Brent Thomas's Blog, page 73

Nothing to See Here

Some days I plan out what I’m going to write here. I’m still in my ‘blog everyday experiment”. It seems to be helping, especially when I have interesting things to say. Of course, my thoughts on interesting don’t always pan out number wise. But I still try and think about what I will right about.… More Nothing to See Here

Chapter by chapter

I have 1.5 chapters of a protagonist to write and I will be finished with his storyline. The sequel will stylistically resemble Deadly Troubadours, so many point-of-view cheaters from the main characters’ past plus the current timeline plot. But I’m trying something new. Last time I wrote everything almost at an even pace. I didn’t… More Chapter by chapter

Living Japan Episode 52

Our 52nd episode of Living Japan is up. To tell the truth we were all pretty tired during hit most recent recording session, but we still had a great time talking about Babymetal and Japanese movies. You can stream the show from the Living Japan website or download and subscribe through iTunes.

Grumpy Bird Reviews: Daredevil s02e09 Seven Minutes in Heaven

Been a bit of time since I watched episode 8. So much so that it took me a moment to remember the ending. And then I did and all I could think was “Elektra’s emotional state has drastically improved.” Daredevil s02e09 Seven Minutes in Heaven director: Stephen Surjik writers: Marco Ramirez and Lauren Schmidt Hissrich… More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Daredevil s02e09 Seven Minutes in Heaven

Teaching is an Endurance Sport

Here in Japan the school year is on an April to March schedule. So, just as the cherry blossoms are in peak bloom a new set of lessons begins. I’m one of the lucky ones that actually gets a decent spring break. Combine that with the end of year and beginning of year ceremonies and… More Teaching is an Endurance Sport

Let the Dots Connect

Obviously as an unknown writer of one book I am the place to go for writing advice. Or not. Okay, so i admit I am probably not the first place to go for advice. But at the same time I do like to write and there are certain things that work for me. Maybe they’ll… More Let the Dots Connect

A Day at the Park

There was an info session at my son’s day care today. As far as I can tell it was just to meet other parents and maybe ask some questions to the staff. Not that I’m complaining. I would much rather be involved with a school that encourages asking questions. After that the Mrs. and I,… More A Day at the Park

Ghost in the Shell and Scarlett Johansson

I feel like I am going to be courting some controversy with the post. I’ll admit that part of my writing about this is to try and clarify my own thoughts about this issue. I can easily say that when I first heard this casting choice I thought it made perfect sense. The other day… More Ghost in the Shell and Scarlett Johansson

Grumpy Bird Reviews: Black Widow v6 #02

Remember that time when the first issue of Black Widow felt like a second issue? This second issue feels like a first. See what they did there?   Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Chris Samnee Colors: Matthew Wilson Quick Review: While this issue had a lot more intrigue, it had two main drawbacks. The first is that… More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Black Widow v6 #02

11 Months Old

Tomorrow my son will be 11 months old. In just a few hours I will be the father of an 11 month old. If you take even a moment you can find countless accounts of how tiring babies can be. And those are true. I like to think Leo is a fairly easy little guy… More 11 Months Old