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May 7, 2016
REVIEW ROUNDUP: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
2016
Happy Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2016 to all! For those who don't know, Free Comic Book Day happens on the first Saturday of May each year, that being today (the date of this post). I've taken advantage of some of the days digital offerings on Amazon and Comixology before, but in general, those are digital booklets of comics from past FCBDs, issues that are always free, or just
Happy Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2016 to all! For those who don't know, Free Comic Book Day happens on the first Saturday of May each year, that being today (the date of this post). I've taken advantage of some of the days digital offerings on Amazon and Comixology before, but in general, those are digital booklets of comics from past FCBDs, issues that are always free, or just
UPDATE: GOT GAIMAN?
Neil Gaiman is one of the most widely praised and beloved authors of our time, not to mention one of the most diverse in terms of his writing resume. His work spans from novels to comics and even illustrated children's books. All of this said, I've never actually read much of his work. The only thing I've ever sampled was his comic issue, "A Black and White World" from the BATMAN BLACK AND
GIVEAWAY: DIGITARUM
In honor of Free Comic Book Day, I've got the eBook edition of Digitarum up for free on Amazon. No, Digitarum isn't a comic, but hey, in the spirit of giving out free stuff, I figured I'd run a free promotion day all the same.
You can pick it up at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VDHMDY0 if you'd like and I hope you have a happy FCBD!
You can pick it up at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VDHMDY0 if you'd like and I hope you have a happy FCBD!
April 30, 2016
REVIEW: RAT QUEENS VOLUME 2: THE FAR REACHING TENTACLES OF N'RYGOTH
INTRODUCTION
The Queens come back for a second helping and they hold nothing back this time. There's more blood, more irreverent dialogue, and borderline pornographic levels of nudity. When I reviewed RAT QUEENS VOLUME 1: SASS AND SORCERY I praised the volume's constructive approach to feminism and how much each of the characters shined, but criticized it's lack of focus when it came to the
The Queens come back for a second helping and they hold nothing back this time. There's more blood, more irreverent dialogue, and borderline pornographic levels of nudity. When I reviewed RAT QUEENS VOLUME 1: SASS AND SORCERY I praised the volume's constructive approach to feminism and how much each of the characters shined, but criticized it's lack of focus when it came to the
April 24, 2016
REVIEW: THE GOBLIN EMPEROR
INTRODUCTION
This is a review that I've been putting off for a while now mostly because of my mixed reactions to it's level of complexity and the amount of time the story takes to ramp up. But now that I've had ample time to think on it, I think I'm finally ready to share my thoughts. I read THE GOBLIN EMPEROR by Katherine Addison for the 2015 BookTube SFF Readalongs and had a hard time
This is a review that I've been putting off for a while now mostly because of my mixed reactions to it's level of complexity and the amount of time the story takes to ramp up. But now that I've had ample time to think on it, I think I'm finally ready to share my thoughts. I read THE GOBLIN EMPEROR by Katherine Addison for the 2015 BookTube SFF Readalongs and had a hard time
April 21, 2016
BOOK TALK: UNCANNY MAGAZINE ISSUE 5: JULY/AUGUST 2015
INTRODUCTION
As part of the BookTube SFF readalongs, I picked up the July/August issue of UNCANNY MAGAZINE. The group was really only reading "The Midnight Hour," which appears as the first short story in this e-magazine, but I figured I'd just read through it in it's entirety since it's a lesser known publication which actually appears to have gotten it's backing from Kickstarter. I've been
As part of the BookTube SFF readalongs, I picked up the July/August issue of UNCANNY MAGAZINE. The group was really only reading "The Midnight Hour," which appears as the first short story in this e-magazine, but I figured I'd just read through it in it's entirety since it's a lesser known publication which actually appears to have gotten it's backing from Kickstarter. I've been
April 17, 2016
FLASH FICTION: AN EPISODE OF DEATH
\\\\A Thunderous Applause////
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| An episode of death |
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I bow my head and pinch my eyes shut, doing my
best to keep everything quiet and dark, but nothing can drown out the roar of
the crowd that sits above me. My breathing comes sharp and my muscles feel
tight. I exhale deeply and make short hops up and down while I shake my arms
out. Then I hear
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| An episode of death |
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I bow my head and pinch my eyes shut, doing my
best to keep everything quiet and dark, but nothing can drown out the roar of
the crowd that sits above me. My breathing comes sharp and my muscles feel
tight. I exhale deeply and make short hops up and down while I shake my arms
out. Then I hear
April 16, 2016
UPDATE: FLASH FICTION IS COMING TO THE BLOG
My initial motivation in creating this blog was to promote myself as a writer. I'd read in several places that book-related blogs are one of the best ways for an author to have social outreach to readers as well as other writers. When I contemplated starting one, I'd already written up a few reviews on Goodreads so I had some content to get me going and I'd used Blogger before so there was
April 12, 2016
MINI REVIEW: PERFECT STATE
INTRODUCTION
Last year I read SIXTH OF THE DUSK, a novella by Brandon Sanderson, as part of the 2015 BookTube SFF Awards. While I didn't think that any particular part of Sanderson's writing stood out, the culmination of how he wove all the pieces together is what struck me. It all came together to form one of the most memorable stories I've ever read. This year, another one of Sanderson's
Last year I read SIXTH OF THE DUSK, a novella by Brandon Sanderson, as part of the 2015 BookTube SFF Awards. While I didn't think that any particular part of Sanderson's writing stood out, the culmination of how he wove all the pieces together is what struck me. It all came together to form one of the most memorable stories I've ever read. This year, another one of Sanderson's
April 8, 2016
REVIEW: ILLUMINEA (THE ILLUMINEA FILES 01)
INTRODUCTION
When I read STORMDANCER (THE LOTUS WAR BOOK 1) I was blown away by Jay Kristoff's aching melodrama and vibrantly stylized prose. While I still need to read the rest of that trilogy, I was also very intrigued by a more recent book with his name attached to it. ILLUMINEA (THE ILLUMINAE FILES #1) is a collaboration between Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman. At a superficial level, it's a
When I read STORMDANCER (THE LOTUS WAR BOOK 1) I was blown away by Jay Kristoff's aching melodrama and vibrantly stylized prose. While I still need to read the rest of that trilogy, I was also very intrigued by a more recent book with his name attached to it. ILLUMINEA (THE ILLUMINAE FILES #1) is a collaboration between Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman. At a superficial level, it's a
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