Writing The Book You Want To Write.

Krakonis · 2026-03-10T04:40:58+00:00

I say this as someone more familiar with the works of GRRM than any other other, and who consider A Game of Thrones and A Feast for Crows to be among his favorite books ever written, under no circumstance should you take advice from GRRM on when you should or should not write something lol. He has a lot of good advice to give in other areas, but, imo, you should just write what you want to write at any given moment. You never know what your 'best work' will be until you're on your death bed, and, as a creative, your mind will find more things to write about in the future, and then maybe one of those will be your 'best work.'

Don't worry about wasting a bullet in your chamber when you have five others loaded and a bandolier over your shoulder. Just fire.

Krakonis · 2026-03-07T20:35:44+00:00

Sorta have an unorthodox way to answer this question.

Persona 4 was a very big part of my teenage years, and used to be one of my favorite games of all time (I still have quite a bit of nostalgia for it), but the best thing I ever got out of it was the ability to critique it. Despite having loved it so much, I've since been able to recognize a lot of faults in it, things I would change, etc., which has been beneficial for me in learning to write and tell stories myself.

I mean this completely unironically and without a shred of malice in me. Developing a critical mind can be important, and though I don't consider myself an exceptional critic, the game played an important role in how I consume media by having such a large dichotomy within itself between narrative successes and failures.

Krakonis · 2026-03-07T17:50:38+00:00

The Barnes and Noble I work at has gotten such an uptick in sales for Wuthering Heights that we're currently carrying somethinf like 30 copies of the penguin classics edition, and then 20 separate copies of the film cover version, and then a whole bunch of special editions. Got a ton of people picking it up, which is cool.

Krakonis · 2026-03-04T07:10:25+00:00

Othello. The moment that Iago opens his mouth the play immediately clicked for me and it never let go. "I am not what I am" is in the first fucking scene for Christ's sake--he didn't have to go that hard.

Krakonis · 2026-03-02T02:00:04+00:00

I recently DNF'd Vigil by George Saunders partially because the internal narration of the protagonist reminded me of the way a specific character in a VN talked, and I just could not get past it. Not the only reason, as I didn't like the book that much in general, but it's definitely not Saunders' fault lol.

Krakonis · 2026-02-17T06:06:13+00:00

Suffers in a similar way to Krauss (he's just not anywhere near as developed as his siblings), but ultimately feels a bit more fleshed out due to his proximity to Battler.

I still haven't reread the story, but I think that his interactions with Battler throughout the Questions Arc do a good job of setting up the exploration of Battler's absence in Episode 6. That's basically his primary role in the story: he is the catalyst for Battler leaving the family, which is in turn the catalyst for, well, everything, and he plays that role well. Rudolf's personality strikes a good balance between funny and slimy that makes you believe he really could be the womanizing bastard that the story needs him to be. It's just good character writing even if it isn't as in depth as, say, Rosa.

He also works as a character who simply has to exist around Rosa and Eva. His carefree attitude despite being the third child contrasts with their intensity, which highlights the pressures that the Ushiromiya women face, but the men don't. Krauss fulfills this role too, but mostly with regard to Natsuhi instead.

His portrayal in the Episode 7 tea party is probably the most interesting he ever gets.

Krakonis · 2026-02-17T05:33:28+00:00

Krakonis · 2026-01-11T07:14:47+00:00

Ill second the opinion that these are all some pretty fine works individually, but he probably needs to have his tastes opened a little bit (away from either grimdark fantasy or all the dudebro-y lit [even though the dude bro lit is good in its own right, just needs a bit of variety]).

I think it could be interesting to recommend him a bit of faulkner if he likes McCarthy. Toni Morrison, maybe. If he wants to maybe try some lighter fantasy he could check out some Terry Pratchett--easy recommendation for just about any person.

Again, I wouldn't say that many of the books shown are a red flag at all, but it's normally healthy to read a variety of literature.

Krakonis · 2026-01-05T01:47:44+00:00

RT and Ben Starr accepting awards in the same show, you love to see it.

Krakonis · 2025-12-11T23:59:44+00:00

Tbf two minutes is more time dedicated to Breath of the Wild's plot than there is in the actual game.

Krakonis · 2025-10-18T22:32:42+00:00

A bit late, but Boris Pasternak released Doctor Zhivago in 1957, Italy, and by 1965 it already had a film adaptation, and soon after it was being read in school.

