Why You Find Pleasure in Fiction by Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology, Yale University

What explains the universal human love of fiction, even horror fiction? Paul Bloom believes it’s an evolved preference that helped our ancestors survive a variety of real-world scenarios.

More from Paul Bloom

• Paul Bloom on Primate Pornography
• Are We Hard-Wired for Greed or Empathy?
• Why Do We Like What We Like?
• Psychology, Broccoli, and Spite
• How Are Kids Smarter Than Adults?

A Report on Software Tools for Interactive Storytelling by Richard Rabil, Jr

This report presents an evaluation of four tools used to author stories for video games: articy:draft, Chat Mapper, the Dragon Age Toolset, and Microsoft Excel 2007.

The evaluation involved a literature review, web survey, hours of firsthand experience with each tool, and an extensive scoring process. The report contains visual summaries of results, quantitative scores for each tool, a detailed discussion (along with relevant screenshots), recommendations, and an in-depth commentary.

Neale Sourna's Writing-Naked.com: Dialog, Description, and Character Doctoring

Neale Sourna's Writing-Naked.com

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With online clients worldwide, fiction and nonfiction: USA, Canada, Australia, England, Germany, Poland, China, and more. Accepting viable clients through Elance, Guru, and PayPal (if established previous client). Click on links following to see portfolios and connect into Neale online at Elance or Guru.

Elance.com / NS Elance Writing-Editing Profile and Guru.com / NS Guru Writing-Editing Profile /
NS Resume 2010-NSourna--Writing-Naked.pdf or .htm

/ Links for Games Neale's Written / Neale Sourna's Game Writing and Design Store

(for scripts, screenplays, novels, game stories/gaming stories, short stories, sales dialog scripts, and more)

Find Neale Sourna at LinkedIn! http://www.linkedin.com/in/nealesourna
Find Neale Sourna at MySpace!

Neale Sourna's Wikipedia User Info

• Creative Writing,


• Dialog/Dialogue Writing and Doctoring (specific to character, history, incident),


• Writing Character
  (developing and improving; inner and outer motivations; emotions and mannerisms),


• Screenwriting
  [Screenwriter] / Scriptwriting [Scriptwriter] / Script Doctor,


• Creative Web Content,


• Game Writing [Game Writer] / Game Story Narrative,


• Ghostwriting
  [Ghost Writer] (novels, screenplays),


• Description Improvements,
  


• Rewriting,
  


• Proofing,
  


• Editing,
  


• Freelance Writing,


• Online Writing,


• Writing Ideas Help,


• Author Publishing Consultant [Self-Publishing].

Fees vary to each individual client project. Please, just ask.--Neale

ns [at] writing-naked.com

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Your screenplay, novel, or screenplay into novel, your dialog and visuals need hardcore writing and intense character rebuilding or revisualization. In your writing erotica, writing romance, erotic writing, too, it needs its to have hypnotic, sensual (all your senses) and emotional impact to have more power over your reader; so, invest in fine writing and great storytelling that makes your reader feel and experience.

Problems with one character or many characters?

• Are they "off"?
• "Not gelling?""Out of step?"
• Or are they "frozen" or "lifeless,"and not "real enough"

We can work on that. I can help you improve that.

Or

I can take over and give you a rewrite that'll help.

So, if you need

• a writer,
• a rewriter,
• a ghostwriter,
• a writing consultant, perhaps
• a mini coach for just a few hours of writing/character/plotting advice
• or author
• or self-publishing advice

for a "kick start" or "kick in the pants," to help you with your fiction or your voice in both fiction and nonfiction, make contact.

If you're truly ready to be serious about investing in and doing the very best for your project, contact me; when you want a voice that's strong, profound, and farseeing--whether scifi/adventure, romance, spiritual, or drama (with or without humor / humour).

Quality pricing gets you quality writing; by byline or ghost (ghostwriting).