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October 16, 2015
Adaptation Oddities: Total Recall
In October of last year, I finally read the short story that inspired both
film versions of Total Recall. I remember watching the original version with
Arnold when I was little and thinking it was SO weird. I was amused when they
decided to remake it, and unlike a lot of people on the internet, it didn’t
bother me that they chose to deviate from the first one’s plot in the ways that
they did
film versions of Total Recall. I remember watching the original version with
Arnold when I was little and thinking it was SO weird. I was amused when they
decided to remake it, and unlike a lot of people on the internet, it didn’t
bother me that they chose to deviate from the first one’s plot in the ways that
they did
October 15, 2015
Review: Silver by Stephan Franck
Silver
By Stephan Franck
A gritty noir graphic novel 50 years after VanHelsing met with his notorious Count.
My Summary:
It’s the thirties, and James Finnigan is a conman who loves
shiny things. But when the heist that’s supposed to be the team’s last ends
with the loss of the key to their safety deposit box, Finnigan and his team are
out half a million dollars and he has to come
By Stephan Franck
A gritty noir graphic novel 50 years after VanHelsing met with his notorious Count.
My Summary:
It’s the thirties, and James Finnigan is a conman who loves
shiny things. But when the heist that’s supposed to be the team’s last ends
with the loss of the key to their safety deposit box, Finnigan and his team are
out half a million dollars and he has to come
October 14, 2015
Guest Posts Wanted
I have a blog, you have a post.
As part of my plan to help support other authors, I’m
putting it out there right now that if you want to do a guest post on this
blog, all you have to do is ask.
Promote your book, talk about writing or a cause you find
worthy. Just let me know if you want space here and it’s yours.*
My email can be found in the "About" tab up top.
*Posts will
As part of my plan to help support other authors, I’m
putting it out there right now that if you want to do a guest post on this
blog, all you have to do is ask.
Promote your book, talk about writing or a cause you find
worthy. Just let me know if you want space here and it’s yours.*
My email can be found in the "About" tab up top.
*Posts will
October 13, 2015
Out Today: The Rose Society
Out Today:
The Rose Society by Marie Lu –
Once upon a time, a girl had a
father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she
destroyed them all.
Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends,
turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White
Wolf, she and her sister flee Kenettra to find other Young
The Rose Society by Marie Lu –
Once upon a time, a girl had a
father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she
destroyed them all.
Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends,
turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White
Wolf, she and her sister flee Kenettra to find other Young
October 12, 2015
Feminism Is Important To Me
A while back another female author chose to use “Oh
right, you’re one of those feminist types” as an insult/reasoning behind my
opinion that a certain work had shallow exploration of a main character and
that the story fell into the all too familiar habit of portraying women as
cold, bitchy and means-to-an-end.
That and a few other things got me thinking:
Why do so many women seem to think
right, you’re one of those feminist types” as an insult/reasoning behind my
opinion that a certain work had shallow exploration of a main character and
that the story fell into the all too familiar habit of portraying women as
cold, bitchy and means-to-an-end.
That and a few other things got me thinking:
Why do so many women seem to think
October 10, 2015
Social Media Shout Out: CC Finlay
So! Most Saturdays, the blog is going to be dedicated to
social media shout out. These are people I follow and enjoy, and think you
might too. Let me tell you why:
CC Finlay
@ccfinlay on twitter
Who they are:
Editor of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, who
has written a series of books about the American revolution and witchcraft
along with several others.
Why You should
social media shout out. These are people I follow and enjoy, and think you
might too. Let me tell you why:
CC Finlay
@ccfinlay on twitter
Who they are:
Editor of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, who
has written a series of books about the American revolution and witchcraft
along with several others.
Why You should
October 9, 2015
7 Things You'll Eat As A Writer
Your weight in comfort food. Seriously, pass me the
doughnuts. Pick your poison and expect to pop open that
box/bucket/wrapper/whatever because there will be days you hit an awful spot in
a draft, a revision, or a review, and you’ll want to have your stash handy (or
your delivery boy’s number on speed dial). Other days, you’ll crack open your
go-to snack because you’re burning through a
October 8, 2015
Review: Alice in No-Man's-Land
Alice In No-Man's Land
By James Knapp
A SF/Dystopian Retelling
Kindle Edition, 375 pages
My Summary:
Humanity, rebuilding after a food-based virus ravages the
world, has walled off the blocs that can’t be fixed fast enough. Inside, gangs
and cannibals abound. When Alice, one of the privileged class, is dropped into
the Ypsilanti bloc, the things she was taught about her society
By James Knapp
A SF/Dystopian Retelling
Kindle Edition, 375 pages
My Summary:
Humanity, rebuilding after a food-based virus ravages the
world, has walled off the blocs that can’t be fixed fast enough. Inside, gangs
and cannibals abound. When Alice, one of the privileged class, is dropped into
the Ypsilanti bloc, the things she was taught about her society
October 7, 2015
IWSG: Support
This post is part of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group, the brainchild of Alex J Cavanaugh. Posts go out the first Wednesday of every month. Join up to post with almost 300 other blogs.
Writing can feel like a very solitary activity.
You sit at your computer/notebook and you create worlds. You tap out 100,000 words…. And no one’s there to help you or give you encouragement beyond the
Writing can feel like a very solitary activity.
You sit at your computer/notebook and you create worlds. You tap out 100,000 words…. And no one’s there to help you or give you encouragement beyond the
October 6, 2015
Out Today: Empire Ascendant, Carry On, A Madness so Discreet
Out Today:
Empire Ascendant by Kameron Hurley-
Every two thousand years, parallel dimensions collide on the world called Raisa, bringing a tide of death and destruction to all worlds but one. Multiple worlds battle their dopplegangers for dominance, and those who survive must contend with friends and enemies newly imbued with violent powers.
Now the pacifist country of Dhai's only hope
Empire Ascendant by Kameron Hurley-
Every two thousand years, parallel dimensions collide on the world called Raisa, bringing a tide of death and destruction to all worlds but one. Multiple worlds battle their dopplegangers for dominance, and those who survive must contend with friends and enemies newly imbued with violent powers.
Now the pacifist country of Dhai's only hope
