Dungeons and Dragons and Creative Writing
When I was 14 years old, I ran a weekly D&D game with my friends and had to come up with stories–sometimes on the fly. The purpose of D&D is that you have a storyteller, known as the Dungeon Master, who narrates the story to the players. This includes the setting, plot, and non-essential characters. The players are the ones who tell the Dungeon Master what the essential characters do–and as any writer knows, your characters can often screw up your intentions for the plot.
Stranger Things are Happening at Richmond Public Library
I haven’t been very active lately (busy with school!), but I have written a short post for the teen blog my library hosts. Check it out!