Failing again. Failing better.
I’m on record as being a big fan of James S.A. Corey’s (the pen name used by Daniel Abraham (Twitter) and Ty Franck) Expanse series, so I eagerly read the novella GODS OF RISK in advance of their next novel ABADDON’S GATE. Unfortunately, in my opinion, this was the weakest entry in the Expanse series.…
No, no, I swear. Just had to turn in an article, and then I got distracted. Why? Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the weekend. Why? Because I get to see Cinematic Titanic perform this weekend! For those who are unfamiliar, that’s Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, J. Elvis Weinstein, Frank Conniff,…
So I’m working on an article and outlining a new novel today. So please forgive me if I don’t have the most put together post today. Instead it’s a grab bag of things I think you might find noteworthy. First, and most worthy of note, however sad, is the passing of author Jack Vance. Perhaps…
I first became aware of Drew Magary (Twitter) from his writing on Deadspin.com. I enjoyed his snarky (if sometimes crude) sense of humor, his CAPS LOCK RANTS, and his ability to be brutally, heartbreakingly honest–particularly in his “Dadspin” columns. I also read and enjoyed his first novel, THE POSTMORTAL (reviewed here). So with many friends…
In the added material at the back of READING LIKE A WRITER by Francine Prose, the book is described as “like Harold Bloom, but written by and for human beings.” I think that is a fair description. This isn’t the most exciting or compelling book, but it is less dry than Bloom. And it does…