Failing again. Failing better.
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…
At this point, I am sure you have heard about the shooting at the midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. When a tragedy like this occurs, people react in very different ways. I’ve heard people saying they are afraid, people asking for prayers, people asking for calm, people asking for more…