Here are a few things you may have missed over the last few weeks! Podcasts From Regina McMenomy: Game on Girl on the Go Episode 5 - Do the Gamer Types Get Along? From Engaged Family Gaming: The EFG Daily Commute The Games I Need To Play This Year! Balancing Relationships, Children, Work, and Content Creation. My thoughts on the #Nintendo Direct! Even MORE thoughts on the Nintendo Direct! Top Two of Toy… Continue reading TGE Sticky Notes (2/10–2/23)
Hey, Geeks. Welcome to Your Favorite Thing Sucks, where I get to talk about all the worst parts of your favorite things. And while I'm pretty sure that NO ONE actually considers Electronic Arts their favorite thing, we need to discuss it anyway. Because EA is worse than being your favorite sucky thing. EA actually… Continue reading Your Favorite Thing Sucks: EA
It’s February and romance is in the air! For writers, though, the prospect of romance all too often leads to that most tricksy of tasks: penning the dreaded sex scene. Sure, there are writers who have made smutty stories into a craft all their own. They have my respect and my undying envy, because, for… Continue reading Pitching Woo: Tips for Writing Sex Scenes
It’s not until you open the box at your new desk that you start to think, “Do I want to let my geek flag fly on day one?”
A guy came into my work the other day and told me he was going to go home and play Breath of the Wild. (I mean, we were talking and I asked about his plans for the night, he didn't come in just to tell me.) But when I heard this, I confessed I hadn't… Continue reading Getting Back Into Games
Here are a few things you may have missed over the last few weeks! Podcasts From Regina McMenomy: Game on Girl on the Go Episode 4 – Mastery Gamer TypeEpisode 5 – Do the Gamer Types Get Along? From Engaged Family Gaming: The EFG Daily Commute My Early Thoughts about Magic: The Gathering ArenaAdvice for Content… Continue reading TGE Sticky Notes (1/2–2/9)
Each of the remaining major characters in Game of Thrones has a pivotal scene that has changed them from who they were at the beginning of the show to who they are leading into the final season. This scene for Arya Stark comes in episode 8 of season 6. The Lead Up Arya has no… Continue reading Character-Defining Scenes: Arya Stark
The gang here at TGE covers a wide range of topics, but we share a love of the written word, of storytelling, of all the wild wonders that come with indulging in the wordsmith's art. While no one can tell you how to write, thanks to the wonder of the Internet, there are countless resources… Continue reading A Geeky Guide to Getting the Words Out: Writing Resources
I said in my last article that Magic: the Gathering has become a sort of self-care tool for me. Unfortunately, as I also mentioned, I rarely get to play because I'm always busy. So imagine my reaction when I found out that, not only did I have a day off both jobs, but there was… Continue reading Ravnica Allegiance Prerelease
There are so many advice columns out there on self care. I'm sure you've seen them. But you've probably noticed that most of them are directed to people who are... not you. They never seem to focus on the nerds and geeks out there who'd rather swing a sword around than move the D&D table… Continue reading Self Care for Geeks and Nerds
