Comic Transcripts

[[Two horseback riders discuss a story.]]
Author: So, what did you think of my story? You DID read it, right?

[[The two are now inexplicably on bicycles.]]
Critic: Honestly? It seemed a little disjointed. Little unbelievable.
Author: It was based on a true story!

[[Now on elephants.]]
Author: It was SUCH a crazy thing that happened! I just HAD to write it up as a story!
Critic: Sure, sure. Truth, stranger than, etc.

[[Giraffes.]]
Critic: But fiction has rules that make it satisfying, so for it to work AS A STORY, it has to conform to those a bit.

[[Eagles.]]
Critic: Real life is messy.
Critic: Fiction wears a messy COSTUME, artfully tattered in all the most effective ways.

[[Fish.]]
Author: Isn’t it important to ‘write what you know’?
Critic: Yes, and the thing you should KNOW is HOW TO WRITE

{{header: it was really WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Another thing that’s very important in writing is consistency of tone.}}

#1142; The Adaptation Adept transcribed by in

[[Two horseback riders discuss a story.]]
Author: So, what did you think of my story? You DID read it, right?

[[The two are now inexplicably on bicycles.]]
Critic: Honestly? It seemed a little disjointed. Little unbelievable.
Author: It was based on a true story!

[[Now on elephants.]]
Author: It was SUCH a crazy thing that happened! I just HAD to write it up as a story!
Critic: Sure, sure. Truth, stranger than, etc.

[[Giraffes.]]
Critic: But fiction has rules that make it satisfying, so for it to work AS A STORY, it has to conform to those a bit.

[[Eagles.]]
Critic: Real life is messy.
Critic: Fiction wears a messy COSTUME, artfully tattered in all the most effective ways.

[[Fish.]]
Author: Isn’t it important to ‘write what you know’?
Critic: Yes, and the thing you should KNOW is HOW TO WRITE

{{header: it was really WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Another thing that’s very important in writing is consistency of tone.}}

#1142; The Adaptation Adept transcribed by in

[[Two horseback riders discuss a story.]]
Author: So, what did you think of my story? You DID read it, right?

[[The two are now inexplicably on bicycles.]]
Critic: Honestly? It seemed a little disjointed. Little unbelievable.
Author: It was based on a true story!

[[Now on elephants.]]
Author: It was SUCH a crazy thing that happened! I just HAD to write it up as a story!
Critic: Sure, sure. Truth, stranger than, etc.

[[Giraffes.]]
Critic: But fiction has rules that make it satisfying, so for it to work AS A STORY, it has to conform to those a bit.

[[Eagles.]]
Critic: Real life is messy.
Critic: Fiction wears a messy COSTUME, artfully tattered in all the most effective ways.

[[Fish.]]
Author: Isn't it important to 'write what you know'?
Critic: Yes, and the thing you should KNOW is HOW TO WRITE

{{header: it was really WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Another thing that's very important in writing is consistency of tone.}}

Another thing that's very important in writing is consistency of tone.

#1142; The Adaptation Adept

  — July 14th, 2015

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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