Check out Mr. Kai Wai Cheah's latest article, readers: The Same Story Told Ten Thousand Times I’m thinking of a story. Can you guess what it is? It is the story of a young man who is whisked away into a parallel world. There he suddenly acquires a set of rare and overpowered special abilities … Continue reading Reposted: The Same Story Told Ten Thousand Times
Kit Sun Cheah
Reposted: The Last Thousand Words
Drat. My apologies, readers, but I didn't get to finish my next Writerly Sound Bites post this past week. Too many items popped up that required my attention, and I couldn't spare the time. Darn. That said, I will not leave you in the lurch. You can check out Mr. Cheah's excellent article below, as … Continue reading Reposted: The Last Thousand Words
Reposted: The Page is Not the Game
Check out this great piece by Kit Sun Cheah, readers! The Page is Not the Game The video game is the defining entertainment medium of the times. Combining high-impact visuals, immersive sound and deep player engagement, all within the comfort of the player’s home, the video game is the epitome of technological leisure. Its influence … Continue reading Reposted: The Page is Not the Game
Reposted: The Page is Not the Screen
Check out this excellent article from Kai Wai Cheah, readers: The Page is Not the Screen The pulp era was a different time. Dime novels, pulp magazines and radio were the primary forms of fiction. Silent films dominated the theatres until the 1920s, with musicians playing music to accompany the show. The first Technicolor feature … Continue reading Reposted: The Page is Not the Screen
Reposted: Nipping at the Heels of Gods
Take a look at this piece by author Kit Sun Cheah, readers: Nipping at the Heels of Gods By conventional standards, the action scenes I write are unconventional. Many action scenes in pop culture follow the same tired formula. Lone hero picks up a machine gun, wades into a group of bad guys and blows … Continue reading Reposted: Nipping at the Heels of Gods
Reposted: 3 Lessons from Writing A Female Protagonist
Take a look at this excellent piece by author Kai Wai Cheah, readers: 3 Lessons from Writing A Female Protagonist Babylon Red was my first attempt at writing a novel-length work anchored by a female protagonist. Unlike other modern fiction, I sought to write a female character, not a man with breasts. She had to think, talk, act … Continue reading Reposted: 3 Lessons from Writing A Female Protagonist
Reposted: Ingredients of Action Horror
Check out this fantastic piece by author Kai Wai Cheah, readers! Ingredients of Action Horror Action horror. A fiction contradiction if there ever was one. Action stories are about agency: the character’s ability to act on the environment, to overcome all odds, to destroy all foes in his path. Horror relies heavily on a lack of agency: … Continue reading Reposted: Ingredients of Action Horror
Review – Dungeon Samurai Vol. 1: Kamikaze (An Anti-LitRPG Dungeon Crawl) by Kit Sun Cheah
Here we have another review of a work produced by author Kai Wai Cheah (who also uses the name Benjamin Cheah and Kit Sun Cheah). Dungeon Samurai Vol. 1: Kamikaze* comes from the creator of Amp, a superhero in Silver Empire’s Heroes’ Unleashed* universe. It is also a fascinating new look at the isekai genre. … Continue reading Review – Dungeon Samurai Vol. 1: Kamikaze (An Anti-LitRPG Dungeon Crawl) by Kit Sun Cheah
Reposted: The Fight Scene is the Last Scene
Check out this excellent piece by Kai Wai Cheah, readers! The Fight Scene is the Last Scene Action scenes are the most memorable aspects of any fiction. Fast-paced and intense, they sear themselves into the audience’s memories. Battles between the hero and the lesser mooks punctuate the plot, while the final showdown between the hero … Continue reading Reposted: The Fight Scene is the Last Scene
Reposted: Hellish Quart Early Access Review
Check out this great piece by Kit Sun Cheah, readers: “It is easy to kill someone with a slash of the sword. It is hard to be impossible for others to cut down.” Yagyu Munenori Hellish Quart Early Access Review Hollywood, games and fiction gets fencing wrong. Protracted clash of blades. Wild telegraphed flailing and … Continue reading Reposted: Hellish Quart Early Access Review