Category Archives: essays

Post about my essays. Or essays about my posts maybe.

The Allure of New Horizons

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Jason L Blair

I have always been plagued by the demon known as Ambition. As a youth, I never felt at home in the place I grew up in. I always wanted more. I knew my life was elsewhere. I wasn’t entirely sure … Continue reading →

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Roots Pushing Through

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Jason L Blair

I think I’m starting to understand the concept of putting down roots. Staying in a place for a while. Staying at a job, a company for a long time. It’s…weird for me. I never felt a connection to my hometown. … Continue reading →

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Operation Awesome: Revelations on Story

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Jason L Blair

This is gonna be mostly old hat to most writers, I reckon, but every author goes through their own journey and such so this is new and revelatory to me, at the very least. I’ve been doing a lot of … Continue reading →

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Hey, Wanna Hear Something Crazy?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Jason L Blair

I don’t remember the exact date that I went crazy, but I remember the weeks preceding it. In mid-June 2004, I got sick. I didn’t know what it was at first. I worked during the day at a local internet … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Revelation

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Jason L Blair

Obvious revelation that reared its head into my brain a bit ago so I thought I’d share. Doing nothing leads to doing more nothing. Most folks know that. But the inverse is also true. When you do something, especially if … Continue reading →

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The Dream Job

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Jason L Blair

Last Friday, March 30th, I accepted an offer for the job of my dreams. This past Tuesday, April 3rd, I declined the position. Forgive me for not naming names, but this isn’t the studio’s story. This is mine. But, really, … Continue reading →

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Roleplayers Chronicle: Designer’s Diary

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Jason L Blair

Aaron T. Huss, from Mystical Throne Entertainment, contacted me recently about doing a Designer’s Diary for his Roleplayers Chronicle website and I quickly agreed. The piece went live over the weekend and touches briefly on the work that went into … Continue reading →

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Operation: Awesome – The 1000-Word Plan

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Jason L Blair

One thousand words. It’s not a lot. But neither is a single grain of sand. Earlier this year, I hit a hard realization: Writing wasn’t working for me anymore. I was writing in spurts. Some days I’d hit 3000 words … Continue reading →

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Death of a PlayStation

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Jason L Blair

I awoke Sunday morning to some terrible news: My PlayStation 2 was dead. Some kids were playing around and one of them, a friend of my daughter, had accidentally stepped on the disc tray, shattering it. As far as I … Continue reading →

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The Write Identity

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Jason L Blair

See, I lost focus. And that happens. I’m fallible and I know it. If I wasn’t, I wouldn’t have initiated Operation: Awesome. I would have just sat around wondering why no one recognized my genius. A couple weeks ago, I … Continue reading →

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