I know I said I would be focusing more on book reviews but watching The Dragon Prince Season 4 on Netflix, I came to realize something. This was one of the only stories that came to recent memory I could think of that incorporates progressive and inclusive values in a natural way that’s appropriate to … Continue reading Story Review: Dragon Prince Season 4
Story Musing: Pacing
The flow of a story is just as vital as the content of the story itself. Something that a lot of stories suffer from is not understanding the ratio of time to experience vs content explored. It’s something that not only afflicts shows and movies but also books as well. Books that take forever to … Continue reading Story Musing: Pacing
Story Review: The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power Season 1
When I first heard about this show, my immediate reaction was hesitancy followed up by fear for what they would do to the story I grew up with. The Lord of the Rings was always a very special story to me as it heavily influenced my own writing and the themes I love to see. … Continue reading Story Review: The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power Season 1
Return from Hiatus and What I Learned
Hello Everyone! Inktober was quite the slog, a lot more intense than I initially imagined. I’m not sure if that’s because I’ve become slower as an artist or that my drawings have become more complex compared to last year. But it was a very encouraging month as it really pushed me to my creative limits. … Continue reading Return from Hiatus and What I Learned
Small Hiatus for October
Hi Everyone, Taking a small break for October to participate in inktober (not sure if it's still called that after everything). If you'd like to follow my art it would be @MochaRaffe on both Instagram and Twitter. 🙂 I'm hoping to really improve my confidence in my drawings and rejuvenate my creative spark! I will … Continue reading Small Hiatus for October
Book Review: Ruination by Anthony Reynolds
The world of Runeterra has always been a setting I’ve absolutely adored. The main reason I ever played the game League of Legends was because I loved the world and the characters within it. When the tv series Arcane came out, I absolutely fell in love with the world once more even though I don’t … Continue reading Book Review: Ruination by Anthony Reynolds
Focus & Discipline: Feeling Overwhelmed and how I’m working through it
One of the things that’s really started to affect me when it comes to achieving my goals is my inability to focus on something for a long time. I could start writing or drawing and I would be productive but it wouldn’t last for long. It got to the point where I would be happy, … Continue reading Focus & Discipline: Feeling Overwhelmed and how I’m working through it
Story Musings: Diversity and Representation in Storytelling
This is something I’ve been pondering about for quite a while now as a person of colour myself. There’s been so much discourse around the idea of diversity in storytelling be it in books, movies, tv shows and video games that the arguments tend to revolve around the same ideas. Many have argued that the … Continue reading Story Musings: Diversity and Representation in Storytelling
Book Review: Kane Chronicles #3 – The Serpent’s Shadow by Rick Riordan
I really wanted to like this book and this series but Riordan continued the weird and strange transcript method of storytelling for this otherwise interesting and well written book. It’s such a strange thing as the writing itself was compelling and all the characters were interesting and well developed yet this one choice ruined so … Continue reading Book Review: Kane Chronicles #3 – The Serpent’s Shadow by Rick Riordan
Author Update: Missing Deadlines and Re-evaluating Timelines and Goals
Hello everyone! Now that we’re arriving into the fall season, it’s only three months before Christmas. It occurred to me that I most likely will not be able to have The Legend of Nariko: Hellfire Rising published and ready for Christmas. Truth be told it was a rather depressing realization and something I was really … Continue reading Author Update: Missing Deadlines and Re-evaluating Timelines and Goals
Raph's Cozy Musings 