The Nuts and Bolts of Writing

Watch on YouTube with visuals. Watch all of me and Tete's DC crossover roleplays here . In this Sims 4 roleplay, me and @tete.depunk roleplay as Sam Abramov from my graphic novel, "Sam in New York" (me) and Lex Luthor from the Snyderverse DC movies (Tete).  Find out what these two are getting up to and what that machine in the thumbnail is for!

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript here .  Learn more about the Fortunus Games Tarot Dec k.  The Tower features Tom Melbourne from my graphic novel, Sam in New York, falling from a lighthouse. On one side of the card, we see New York City (where he's moved to pursue law school), and on the other side, we see where he grew up in rural Alaska.    In my graphic novel, "Sa...

Watch this roleplay on YouTube with visuals! You'll be able to see the Sims moving and talking to each other as me and Tete roleplay. In this Sims 4 roleplay, me and @tete.depunk continue off from where we left off last time here .  Watch all of me and Tete's DC crossover roleplays here . Once again, I roleplay as Joel Farber from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel" while Tete. Depunk rolepl...

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript here .  Learn more about the Fortunus Games Tarot Deck here . Hi everyone! This week, we’ll look at the Devil in my tarot deck, the Fortunus Games tarot deck . Who else other than Ardalion Mayakov , the enigmatic and darkly seductive owner of the adult anarchist bookstore, "Ardalion Books and Gifts," would be the Devil? Ardalion is a character from...

Watch this on YouTube ! You'll be able to see our Sims move and interact with each other as we roleplay. Watch all of me and Tete's DC crossover roleplays here . In this Sims 4 roleplay, me and @tete.depunk roleplay as Malka Spitzer and Joel Farber from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel" (me) and Golden Age Lois Lane from DC Comics (Tete).    Note that Tete has modified and added to Lo...

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript here . This week, we’ll look at Temperance in my tarot deck, the Fortunus Games tarot deck.   This tarot card features Pinchas Farber from my Tapas graphic novel, “The Book of Joel.”  This card symbolizes balance, moderation, and purpose, which Pinchas believes himself to have (especially in contrast to his fiery wife, Rokhl/Rachel).  &nbs...

Tete. Depunk's Tapas novel preview, "70 Fierce Years," will feature some very dark events soon. Prepare to see Andrei's ethnic identity wiped and a heart-wrenching betrayal...   You can read and sub to "70 Fierce Years" here .

Watch the video on YouTube ! You'll see the Sims moving as me and Tete roleplay the characters' dialogue. Watch all of me and Tete's DC crossover roleplays here . In this Sims 4 roleplay, me and @tete.depunk roleplay as Malka Spitzer and Joel Farber from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel" (me) and Bruce Wayne/Batman from DC Comics (Tete).  Find out how they meet and what these three learn a...

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript here . Hi everyone! This week, we’ll look at Death in my tarot deck, the Fortunus Games tarot deck . I chose to represent Death as Zhuel from Tete’s fantasy series, “ Scale, Blood, and Bone ,” which you can read on Tapas. “Scale, Blood, and Bone” is an alternative universe (AU) fantasy reinterpretation of some of the events of my “ The Book of Joel .” Zh...

Watch this on YouTube ! You'll see me playing the Sims while me and Tete do an audio roleplay of their dialogue. Watch all of me and Tete's DC crossover roleplays here . In this Sims 4 roleplay, me and @tete.depunk roleplay as Joel Farber from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel" (me) and Golden Age Lois Lane from DC Comics (Tete).  Note that Tete has modified and added to Lois Lane's charact...

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript here .  I have chosen to portray the Hanged Man as Joel Farber from my graphic novel, “The Book of Joel.”  This is because the Hanged Man symbolizes the following:  Wisdom, circumspection, discernment, trials, sacrifice, intuition, divination, prophecy.  In reverse, the Hanged Man symbolizes selfishness, the crowd, and the body politi...

Watch on YouTube . We play the Sims as we speak, so you can see the characters moving as we talk! Watch all of me and Tete's DC crossover roleplays here . In this Sims 4 roleplay, me and @tete.depunk roleplay as Joel Farber from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel" (me) and Bruce Wayne/Batman from DC Comics (Tete).  Find out how they meet and what these two men learn about each other!

