Author Archives: Herm
About Herm
Worlds Built CheapContest! (involves kitty and doggerel)
What colour is the cat who writes this complaint, AND WHY? Continue reading
The Barking Ghost, reviewed
It's the shortest and lamest member of my Black Dogs book collection. Continue reading
A writerly exercise: "How could you get me so damn wrong?"
An important step in making sure you have a rounded character instead of a Mary Sue, or so I've read, is making sure your little puppet is not omniscient, isn't correct about everything and is sometimes pretty failtastic at telling important information from unimportant. Continue reading
Mythology Engine: a data-driven site all about stories.
I've been eager for more news about this proof-of-concept project, now called the Mythology Engine, because I'm enchanted by the idea behind it. Continue reading
Bedtime story
"Oh, all right then. One story." Continue reading
The best joke ever.
"It is funny because the squirrel gets dead." Continue reading
Ninja Assassin
All right you guys. Ninja Assassin is the BEST FILM EVER. We were laughing so hard throughout. It's wonderful, really, all cheesy plot and plentiful OTT violence and gore. And of course it reminded me strongly of Weft's upbringing, except … Continue reading
*does the pirate dance*
Alluring Swiper realised now that attacking an entire crew of pirates had been somewhat ambitious. Continue reading
Cat Piano
The Cat Piano, an animated noir beat poem. Continue reading
Artwork post: Tim O'Brien (trains, tetrapods and unbridled horror)
I found a really nifty artist's site. With tetrapods. Continue reading
On Them
I'm not sure if I've ever blogged this before. Continue reading
Dream: The Pancake Trick
This involved a dozing older fellow who was sitting with a big stack of American breakfast pancakes on his head. Continue reading
The continuing adventures of Dork Boy and Spaceman Sniff
And, lots of lovely murder! Continue reading
Dork Boy and Spaceman Sniff in their continuing adventures
"And don't try telling me she's suddenly discovered her maternal side, 'cause she hasn't got one." Continue reading
Are you playing Smokescreen?
Here's an example of online storytelling that is wonderful (and has a powerful message or three). Continue reading
When mage/scholars squabble…
A little background material for Profusion. Continue reading
You owe it to yourself to watch this fullscreen.
Cat miaow music video – surely the only one in existence that doesn't suck. Continue reading