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March 24, 2014
Geek Goes Catholic, Part Two: In the Lair of Richard Dawkins
For four years, I spent time hanging out with atheists at The Ohio State University. I started a group called The Thomas Society (after St. Thomas the Doubter) where everyone was welcome. Our weekly meetings often consisted of atheists, agnostics, Christians, Jewish rabbis, and an odd assortment of students from campus. As I look back [Read More...]
God’s Not Dead…But Films Like This Should Be (Part 2)
It’s official. God’s Not Dead, released by Pure Flix Entertainment, has been nothing short of a financial smash success, raking in over $8 million in its first three days. Opening in just 780 theaters nation-wide, the film made close to $3 million on its Friday release date alone, en route to cementing itself as the number [Read More...]
March 20, 2014
Geek Goes Rogue Shoots the Messenger
As a freelance book reviewer, I’ve read my fair share of books. Who am I kidding? More than my fair share. And I must confess, I don’t always like what I read. It happens. I used to force myself to finish any book that I had started, because books are an investment at $7.99 a [Read More...]
March 19, 2014
JoJo’s Hollywood Stories: Interview with Clark Schaffer
(We at Geek Goes Rogue are…welll….Geeks. And, we love to hear behind the scenes stuff. Clark Schaffer is a wizard in all things artistic, prop development and other artistic things that make movies real. He’s done over forty movies and is one of the most talent individuals we’ve ever seen. Jo Schaffer, our intrepid [Read More...]
March 13, 2014
God’s Not Dead…But Films Like This Should Be (Part 1)
Back when I was in college at the dawn of the 21st century, Christian films were just starting to explode onto the scene. Sure, religious-themed films have always been around to some extent, but it’s been just under twenty years since the era of the “Hey, we’re just as cool as Hollywood…no, seriously, we are!” [Read More...]
March 12, 2014
Geek Goes Catholic: How Atheists, Comic Books and Eating Jesus Led me Home
Prologue: Somewhere in the fields of Southern Indiana… Imagine, if you will, a boy. There is always a boy or a girl in these sorts of stories. He is blond and skeletal thin, running across the large green field beside his house. Star Wars, the St. Louis Cardinals, and Jesus are all jumbled up inside [Read More...]
March 10, 2014
Teen Author Boot Camp 2014: 3 Gates, Awesome Kids, and Jet Lagged Author
As I write this post, I’m a bit blurry eyed, tired, and my body isn’t entirely sure what time zone it’s in. However, I wanted to write this post without too much thought because I wanted to give my unedited feelings on my time at Teen Author Boot Camp. Let me get this out of [Read More...]
March 4, 2014
Teen Author Boot Camp 2014: Interview with Renee Collins
(In a few hours, I’ll be boarding a plane for Utah to speak at Teen Author Boot Camp. I’m beyond excited. One of the reasons is that I get to meet cool fellow authors like Renee Collins.) How did you get into writing? It sounds like such a cliche, but I’ve always been a [Read More...]
March 3, 2014
Teen Author Boot Camp 2014: Agent Amy Jameson
(An agent can make or break an author. Get an amazing one (like me), and it’s smooth sailing. Get a bad one, and suffer frustrating heartbreak. Amy Jameson, like all great agents, believes in cultivating writers and developing their talent.Check out what she says about being an agent and the future of the publishing industry. [Read More...]
February 27, 2014
Teen Author Boot Camp 2014: Interview with Sara Larson
(We’re less than a week away from Teen Author Boot Camp and I can’t wait. It seems as if Utah has more YA writers than you can possibly imagine, and they’re all pretty great. Sara Larson is no exception. She did me the honor of agreeing to an interview as she talks about writing and [Read More...]
