Let’s talk briefly about where things stand for me as an author in the fall of 2018. There’s some personal stuff here and an update on new books.
First of all, my wife and I have been livi...
2018-09-26 14:37:00 +0000 UTC View Postfrom the blog:
With Hurricane Florence hitting the coast of the USA, take a minute to familiarize yourself 2018-09-15 00:34:32 +0000 UTC View Post
These include Amazon Affiliate links, so don’t be shocked if a couple of pennies come my way if you decide any of these books are interesting.
I know I promised a post with book recommendations, but that's on hold while I manage other things. Soon, though.
In the meantime, I just had to revise the plot of the novel I'm currently work...
2018-08-26 18:58:10 +0000 UTC View PostMy Saturday was supposed to be fun. I was going to finish up my day’s writing, then pop over to the Summerfest celebration, which is basically the weekend when our local chamber of commerce rounds u...
2018-08-06 20:49:58 +0000 UTC View PostI watched MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT last week, then rewatched BLACK PANTHER a few days later, and I was struck by the similarities. Both are about good men in a situation where other people expect t...
2018-08-04 03:59:45 +0000 UTC View PostWould it seem incongruous is I said these two different things about BLINDSPOTTING:
1) It’s a film about gentrification.
2) The last 30 minutes have more tension and intensity than any th...
Here’s the first trailer for S2 of Iron Fist, and if I’m being honest, I don’t love it.
It’s not terrible, not like the trailers for S1 (“Where did he learn martial arts?”) but S1 ...
2018-07-20 14:18:33 +0000 UTC View PostA little over a week ago, the final results of the SPFBO (Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off) competition came in. In case you didn’t know, 2018-06-24 18:22:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I noticed this a couple of weeks ago and I tried to put off a response until my interest in it fell away. It hasn’t. Therefore:
It started with 2018-06-19 21:50:22 +0000 UTC View Post
I came across this movie in an odd way. It was literally lying on the floor in the library; someone meant to check it out, but dropped it while browsing through graphic novels. I looked at the cover, ...
2018-05-11 23:36:21 +0000 UTC View PostIf you hate spoilers for movies, especially the new Avengers picture, don't read farther.
My kid doesn't like action movies.
He won't overlook the artificial aspec...
2018-04-30 19:28:05 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I finished watching the second season of Jessica Jones (the first time through) I tweeted this:
1) What happens when bookstore employees get bored. This is delightful.
1) Longest-standing video game record declared ‘impossible,’ thrown out after...
2018-02-21 19:49:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Over on Marie Brennan's blog, I wrote about how I created one of the villains in The Twisted Path from an actual guy I met while touring Lisbon. Check it out. And if you find it interesting, plea...
2018-02-20 22:54:52 +0000 UTC View Post… Who happens to be me.
The podcast is right here. Podbean. 2018-01-08 20:08:36 +0000 UTC View Post
I think that, if I group my reviews together, I can keep them short. So I’m going to try that.
Bright
Everyone who creates a fantasy with a contemporary setting has tw...
2017-12-23 19:53:04 +0000 UTC View PostHave you guys heard of this?
Author Mark Lawrence, in an attempt to help self-publishing authors publicize their work, created a Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off. The system is simple: He recru...
2017-12-20 19:59:51 +0000 UTC View Post[It seemed redundant to post a download link to the new 20P novella on Patreon and also the permanent post for it. Instead, I'm going to put up this followup post, which links back to the main post.]<...
2017-12-19 16:23:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, want that new Twenty Palaces Novella?
Go ahead and click that Dropbox link above. When it prompts you to sign in, just click Cancel. Then you get the zip file that will open into a .mobi ...
2017-12-18 06:11:53 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve been talking about this here and there, so let’s hit the topic one more time, but with art.
The new Twenty Palaces novella, The Twisted Path, will be released soon. I just got the ...
2017-12-16 16:06:57 +0000 UTC View PostOn December 6th, I got an email from Patreon telling me they were going to increase the charges that you, the patrons, were going to pay. They pitched it to me as though it was a way to make their pay...
2017-12-10 05:23:59 +0000 UTC View PostOne of my little secrets is that, in between projects, I’ll sometimes read a book about writing. It’s always useful to reinforce the...
2017-11-22 23:54:16 +0000 UTC View PostOkay. I wasn’t going to see it until next week, but reviews said it was sorta good, so I caught a 7pm sneak tonight.
The theater was mostly empty, a very bad sign.
The movie itse...
2017-11-17 07:21:20 +0000 UTC View PostThis post contains spoilers for the second season of STRANGER THINGS 2. You should only read it if:
a) You have already seen the show
b) You actively like spoilers
c) You enjo...
2017-11-05 16:42:52 +0000 UTC View PostIn my attempt to return my online activity to spaces I control, I’m going to be dropping reviews here, too. To start, Blade Runner 2049.
First of all, it’s a beautiful movie. And it’s a sad on...
2017-10-23 14:58:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe show airs on Nov 17, which is less than a month after it was announced. I wonder if Netflix is hoping to build anticipation by delaying the release day announcement as long as possible.
No...
2017-10-20 05:35:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe show airs on Nov 17, which is less than a month after it was announced. I wonder if Netflix is hoping to build anticipation by delaying the release day announcement as long as possible.
No...
2017-10-20 05:25:50 +0000 UTC View PostFor the last few years, I’ve been putting more and more of my thoughts into Twitter threads, and it’s time to pull back from that. The people on Twitter are great, except for the ones who aren’t...
2017-10-18 02:40:19 +0000 UTC View Post