Thomas J. LemkeThe Last Jedi doesn’t believe in honoring genre tropes, and that is why it fails.Star Wars: The Last Jedi was, for me, unimpressive.Dec 17, 2017Dec 17, 2017
Thomas J. LemkeLife is short, so skill up fastMuch in the way of lifetime achievement can be explained in terms of compound interest. The richest retirees often were not Wall Street…Jul 18, 2017Jul 18, 2017
Thomas J. LemkeLimitations Drive Creativity… and SolutionsI just imbibed Phil Hansen’s TED Talk (embedded below), in which he promotes an outlook that sees limitations as the vehicles to better…Jul 3, 2017Jul 3, 2017
Thomas J. LemkeStories, Swords, and Scions: 3 Essentials to Rich Epic FantasyIn my last entry I noted that epic stories need epic worlds. Specifically, the kind of world that evokes a sense of wonder.Jun 29, 2017Jun 29, 2017
Thomas J. LemkeEpic Stories Need Epic WorldsQuick: think of your favorite epic fantasy or sci-fi story.Jun 26, 2017Jun 26, 2017