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July 13, 2012
A Post That Is Actually About Writing
So this little blog of mine has pretty active lately, but it occurred to me this morning that there hasn’t been any real content lately about writing. This seems like a fairly unforgiveable sin on a blog that is, ostensibly, … Continue reading →
July 12, 2012
Save Eureka: An Open Appeal to Browncoats
As a longtime Firefly and Serenity fan, I remember the agony of trying to follow Firefly through all the schedule changes and pre-empting on Fox all those years ago. I also remember the deeper pain of its premature cancellation. Now, … Continue reading →
July 11, 2012
Update on the New Sam Branch Novel
Everyone has been waiting patiently…well, everyone has been waiting while I work on the new Sam Branch novel. While I’ve been reporting periodic progress, I thought this might be a good time to give a more informative answer to the … Continue reading →
July 5, 2012
Save SyFy’s Eureka – A Strategy
I am sure that I am not alone in my desire to save Eureka from cancellation. The bottom line here is that for NBC/Comcast the bottom line is the main consideration. That is something that we fans can do something … Continue reading →
Save SyFy’s Eureka – A Rallying Cry
Cancellation seems to be the name of game for science fiction television. Firefly, SGU, and so many others have fallen beneath the wheels of corporate decision making that so often seems oblivious both to the core audience and producing quality … Continue reading →
June 21, 2012
Movie Reviews – John Carter
Adaptation from book to film has a checkered history at best. For every soaring success, such as The Green Mile, there is a crushing failure, such as the unmitigated travesty of the Ethan Hawke/Gwyneth Paltrow version of Great Expectations. I’ll … Continue reading →
June 13, 2012
Ray Bradbury
The death of Ray Bradbury came as a shock. It shouldn’t have. The man was, after all, over 90 years old and had been in poor health for some time. Yet, the experience refutes the facts, as if this were … Continue reading →
June 11, 2012
Movie Reviews – Red Riding Hood
So, recently I’ve been trying to catch a few of the movies I either missed in theaters or that had otherwise found their way into my Netflix queue. Specifically, I watched the 2011, Amanda Seyfried vehicle, Red Riding Hood and … Continue reading →
April 26, 2012
The Big, Massive Update-y Thing
For those interested in the various and sundry things I’ve got going on at the moment, I thought something akin to real update might be in order. Sam Branch News The new Sam Branch novel is finding its way and … Continue reading →
January 8, 2012
Sam Branch Novel Update
So, for anyone who was wondering – Yes, Virginia, grad school does make it harder to finish writing a novel. That being said, I have good news. There is progress on the new Sam Branch novel. I’ve written about … Continue reading →
