Fiction Series So Big, They Cross Multimedia Platforms
In this article series launched on the Alien Romances Blog called "Fiction Series So Big, They Cross Multimedia Platforms", I explored supernatural fiction series that sometimes had their beginnings as books but branched out into other types of mediums, like videogames, movies/TV series, board/card/role-playing games, and music. In each individual article that introduced entertainment connoisseurs to some incredible fiction or components of similar themed stories they might have otherwise missed, I discussed the origins of the series elements as well as my individual experience with the various types of media, which will be presented as a kind of review of the series.
In this article series launched on the Alien Romances Blog called "Fiction Series So Big, They Cross Multimedia Platforms", I explored supernatural fiction series that sometimes had their beginnings as books but branched out into other types of mediums, like videogames, movies/TV series, board/card/role-playing games, and music. In each individual article that introduced entertainment connoisseurs to some incredible fiction or components of similar themed stories they might have otherwise missed, I discussed the origins of the series elements as well as my individual experience with the various types of media, which will be presented as a kind of review of the series.
Available now: The Witcher Series created by Andrzej Sapkowski
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/11/fiction-series-so-big-they-cross.html
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/11/fiction-series-so-big-they-cross.html
| witcher2walkthroughkarenwiesner.pdf |
| witcher3checklist.pdf |
Available now: Dragon Age Series created by Bioware and David Gaider
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/11/karen-wiesner-fiction-series-so-big.html
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/11/karen-wiesner-fiction-series-so-big.html
| dragonageoriginschecklist.pdf |
| dragonageiichecklist.pdf |
| dragonageinquisitionchecklist.pdf |
Available now: Videogame Review of Dragon Age: The Veilguard created by Bioware https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/11/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-videogame.html
Available now: Book Review of Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights edited by Chris Bain, Patrick Weekes, Matthew Goldman, and Christopher Morgan https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/12/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-book.html
Available now: Book Review of Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights edited by Chris Bain, Patrick Weekes, Matthew Goldman, and Christopher Morgan https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/12/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-book.html
| dragonagetheveilguardchecklist.pdf |
Available now: Mass Effect Series created by Bioware with Drew Karpyshyn, Casey Hudson, and Preston Watamaniuk
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/11/karen-wiesner-fiction-series-so-big_01915639164.html
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/11/karen-wiesner-fiction-series-so-big_01915639164.html
| masseffect1checklist.pdf |
| masseffect2checklist.pdf |
| masseffect3checklist.pdf |
| masseffectandromedachecklist.pdf |
Below I've uploaded my videogame walkthroughs and checklists.
GreedFall Checklist
| greedfallchecklist.pdf |
Kingdoms of Amalur--Re-Reckoning Fatesworn Edition Checklist
| kingdomsofamalurchecklist.pdf |
Hogwarts Legacy Checklist
| hogwartslegacychecklist.pdf |
Elder Scrolls Checklists: Oblivion IV and Skyrim V
| oblivionchecklist.pdf |
| skyrimchecklist.pdf |
Alien Romances Blog Original Articles
"Taking the Bucket Out of the Bucket List" by Karen S. Wiesner
In this two-part article on the Alien Romances Blog, I discuss the wisdom and benefits of, and strategies for, drawing up a personal bucket list as early as possible--long before the curtain of a life is drawn. I encourage everyone, not just those interested in writing (or aliens!), to read this.
Part 1: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/03/taking-bucket-out-of-bucket-list-part-1.html
2025 Update: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/01/taking-bucket-out-of-bucket-list-part-1.html
Part 2: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/04/taking-bucket-out-of-bucket-list-part-2.html
2025 Update: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/01/taking-bucket-out-of-bucket-list-part-2.html
Type A and B Bucket List Worksheets:
In this two-part article on the Alien Romances Blog, I discuss the wisdom and benefits of, and strategies for, drawing up a personal bucket list as early as possible--long before the curtain of a life is drawn. I encourage everyone, not just those interested in writing (or aliens!), to read this.
Part 1: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/03/taking-bucket-out-of-bucket-list-part-1.html
2025 Update: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/01/taking-bucket-out-of-bucket-list-part-1.html
Part 2: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/04/taking-bucket-out-of-bucket-list-part-2.html
2025 Update: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/01/taking-bucket-out-of-bucket-list-part-2.html
Type A and B Bucket List Worksheets:
| bucketlistcourtesyofkarenwiesnertypea.pdf |
| bucketlistcourtesyofkarenwiesnertypeb.pdf |
"Details of Life" by Karen S. Wiesner
In this article on the Alien Romances Blog, I discuss changing your perspective from the negative to the positive when writing an obituary for yourself or for a loved one who's still alive. I encourage everyone, not just those interested in writing (or aliens!), to read this.
