(LINK WARNING: The YouTube links in this post are kinda bloody -- accurate metaphors, but bloody.) Last week I got critiques back on two o...

I don't do tags very often, but (a) I like talking about my WIPs and (b) I'll do pretty much anything the beloved Authoress asks . ...

I can't believe this blog has been going for nearly 4 years, and I have barely scratched the subject of anime . Well that ends now! H...

So. Naruto. For those of you unfamiliar with the show, Naruto is a ninja orphan, shunned since birth. He's determined to make the vill...

 Cross-posted from Anthdrawlogy . Helpful Tip: Ninja always wins.

TV Tropes is a fantastic site, collecting every story trope humanity has ever done, along with examples. If you've got a spare month or...

(Remix) THE BASICS. Spelling, grammar, punctuation--these are your katas, the fundamentals. Any peasant can throw a punch or toss toget...

I don't remember where I got this meme, but here it is. You may see it again in the future. Also, you may notice there's a poll in...

The Kitchen-Sink Story: A story overwhelmed by the inclusion of any and every new idea that occurs to the author in the process of writing i...

Matthew Rush asks: Would you rather be Jirayah (Pervy Sage) or Kabuto (the dork with the glasses)? I can't say I approve of Jiraiya...

Apparently 88% of us would rather be lonely (and smart) than stupid (with friends). I'm with you guys, but you should know this is how ...

I drew this for a friend of mine. I've said it before, but I put WAY more effort into drawings for other people. I should work on commi...

I'm sure most of you haven't noticed but (a) I'm giving you more than one sketch a week and (b) I haven't been uploading ...

Everything creative is plagued by cliche. Writers are told over and over again not to use cliched phrases, cliched plots, cliched characters...

Basics. Spelling, grammar, punctuation - these are your katas, the fundamentals. Any peasant can throw a punch or toss together a grammatic...