Spirited Away Should Be A Game

It’s cliche to say that most movies turned into games are mediocre, or worse. After all, they’re based upon branding and focus groups and generally are marketing tools more than inventive games that move games forward. But just imagine what a terrific platformer director Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away would have made. What a great loss…

When You Don’t Get Paid, Part 3

You’re going to have to sue. At some point in your writing life, you’re going to have to sue to get paid. Thankfully, it doesn’t happen often. It happens to me about once every five years. The process of suing for payment in New York City’s small claims court is time consuming, but not at…

When You Don’t Get Paid, Part 1

It’s going to happen at some point. You’ll pen a story. You’ll put all of your blood, sweat and tears into it. You’ll get tough interview subjects to participate. Your editor will say ‘I love it!’  The fruits of your labor will be published. Maybe you’ll even get a cover story on the Web or…