Tag Archives: critique

This Ugly Little War

Posted on June 18, 2017 by

Recently, during a discussion regarding the new Wonder Woman film, a comment was made: Let me put it this way: I write a beautiful poem all about how we should nuke New York. The poem is lovely. Gorgeous. The language … Continue reading →

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Wonder Woman

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

Let’s forget about the “superhero” universe for a minute. Let’s not worry about continuity and connectivity and just look at this film as a film, as if it exists all by itself.  Okay? Now, that’s easy for me, since I … Continue reading →

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The Hike by Drew Magary

Posted on June 9, 2017 by

I picked up Drew Magary’s novel The Hike on audiobook a while back because it was the Audible deal of the day and the concept sounded interesting. I listened to it shortly after I got it, and I was favorably … Continue reading →

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A Mary Sue Ain’t Nothing But A Sandwich

Posted on May 13, 2017 by

It’s not uncommon for the same subject to come up on several of the writer’s groups that I follow at the same time, which I attribute to a kind of Fortian/Jungian mass unconscious, although it’s more likely because there’s a … Continue reading →

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Enough With This Genre Foolishness Already

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

Lately I have been seeing some discussion regarding the subject of Genre that has grown acrimonious, with people whom I like and admire on various sides of the question. I’m not going to link to any of the posts because … Continue reading →

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Welcome To My Nightmare

Posted on February 26, 2017 by

Okay, so I am closing on 40,000 words of Bad Dreams & Broken Hearts and I’d really like to get some feedback on the story so far–what works, what doesn’t, how the pacing feels, is the worldbuilding consistent, are the characters … Continue reading →

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New Blog up on Castalia House

Posted on January 19, 2017 by

I have never owned a Dungeon Masters Guide.

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