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript here .  Check out the Fortunus Games Tarot Deck !  Hi everyone! This week, we’ll look at Strength in my tarot deck, the Fortunus Games tarot deck. This card is either number Eleven or Eight, depending on the deck. I chose to go with Eleven. I chose to represent Strength as Fahid from Tete’s fantasy series, “Scale, Blood, and Bone,” which you ca...

Watch on YouTube . Today, me and Wren are going to be talking about their graphic novel, "The House on Caple Hill."  Last time, on Episode 133, we talked about the first book of the series, "The Book of Khet." The Khet is one of the parts of the soul in Egyptian mythology, namely, the body. Accordingly, it's the beginning of our protagonist Josofin's story.   (You can check out all of th...

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript here . Hi everyone! This week, we’ll look at The Wheel of Fortune in my tarot deck, the Fortunus Games tarot deck . I chose Sam Abramov , the protagonist of my Tapas graphic novel, “ Sam in New York ” for this card. The Wheel of Fortune represents good fortune, luck, and felicity, all things that Sam wants for himself. I can easily imagine Sam having a W...

Watch on YouTube . Today, me and Helevorn (IG: @helevorn_bor) talk about one of her favorite plays, "Hedda Gabler" by Henrik Ibsen.   We cover the following questions:   1. Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, published in 1890, is considered to be one of the masterpieces of realist literature and of drama, in general. The title character, Hedda Gabler, is seen as a female Hamlet through the for...

Watch on YouTube . Read the transcript here .   This week, we’ll look at The Hermit in my tarot deck, the Fortunus Games tarot deck. I chose teenage Joel Farber from my Tapas graphic novel, “The Book of Joel,” as The Hermit.  The Hermit stands by himself at the top of a mountain. His loneliness and the fact that he’s at a literal peak symbolize his spiritual growth and accomplishment. By...

Watch on YouTube . Today, me and @tete.depunk talk about a course she's recently taken, Ian Chandler's " The No B.S. Freelance Writing Course ."   In this podcast episode, we explore the following and more:  How did you think this course was going to be like?   What were the highlights of this course?  How much of this course did you do? As I understood, you did a one-month tri...

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript of this video here . This week, we'll be taking a look at the Justice card from my tarot deck, the Fortunus Games tarot deck. I chose Lev Abramov from my Tapas graphic novel, “ Sam in New York ,” as Justice. He is Sam’s father and when we meet him in the first few chapters of “Sam in New York,” he’s shown as a politically-minded man who has strong belief...

Watch on YouTube . This week, me and R.N. Roveleh (Instagram: @helevorn_bor) discuss one of her favorite books/plays, "Ghosts" by Henrik Ibsen.  We discuss the following and more:   1. This play, when published in 1881, was seen as shocking. It was highly criticized both in Norway and abroad, the book sold poorly, Ibsen was attacked by critics and readers and censored. In England, The Da...

Watch on YouTube . The full transcript of this video is on my site .    Frankie is The Chariot in my tarot deck (Fortunus Games Tarot)!   The Chariot symbolizes willpower and determination, which Frankie has plenty of since he has to deal with so many things as the co-owner of his family's restaurant.  The Chariot also symbolizes mastery and control, and Frankie has mastered hi...

Tete got some new Superman comics (Golden Age canon), so we decided to flip through them (this time in detail) and talk about our impressions of some of the artwork and themes covered and how it compares to Silver Age and other things!   Short version of this flipthrough can be seen here: https://youtu.be/FRTfmVRDf0U

Watch on YouTube ! Today, me and R.N. Roveleh (Instagram: @helevorn_bor) talk about Henrik Ibsen's play, "The Lady from the Sea," which subconsciously influenced her character, Merwyn, whom she's written about in the short story, "The Enchanted Isles," as part of her anthology, "Tales from the North."   Read "The Enchanted Isles" here: https://tapas.io/episode/2130584   R.N. Roveleh will...

On Feb 19, 2022, @tete.depunk's "70 Fierce Years," her story about Andrei Novokshonov the Cossack, will be released as a series of preview chapters three times a week on Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/70-Fierce-Years/info

Hi everyone! Happy Valentine’s Day! How fitting - this week’s Tarot card is The Lovers. Read the full transcript of this video here . In my portrayal of The Lovers tarot card of the Major Arcana, we see none other than Malka and Joel from my graphic novel, " The Book of Joel .”  The uncensored version is on my Patreon, by the way, for those who are curious. In its upright position, this card...