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We are such stuff as stories are made of, and our little lives are rounded with a tale. -William Shakespeare (mostly)

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Professional Storyteller, writer, playwright, director. Lifelong fan of SF, fantasy, comics, and history

Trusting Your Story: Solar (a podcast)

Solar focuses on the fate of a manned mission to the sun caught in a massive solar flare. By avoiding the temptations of magicy/sciency short cuts to a happy ending, and sticking to the basic parameters of its established story, Solar comes to a far more powerful and satisfying conclusion.

alanirvineblog podcasts, Reviews, Story Structure Leave a comment May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 5 Minutes

The Importance of Place

...songs and shows that are truly rooted in a specific place can be hard to find.

alanirvineblog World-building Leave a comment March 13, 2023 3 Minutes

‘Mazing Man: The Hero You Never Knew

A hero doomed by being in the wrong place, at the wrong time.

alanirvineblog comics, Uncategorized 1 Comment July 26, 2022 4 Minutes

Betraying the Scarlet Witch

The only reason to use Wanda is for the shock value of “Wanda is the Villain!”

alanirvineblog Characters, movies Leave a comment June 28, 2022 3 Minutes

Finding the Non-Existent Movie

Die Another Day, Harry Potter!

alanirvineblog movies Leave a comment November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 2 Minutes

Black Widow and the Problematic Prequel

Most of the time, the creators are really making a sequel...

alanirvineblog movies, Story Structure Leave a comment September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 3 Minutes

The Fate of the Teen Titans and the Fan’s Dilemma

I could not help feeling disloyal in giving up the Titans.

alanirvineblog comics, Uncategorized 1 Comment July 16, 2021 4 Minutes

Rethinking the Prequel

It was with some trepidation, that I picked up The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Suzanne Collins’ prequel to The Hunger Games.

alanirvineblog novels, Reviews Leave a comment May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 5 Minutes

Santa’s Slow Fade

Every year, as I sat down to write, I could feel Santa’s presence come close.

alanirvineblog Uncategorized Leave a comment January 12, 2021 5 Minutes

Sometimes You Just Need a Do-Over

 (Spoiler Warning: I discuss the film Scaramouche in the this post and give away key plot points, including the ending. Read at you own risk.) Sometimes you discover interesting things when doing your homework. I recently took a stage combat class in small sword, the dueling sword of the 18th century. One week, our homework … Continue reading Sometimes You Just Need a Do-Over →

alanirvineblog movies, Reviews Leave a comment October 2, 2020 4 Minutes

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