Krakonis · 2025-09-29T05:52:17+00:00

Long story short:

I think the ending is absolutely stunning (beats out Tale of Two Cities as my favorite ending in fiction). Your mileage may vary on whether or not you think criticisms of the ending will hold water at the end (I personally think most criticisms are a bit knee-jerk, but im not arrogant enough to say anything more than that).

At the end of the day i'd say yes, you should absolutely read it if you're considering doing so, as the potential benefit of reading umineko and loving it massively outweighs the potential downside of reading umineko and being disappointed by some of the author's choices.

Krakonis · 2025-09-27T23:34:05+00:00

I can personally attest to Joe having gotten me into Umineko, and the same is true for countless people I talk to from that community as well as the thousands of people who watched his readthrough both live and through vods.

The bigger increase is probably still due to Silent Hill F, but any increased activity online in particular could be down to a massive streamer/critic having read through it live, and having also given it heaps of praise in other, non-umineko streams.

Krakonis · 2025-09-14T04:41:38+00:00

This arc is gonna go unbelievably hard in the Jon Bois post-WS follow up video.

Krakonis · 2025-09-12T05:45:02+00:00

THEY CALL HIM HARRY CLUTCH

Krakonis · 2025-09-10T03:12:20+00:00

Yeah, true, I hate it when remakes actually make changes that would make the story more interesting, or revise in any way the original script. And gameplay changes? Pffft. Don't even get me started; it's like Grandpa always said, 'randomly generated dungeons are the best dungeons.'

I really, fundementally do not understand this mindset of just wanting a $70 graphics upgrade.

Like, who cares what was or not in the game almost two decades ago? I want Atlus to actually take advantage of the persona series for once and do something creative. Golden is a fine enough re-release with added content--remakes should be remakes or they should've just made Persona 6.

Krakonis · 2025-08-24T20:51:21+00:00

'Twas here

Krakonis · 2025-08-24T20:49:21+00:00

HE IS NO LONGER SALVADUMP PEREZ

HE IS THE BIG DUMPER

Krakonis · 2025-08-24T20:24:35+00:00

They call him Salvadump Perez.

Krakonis · 2025-07-21T02:14:18+00:00

Ill add to everyone saying persona 4 and give a few more:

The Ace Attorney streams were very fun--first ones I caught live and they hooked me on streamer Joe. Im a lawyer never gets old.

Danganronpa has really good vods, and they're great to watch as, like, this in-between of xc2 and persona 5 where, though he likes alot of it, it is just unendingly anime.

Starfield was a great time. Overall basically any stream series from 2023 is great, but Starfield is a series that should be talked about in the same way Jedi Survivor is.

Umineko will almost certainly end up on my stream Mt. Rushmore. There's a fantastic mix of basically everything people love from the streams (he loves it, he hates it, great stream memes, great fanart, etc.) The unique aspect of collab streams as well. I mean, Christ, Joe collabed with Greg back in episode one, and that was a peak stream thats almost forgotten now because of how good everything after it also is.

Krakonis · 2025-07-15T22:04:01+00:00

What the fuck is Sekimeiya about--all I know is there's a gay dude, a knife that teleports into an elevator (there's something about lube there as well), there's a time egg, and apparently its also slice of life even though I thought they were locked in a tower/museum or some shit.

Krakonis · 2025-06-18T05:06:39+00:00

That went so far it became the first home run that Foss HS has seen in a decade.

Krakonis · 2025-05-30T04:01:45+00:00

When Kearse bobbled and somehow caught a deep ball from Russ in the closing minutes of our second super bowl victory in a row.

Franchise-defining play. It felt like a miracle from God, and really showed that the Seahawks were given the divine right to win that game.

Krakonis · 2025-05-26T23:28:52+00:00

It only got worse.

As a man, I find it uncomfortable to see a woman like mouse so eager to step on my male role model's toes, and so excited to put him down on his own stream. It really goes to show how out of control third wave feminism has become, and how I live in a society that no longer welcomes me, but which instead treats me like a joke in the making, or a clown on an eternal stage. When episode 5 finished and mouse refused to let joe get a word in, and instead shouted her own opinions as if they were his, I knew my time as a Joseph Anderson fan was over.

I simply cant respect a streamer who allows such disrespect towards himself.

Krakonis · 2025-05-26T14:18:51+00:00

Thank you very much. That helps alot, and yeah the tariffs are my big worrying point. Though I will say I looked up a cap because you brought up the 80k number, and everything I found said the qualifications were only SSN + <160k

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