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September 9, 2013
Rodney Versus Death by RadioLab [PODCAST 30 min]
What do you do in the face of a monstrous disease with a 100% fatality rate? In this short, a Milwaukee doctor tries to knock death incarnate off its throne.
The Tremendous, Stupendous Discovering Aberration Cover Reveal!
Over the last few months, we’ve been moving ever closer to the Jan 20th release date for my novel Discovering Aberration. Today I’m excited to announce that we are one step closer. I’ve been working with the great guys down at The Book Designers to put together the official Discovering Aberration cover art and I’m thrilled with the […]
September 6, 2013
9 Beautiful Watercolors by Jane Beata
Jane Beata is an amazing watercolor artist who excels at painting eyes which can pierce right through you. Check out these wonderful examples of her work. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Find more art on Away and Away: Amazing Rock Balancing Sculptures by Michael Grab Strange and Amazing Victorian Era Images […]
September 5, 2013
Kill Your Darlings [Movie Trailer]
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs. Kill Your Darlings is an upcoming movie directed by John Krokidas and starring Daniel Radcliffe.
Action Films, Car Accidents and a Slug’s View at the End of the World [FEATURE]
Ever since Errol Flynn smiled his way through a battle, all aspects of Action the genre have remained in a perpetual state of flux, evolving and devolving in some way or another. Amongst this constant change, one aspect has remained poignant through the decades. The slow motion effect. Slow motion is the spice of a […]
September 4, 2013
Get one free ebook now and one later!
All through the month of September I’ll be giving away ebooks free of charge just for signing up for my monthly newsletter. Receive a free digital copy of Midway Between Heaven and Hell today, a dark short story of a man seeking revenge on all who’ve wronged him in his life. Then receive a free digital copy of […]
Error Code Leads to a Little R and R by xkcd [Funny]
[via xkcd] More comics: Long Distance Running J.K. Rowling on the Fringe Benefits of Failure Jules Verne & Edgar Allen Poe Subscribe to my newsletter to get 2 free ebooks! Read Midway Between Heaven and Hell today & Discovering Aberration in Jan. 2014 via free pre-order.
September 3, 2013
Writing Report: The last sentence of Discovering Aberration has been written!
Last night I reached a huge milestone in writing Discovering Aberration. I wrote the final sentence! What a feeling! At the final word, Discovering Aberration clocked in at just under 128,000 words which is a fair sized book. It features 6 parts with a total of 42 chapters plus a prologue and epilogue. So how does that progress bar […]
September 2, 2013
Who am I listening to this week? Asaf Avidan
I don’t have a simple way of discribing the sound of Asaf Avidan. Unique, haunting, talented. That’s all I’ve got. In my opinion, when it comes to music, it’s always best when the music speaks for itself. Check out the 25 minute live set below. Asaf Avidan Live Session Le Mouv’
August 30, 2013
Character Profile: Olivia
Discovering Aberration is inching ever closer to it’s publication date, Jan 20th, 2014, and now is your chance to prepare for the adventure! Over the next few weeks I’ll be introducing you to the varied characters of Discovering Aberration, beginning today with the main character Freddy. Olivia (aka Ms Olivia Newton) “Mr Fitzgerald, the cat’s been pulled out of […]
