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Daniel Quinn

On Narrative Serendipity in Roleplaying Games

The joy of game mastering is in that psychic transference latent in all creative acts.

10 min readJan 2, 2021

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On Narrative Serendipity in Roleplaying Games

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Daniel Quinn

Quarantine Fitness in 2021: Cobra Kai, Oculus Quest 2, and Convict Conditioning — Boston Freelance…

It’s one part quarantine fitness, one part tech review, and one part Cobrai Kai praise.

8 min readDec 21, 2020

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Quarantine Fitness in 2021: Cobra Kai, Oculus Quest 2, and Convict Conditioning — Boston Freelance…

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Daniel Quinn

From The Workshop Vampire to The Combative Critic: 10 Writing Workshop Personalities to Avoid

These are the people I’ve seen reappear time and time again in writing workshops, like a recurring cancer.

9 min readMar 4, 2019

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From The Workshop Vampire to The Combative Critic: 10 Writing Workshop Personalities to Avoid

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Daniel Quinn

The History of the Telling Hook: On Writing Science Fiction in Scene

Lately I’ve been encountering a recurring credo among fellow writing workshoppers and conductors of said workshops that goes something…

12 min readDec 23, 2018

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The History of the Telling Hook: On Writing Science Fiction in Scene

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Daniel Quinn

Web Design at Work: Interview with Digital Producer Annie Truong

Freelancing can be a solitary enterprise, even for creatives who work in shared spaces. The strategies we use to survive, however, are…

7 min readSep 29, 2017

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Web Design at Work: Interview with Digital Producer Annie Truong

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Daniel Quinn

Web Design at Work: Interview with Creative Developer Yurij Lojko

Freelancing can be a solitary enterprise, even for creatives who work in shared spaces. The strategies we use to survive, however, are…

4 min readAug 23, 2017

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Web Design at Work: Interview with Creative Developer Yurij Lojko

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Daniel Quinn

Villeneuve’s Arrival Leaves Linguist Heroine with Little to Say in Half-Baked Scifi

4 min readNov 17, 2016

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Villeneuve’s Arrival Leaves Linguist Heroine with Little to Say in Half-Baked Scifi

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Daniel Quinn

What’s New in the Upside Down: Higher Dimensions in Stranger Things

8 min readAug 6, 2016

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What’s New in the Upside Down: Higher Dimensions in Stranger Things

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Daniel Quinn

Okay, We Need to Talk About the X-Files Season 10 Revival

9 min readMar 24, 2016

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Okay, We Need to Talk About the X-Files Season 10 Revival

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Daniel Quinn

Hollywood’s Love Affair with Destiny in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Our love of the “eternal return” in Hollywood isn’t anything new, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens is no exception to the rule.

7 min readDec 28, 2015

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Hollywood’s Love Affair with Destiny in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Daniel Quinn

Daniel Quinn

Web designer, RPG hobbyist, scifi writer at dquinn.net. Cohost of worldbuildwithus.com. My favorite holiday is Halloween and I believe in Oxford commas.

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