Experiencing the story from a character’s perspective is one of the most valuable and critical elements of a story. It’s through the character’s eyes that every plot point plays out and seeing how they react and change during those moments is what makes a character endearing and a story memorable. The impact is only truly … Continue reading The Importance of Character Perspective
Book Review: Assassin’s Creed – The Ming Storm by Yan Leisheng
Growing up, I had always been a fan of the Assassin’s Creed series. While the stories’ overall plotlines were never the best, it was the character stories throughout those games that were truly interesting and how they were woven with historical moments. It was actually one of the first few elements of my youth that … Continue reading Book Review: Assassin’s Creed – The Ming Storm by Yan Leisheng
Reviewing Habits a Week into the New Year
Hello Everyone!It’s been a little over a full week into the new year and I couldn’t help but reflect on this brief time period. I did so because I realized this week is not a good sign that this would be a good and productive year. In fact, if this week is anything to go … Continue reading Reviewing Habits a Week into the New Year
New Year, Tempered Ambitions
Happy New Year!2021, in all honesty, felt like the sequel to 2020 that no one asked for. It was hard to persevere through with all the positives and many many negatives. I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been affected in some adverse way. I know for myself I became even more of a hermit than … Continue reading New Year, Tempered Ambitions
2021 in review
Hi Everyone, 2021 has been a heck of a year and, honestly, not really in a good way. This was a year I saw my discipline and motivation for anything and everything deteriorate in a way I never thought I could recover from quickly. I didn’t think it was irreparable, but I did acknowledge that … Continue reading 2021 in review
Delayed Post for Tuesday
Hi Everyone!Holidays are a crazy time and unfortunately I wasn't able to finish the article for today. Going to post it Tuesday morning instead. Hope your holidays are going well! - Raphael
My Top 5 Characters of 2021
2021 was not as fantastic or as productive a year as I had hoped. I hadn’t read or experienced as many stories as I had wanted to. But, in a strange way, it made the character stories that I did experience far more impactful. I was very dejected this year, struggling to do anything productive … Continue reading My Top 5 Characters of 2021
Delayed Post for Wednesday
Hello everyone!Holiday season is an insanely hectic time for a lot of us. I thought I could finish this week's article in a reasonable timeframe but this weekend was a lot busier than I thought. I tried to finish the article for Monday's publication, however it didn't meet the quality I wanted. I wanted to … Continue reading Delayed Post for Wednesday
Book Review: Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard – 9 from the Nine Worlds by Rick Riordan
I’m not quite sure what I expected when I pucked up 9 from the Nine Worlds by Rick Riordan. While I did enjoy the Magnus Chase series, I did feel a bit offput by how the series had ended. It didn’t quite leave a satisfying resolution to things. But I did like the characters the … Continue reading Book Review: Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard – 9 from the Nine Worlds by Rick Riordan
Aimless Progression
Hello Everyone! Been feeling like a bit of a broken record saying this, but this year has felt particularly exhausting when it comes to trying to return to a sense of normalcy and routine. It’s felt like any work that I’ve done this year has been rather aimless in what I’ve been working towards. That … Continue reading Aimless Progression
Raph's Cozy Musings 