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You’re Telling It Wrong (Writing Workshop)
Do you ever find yourself just slogging through a story that, on the surface, you’re really jazzed about? You have a great concept with compelling characters, but for some reason you’re going through the motions, trudging towards an ending that’s somehow lost its luster? I see you over there hands in pocket, staring down at your feet…
Read MoreCheating Your Way To Likable Characters! (Writing Workshop)
Some of you may remember that I’ve already talked a bit about writing likable characters. If you don’t remember that post, don’t worry, it’s probably just your early-onset Alzheimers cropping up again. Here’s a link over to that post, by the way. I’M A LINK! CLICK ME! Now, in that post, I spend a lot of time talking…
Read MoreDetails Matter (The Writing Lab)
Details are a storytelling spice. If done correctly, they add to the complex flavors of your already scrumptious story. If done incorrectly, well… I’m sure we’ve all accidentally added a bit too much sea-salt to the guacamole at one time or another and can remember how that bastardized concocti– Ah, crap! Getting a parking ticket as we…
Read MoreAmbition
Here’s a nifty little video starring Littlefinger from Game of Thrones for your viewing pleasure. The CGI is top notch, the story is…uhm…*shrug* I don’t really know what to make of the story actually. It could be the kickoff of a really interesting story world, but this particular vignette seemed “dramatically forced”. Still entertaining from…
Read MoreWriting Is Sort Of Depresssing
This has been a week of highs and lows for me. And as is often the case when my mood starts flailing about like an enraged hobo high on bath salts, I can’t really put my finger on why. Which is surprising ’cause I don’t consider myself to be an emotionally complex individual. Overall I’m pretty…
Read MoreJoining The Future Chronicles!
Here’s some news: I’m writing a Time Travel short story for The Future Chronicles, and if I were any more excited I’d need to take a potty training refresher course. For those of you unfamiliar with the Chronicles, they are curated by none other than Samuel Peralta himself, and explore the truly mind bogglingly (Yes,…
Read MoreLucifer Trailer
In an ironic twist, this trailer just blipped across my radar because the group One Million Moms is petitioning Fox to drop it. Lucifer is based on a fairly popular comic series, and I’m sure–true to Fox form–they’ll ruin this show, but I got to admit, I really want to see this. Partly because the…
Read MoreThree Most Awesome Books of May
This was an interesting month of reading for me. There was the usual mixing pot of novels mixed with graphic novels (Y-The Last Man Volume 2, Saga Volume 1), some authors I’ve done more than a couple laps around the block with (Stross, Sanderson, Scalzi) and others whose words I’d never had the pleasure of visually molesting…
Read MoreAnthony Vicino – Parallel Interview
I bet you’re sitting around on this idle Monday just wondering what my favorite color is. No? How about my favorite fruit? Uh…still no? How about my thoughts on the current geopolitical climate? What? Really? You don’t care at all? Well, uh…good, ’cause you won’t get answers to any of those questions in the interview…
Read MoreInterview with Anthony Vicino (One Lazy Robot)
Oh hey, look. S.C Flynn did an interview with yours truly. No, I totally didn’t sneak up on him and force him to do an interview with me. I barely twisted his arm at all. He could have said no. The gun was just for show, I was never gonna actually use it. Thanks S.C.…
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