Alex J. Cavanaugh's Blog, page 6
October 4, 2022
Insecure Writer’s Support Group, Family Ghost Movies, and October Movie Preview
It’s time for another group posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month. I encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new blogs and leave a comment. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs.
The awesome co-hosts for the October 5 posting of the IWSG are Tonja Drecker, Victoria Ma...
September 19, 2022
Creating a Fantasy World and Reviews of Megadeth, House of the Dragon, Moonfall, and Morbius
Creating a Fantasy World by Deniz Bevan
As a lifelong Tolkien fan, I shied away from writing fantasy for many years, because I knew I could never develop a world as complex and consistent (even within its deliberate inconsistencies!) as that of Middle-earth.
But then I found myself writing about a talking, time-travelling cat...
From there, minor intrusions into fantasy realms became a possibility.
And suddenly, I found myself reimagining a fairy-tale. But, again, as a Tolkien fan, I wanted to b...
As a lifelong Tolkien fan, I shied away from writing fantasy for many years, because I knew I could never develop a world as complex and consistent (even within its deliberate inconsistencies!) as that of Middle-earth.
But then I found myself writing about a talking, time-travelling cat...
From there, minor intrusions into fantasy realms became a possibility.
And suddenly, I found myself reimagining a fairy-tale. But, again, as a Tolkien fan, I wanted to b...
September 12, 2022
Harnessing Quiet Conflict and Reviews – Samaritan, Dynazty, Muse, and The Rings of Power
How to Harness the Power of Quiet Conflict by Angela Ackerman
We know that smaller conflicts layered together can sometimes have the biggest impact: misplaced car keys can cause a character to be late picking a child up from preschool, which leads to a stern warning from the teacher, judgement from other parents, and possibly even a fine. Now the character is in a bad mood and as she turns into the driveway, she misses seeing the cyclist on the sidewalk, and just like that, a whole new set of...
September 7, 2022
Insecure Writer’s Support Group, First Love Release, RiffTrax: Live – Return of the Swamp Thing, and September Movie Preview
It’s time for another group posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month. I encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new blogs and leave a comment. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs.
The awesome co-hosts for the September 7 posting of the IWSG are Kim Lajevardi, Cathrina ...
August 29, 2022
Book to Movie Exchange! Plus Reviews of Prey, Uncharted, and The Sandman
Book to Movie Exchange!
Today, I and Steven Arellano Rose, Jr. are trading Book to Movie posts. He is visiting today, taking on The Black Phone, while I am at his site, tackling Relic. Be sure to read both pieces.
Now, please welcome Steven!
Book-To-Movie Review: 'The Black Phone'
Reviewed by Steven Arellano Rose
It was really nice of Alex to invite me here to do a Book-To-Movie review as a guest blogger and for him to do likewise at my blog, A Far Out Fantastic Site. Thanks Alex! In a Book-To-Mov...
Today, I and Steven Arellano Rose, Jr. are trading Book to Movie posts. He is visiting today, taking on The Black Phone, while I am at his site, tackling Relic. Be sure to read both pieces.
Now, please welcome Steven!
Book-To-Movie Review: 'The Black Phone'
Reviewed by Steven Arellano Rose
It was really nice of Alex to invite me here to do a Book-To-Movie review as a guest blogger and for him to do likewise at my blog, A Far Out Fantastic Site. Thanks Alex! In a Book-To-Mov...
August 3, 2022
Insecure Writer’s Support Group, Reviews, RiffTrax Live, and August Movie Preview
It’s time for another group posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month. I encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new blogs and leave a comment. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs.
The awesome co-hosts for the August 3 posting of the IWSG are Tara Tyler, Lisa Buie Colla...
July 5, 2022
Insecure Writer’s Support Group; Movie Reviews – Minions, Spiderhead, Maverick; and July Movie Preview
It’s time for another group posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month. I encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new blogs and leave a comment. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs.
The awesome co-hosts for the July 6 posting of the IWSG are J Lenni Dorner, Janet Alcorn,...
May 31, 2022
Insecure Writer’s Support Group, June Movie Preview, Death Love and Robots Review, and What to Watch
It’s time for another group posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month. I encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new blogs and leave a comment. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs.
The awesome co-hosts for the June 1 posting of the IWSG are SE White, Cathrina Constantin...
May 27, 2022
CassaDark Tour Ends and New Releases
The last stop of the CassaDark tour on May 29, Sunday -
Armed With a Book!
New Releases!!
Spine Tingling by Elizabeth S. Craig
The Village Library Mysteries | Book 7
Unintended snooping can mean getting into someone's bad books.
Links to purchase o all platforms can be found here.
Fool’s Iron by Melissa Maygrove
The way to a man's heart is through his ego.
The way to a woman's heart is through her child.
Find it on Amazon
Chaos in the Jungle and Other Stories by Rachna Chhabria
Enter a forest, a garden...
New Releases!!
Spine Tingling by Elizabeth S. Craig
The Village Library Mysteries | Book 7
Unintended snooping can mean getting into someone's bad books.
Links to purchase o all platforms can be found here.
Fool’s Iron by Melissa Maygrove
The way to a man's heart is through his ego.
The way to a woman's heart is through her child.
Find it on Amazon
Chaos in the Jungle and Other Stories by Rachna Chhabria
Enter a forest, a garden...
May 9, 2022
Reviews: The Northman and Doctor Strange, A to Z Challenge Favorites, and New Releases
This Wednesday, I’m visiting Shannon Lawrence!
Movie Reviews
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff.
This is how the movie is being billed. This is not the movie at all!
Without giving anything away, it’s another solid if a bit underwhelming entry into the Marvel Universe...
Movie Reviews
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff.
This is how the movie is being billed. This is not the movie at all!
Without giving anything away, it’s another solid if a bit underwhelming entry into the Marvel Universe...
