Failing again. Failing better.
Some good things have been happening lately. And some bad things too. The good things started with finding a great writing group filled with dedicated writers. The next good thing was that I started writing a novel (my first) as part of that group. I had a weekly commitment, and I had readers eager to…
Nickelodeon is bringing back the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in a CGI-based cartoon, and the show’s theme song has been released. Go listen, and SPOILER–there’s a rap, but it’s not “go, ninja. go, ninja, go.” To quote Homer Simpson, “Sweet, merciful crap!” That is just terrible. TMNT was a big part of my childhood. I…
Sorry, I’m under two deadlines: an article and my fiction writing group. So while I work on that, I give you this: an article on movealls.com, listing five essential tips for writing fantasy. The article is written by Dr. Antonio del Drago, the founder of mythicscribes.com that I have mentioned recently on this site. Like…
Thanks to a heads up by tor.com, the full trailer of “Man of Steel” can be seen. I don’t think this was supposed to go beyond Comic Con, and it certainly was NOT the trailer I saw before “The Dark Knight Rises.” Yes, the quality is bad, and yes, it will be taken down shortly,…
Terry Brooks, author of the THE SWORD OF SHANNARA books, and Patrick Rothfuss, author of the THE NAME OF THE WIND and THE WISE MAN’S FEAR, have posted a four-part interview that alternates between their websites: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. For many people’s Brooks’s Shannara books were an entry into…