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Tag Archives: writing

Art about Nothing

I am obsessed with art about mundane intimacy.

Posted byTex Barnes13th Nov 202513th Nov 2025Posted inGardenTags:Art, Games, music, reviews, writingLeave a comment on Art about Nothing

Dialogue Dialogue?

How I’ve tried to approach writing dialogue in Key Fairy, as someone who don’t word good.

Posted byTex Barnes20th Oct 202521st Oct 2025Posted inDevelopment, GardenTags:books, fantasy, fiction, folklore, game design, video-games, writingLeave a comment on Dialogue Dialogue?

On Destruction

Tech experiments and prototypes exist to be destroyed!

Posted byTex Barnes25th Aug 202525th Aug 2025Posted inDevelopment, GardenTags:game design, Games, gaming, horror, video-games, writingLeave a comment on On Destruction

Player Mental Models

You should lie, all the time!

Posted byTex Barnes16th Aug 202516th Aug 2025Posted inGardenTags:Design, game design, Games, gaming, video-games, writingLeave a comment on Player Mental Models

Games as…

What are games?

Posted byTex Barnes26th May 202526th May 2025Posted inGardenTags:Art, game design, Games, gaming, video-games, writingLeave a comment on Games as…

The First Character is the Author

Video game protagonists aren’t real.

Posted byTex Barnes28th Apr 202528th Jul 2025Posted inGardenTags:fantasy, fiction, game design, Games, gaming, nintendo, nintendo-switch, video-games, writingLeave a comment on The First Character is the Author

Character as Agent of the Narrative

a writing exercise

Posted byTex Barnes5th Feb 20257th Aug 2025Posted inGardenTags:books, fantasy, fiction, folklore, game design, writing, writing-tips1 Comment on Character as Agent of the Narrative

Rhythm, Repetition & Plot (oh my)

I have been reading a lot of old school folklore. And something I’ve noticed is the repetition.

Posted byTex Barnes22nd Jan 2025Posted inGardenTags:books, fantasy, folklore, writing1 Comment on Rhythm, Repetition & Plot (oh my)
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