emmerich.  This movie is one of those -turn your brain off completely sort of movies.  If you are familair with physics, turn that off.  the laws of physics are even more optional in this movie than in 2012, which features a limo doing jumps under a subway train...  the groan are more than that.
    The special effects are pretty good though. Interesting sci-fi story but we're not talking Arthur C. Clarke here either...
    If you like non-serious disaster movies where the actors earnestly try... this is one of those.
     
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    Mythic Britain & Ireland

    By Myr,


    Writing
    I supporter this one on Kickstarter as I have an interest in the mythologies associated with Britain and Ireland. (Scotland too).  This is another RPG, of course.  I'm using as an inspiration for more Irish/British mythology monsters.  This is an interesting book with some cool artwork.
    worth checking out if you deep diving into different world building inspiration or gaming.
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    Remarkable Cults and Their Followers

    By Myr,


    Writing
    Another gaming book that I use as inspiration is Remarkable Cults and Their Followers by LoreSmyth's JVC Parry, Jeff Lee, and RP Davis.
    Every fantasy world needs a bad guy and every bad guy needs a cult.  This is a great inspiration for different ways you can put things together.  More fodder for world builders.
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    Pirate Compaign Compendium

    By Myr,


    Writing
    Pirate Campaign Compendium is another gaming resource but this time to the dangers of traveling on the high seas in a fantasy setting.  This is just another book in my vast collection that I can reference for those "at sea" stories in the queue.  The artwork is also nice. 
    Cheers to world building, and ahoy matey!
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    Ultimate Kingdoms by Legendary Games

    By Myr,


    Writing
    Another gaming-related book in my library that I also supported on Kickstarter when it was running.  This is a handy tool for world building and setting up underlying rules of how things work... even if you aren't talking about it. It makes your created work function in a consistent way.  This makes it believable in your writing bubble.  This helps immersion in the story world.  I find this worth it, but only for really big world builders.
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    Uncharted (Movie)

    By Myr,


    Movies
    I'm not going to complain about a movie with Tom Holland...
    This movie is entertaining as a stand alone thing.  I've only played the game a little bit, so I'm not as married to the source material.  That said, it is a rip-off of Lara Croft's Tomb Raider which is itself a rip off of Indiana Jones.  I'm sure there is a deeper dive there too.  To be fair, I like all the franchises and pretty much most things that fit in this sort of genre. (Don't get me started on National Treasure )
    Enjoyable flick.  Don't think too hard on the physics.
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    The Positive Trait Thesaurus

    By Myr,


    Writing
    The Positive Trait Thesaurus: a Writer's Guide to Character Attributes by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi.  As you might guess, Positive Traits is the opposite of yesterday's Negative Traits.  Like yesterday's book, this should be in your library too.  Also with yesterday, this helps you fill out your character and make them more well-rounded.
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    The Negative Traits Thesaurus

    By Myr,


    Writing
    The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws by Angela Ackerman &  Becca Puglisi is another great book in the Thesaurus series.  As the subtitle tells you, this book focuses on character flaws.  Like the other books in the series, the book gives a lot of details around different flaws and common interactions and conflicts that result from those flaws.  This book is very helpful for adding depth to characters you are writing.  Another one to have in your library if you are interested in growing your writing skills.
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    The Emotional Wound Thesaurus

    By Myr,


    Writing
    The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: a Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi is another book in the Thesaurus series that helps writers round out their writing.  This one is focused on traumatizing your characters and giving you all the dirt on what that causes. This gives you plenty of drama related to the trauma, what results from it, how to overcome it and the traits and behaviors a character would have when they suffer from it.
    Strongly recommended for authors that want to add depth to their characters.
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