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What’s the Verdict on Scrivener?

So I started using Scrivener last week for a new novella I’m working on. I’ve heard from more than a few people about how awesome it is in regards to any type of literary project you’re working on from book manuscripts to film/TV scripts to even short stories. So far, I like it quite a […]

What’s Your Inspiration?

Yes, its been awhile…again! In all honesty, I do plan on making this more of a weekly thing as doing a blog every month is not the best approach. On the book front, I finished my major revisions for the first Star Brigade book and have passed it along to a few editors; two friends […]

Why I’m watching Ender’s Game

I’ve never read the Hugo Award winning Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, but as a fan of the sci-fi genre of course I’ve heard of it. I also know that its taken a number of years to get this adaptation from book to silver screen. And like many people I’ve heard more than I […]

Globetrotting: The Rest of Australia

Took a bit of time getting back to this. Melbourne was hands down my favorite big city out of the two big cities I saw in Australia, but I did enjoy the other parts I got to see in The Land Down Under. The sunrise tour to Uluru was amazing. Got great pics of that. […]

Globetrotting: Melbourne

Just returned from Australia over a week ago. I finally have a little time and a solid internet connection to discuss. The flight was sixteen hours in the middle of the middle row. When you’re my height, you can imagine how comfortable that is. Exit Row all the way next trip. My introduction to the […]

The First Big Step

Eesh, this Southern California end of summer weather has become brutal! Looking forward to getting away from it in a few days. More details on that next week! As for THIS week, I made a major step toward the eBook edition of my first Star Brigade book. Yes, I’m about three-quarters through the rewrites and […]

Man of Steel, Man of Controversy

I commented on an article that dissected why the movie was getting such rancor from critics despite being well-regarded by many fans. Its been over a month since Man of Steel came out and people are still debating its quality. Some people really liked/loved it, other loathed it to its very core. Back and forth [...]

Franchise Stagnation

Saw Star Trek Into Darkness almost a month ago. At first viewing, it was a fun ride of a movie. But after a more thorough analysis, the movie had more holes in its plot than a damn colander. The first of the new ‘Abramsverse’ Star Trek films introduced the franchise to a whole new audience, [...]

Casting a Black Human Torch is a Good Thing

Saw Iron Man 3 on Friday. Much better than Iron Man 2, but the original movie is still the best in my book. The Extremis story line felt like a kind of letdown. I feel that it could have been done a lot better. And while what was done with The Mandarin, while actually quite [...]

The State of Things

I saw Oblivion a few weeks back. Much better than TRON: Legacy by miles, but still missing that something that could ave made it great. I thing a lot of that was how the story tried to tack on too many ideas for its own good. Otherwise, Oblivion is a perfectly acceptable film that is [...]