JustJimAZ

I have always been drawn to werewolf stories. The idea of the shapeshifter intrigues me, but a werewolf is typically a tragic figure more than anything else. At first, it seems very cool. Every full moon the werewolf metamorphoses into a powerful beast, seemingly invulnerable to all but silver.

The thing is, this is a curse, not a gift. The werewolf, by his very nature, is separated from mankind by the beast within. Worse, the victims will inevitably be those he loves. Therein ...

Really, the whole film (Vampyr) by Carl Theodore Dreyer is an exercise in creepy ambiance. The light and shadow, the sets, the characters - they are all more than a little surreal. This particular clip, however, is just one set that could have been rather mundane. It is the doctor's office. I think you will agree, however, that this is no ordinary doctor.



The very first feature of the room is a small child's skeleton. That's creepy and unusual ...

What if we lived in the world envisioned by Jules Verne and H.G. Wells rather than George Orwell? Airships, submarines, computers, prosthetics - everything would be powered by steam. A Victorian aesthetic would be the norm.

This is the idea behind the world of steampunk. Copper is the metal of choice. Steel is not stainless. in this world, nothing is immune from "industrialization". I have seen steampunk walking sticks, which of course makes no sense since a stick requires ...

The third and final installment of my humble offering to help the hesitant write great tutorials!

Step 7: The Missteps



It has been said that the intelligent learn from their own mistakes, and the wise learn from the mistakes of others. It has also been said that the only people who get to erase their mistakes are the ones writing their autobiography. Well, did you want to write ...

Picking up from last time, you have your vision, your documentation, and your audience in mind. Now let's talk about...

Step 4: Your Voice

This is how you write your piece. You know your audience, so this should be easy. We are just like you. This is not a doctoral thesis where you get bonus points for using SAT vocabulary words. No one (almost no one) is reading your tutorial trying to catch a grammatical error. If you can generally be understood when you speak, then ...