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/04/details-of-life-by-karen-s-wiesner.html
Details of Life Form:
In this article on the Alien Romances Blog, I discuss changing your perspective from the negative to the positive when writing an obituary for yourself or for a loved one who's still alive. I encourage everyone, not just those interested in writing (or aliens!), to read this.
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/04/details-of-life-by-karen-s-wiesner.html
Details of Life Form:
| details_of_life_form.pdf |
"Reflections of Life" by Karen S. Wiesner
In looking back over the course of my life as an author who's looking forward to becoming an artist in retirement, I've learned to slow down and reflect on the past, savor the present, and look forward to the future. Interspersed through these ruminations each Friday on the Alien Romances Blog, I included some of my own sketches.
Part 1: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/04/reflections-of-life-part-1-by-karen-s.html
Part 2: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/05/reflections-of-life-part-2-by-karen-s.html
Part 3: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/05/reflections-of-life-part-3-by-karen-s.html
Part 4: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/05/reflections-of-life-part-4-by-karen.html
Part 5: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/05/reflections-of-life-part-5-by-karen-s.html
In looking back over the course of my life as an author who's looking forward to becoming an artist in retirement, I've learned to slow down and reflect on the past, savor the present, and look forward to the future. Interspersed through these ruminations each Friday on the Alien Romances Blog, I included some of my own sketches.
Part 1: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/04/reflections-of-life-part-1-by-karen-s.html
Part 2: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/05/reflections-of-life-part-2-by-karen-s.html
Part 3: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/05/reflections-of-life-part-3-by-karen-s.html
Part 4: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/05/reflections-of-life-part-4-by-karen.html
Part 5: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/05/reflections-of-life-part-5-by-karen-s.html
"Pros and Cons of Taking a Break from Writing" by Karen S. Wiesner
In a two-part article called "Pros and Cons of Taking a Break from Writing" on the Alien Romances Blog, I evaluate aging, progress, and momentum as well as talk about the indisputable value breaks provide one in their particular discipline along with the damage protracted absences from said discipline can also do.
Part 1: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/08/pros-and-cons-of-taking-break-from.html
Part 2: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/08/pros-and-cons-of-taking-break-from_0529933682.html
In a two-part article called "Pros and Cons of Taking a Break from Writing" on the Alien Romances Blog, I evaluate aging, progress, and momentum as well as talk about the indisputable value breaks provide one in their particular discipline along with the damage protracted absences from said discipline can also do.
Part 1: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/08/pros-and-cons-of-taking-break-from.html
Part 2: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/08/pros-and-cons-of-taking-break-from_0529933682.html
“The Practice of Benevolence {A Reflection on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol}” by Karen S. Wiesner
In this article, I reflect on the lesson that the spirit of benevolence and goodwill toward our fellow human beings throughout the year is in the eternal need for compassion, kindness, and mercy to all, as well as the transformative power of change coming from within.
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-practice-of-benevolence-reflection.html
In this article, I reflect on the lesson that the spirit of benevolence and goodwill toward our fellow human beings throughout the year is in the eternal need for compassion, kindness, and mercy to all, as well as the transformative power of change coming from within.
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-practice-of-benevolence-reflection.html
“Daily Thanksgiving” by Karen S. Wiesner
From the moment we wake up until we fall asleep, we're continuously judging everything inside, outside, and all around us not only negatively, but also positively and somewhere in-between. Is it possible to simply accept things as they come and go and view them all as experiences that shape us, hopefully for the better? In honor of Thanksgiving, I talk about practicing gratitude in an article called "Daily Thanksgiving".
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/11/daily-thanksgiving-by-karen-s-wiesner.html
From the moment we wake up until we fall asleep, we're continuously judging everything inside, outside, and all around us not only negatively, but also positively and somewhere in-between. Is it possible to simply accept things as they come and go and view them all as experiences that shape us, hopefully for the better? In honor of Thanksgiving, I talk about practicing gratitude in an article called "Daily Thanksgiving".
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/11/daily-thanksgiving-by-karen-s-wiesner.html
“Beware Ignorance and Want” by Karen S. Wiesner
The individual cells that make up a body are like a community…but beware ignorance and want! In a reflective post just in time for Christmas, I present another Dickens’ A Christmas Carol inspired article.
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/12/beware-ignorance-and-want-by-karen-s.html
The individual cells that make up a body are like a community…but beware ignorance and want! In a reflective post just in time for Christmas, I present another Dickens’ A Christmas Carol inspired article.
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/12/beware-ignorance-and-want-by-karen-s.html
“An Author's Legacy” by Karen S. Wiesner
In an article titled "An Author's Legacy", I talk about authors putting down in writing their wishes for the future of their body of written work while they're alive.
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/10/an-authors-legacy-by-karen-s-wiesner.html
In an article titled "An Author's Legacy", I talk about authors putting down in writing their wishes for the future of their body of written work while they're alive.
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/10/an-authors-legacy-by-karen-s-wiesner.html
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