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May 15, 2020
Writing with a side of worldbuilding
Hello friends! I hope quarantine is going well for you. If it’s not, you need to read more. I can help with that at the end of this write-up. In the meantime, here’s the second part of the writer commentary for my Batman/ Iron Man fanfiction, “Armored Underworld.” Marcus watched as his boys stopped a […]
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May 13, 2020
The joys of writing Batgirl and Dick Grayson
This week’s Writer’s Commentary takes us to the beginning of my “Armored Underworld” story. It was set up as a Batman/ Iron Man crossover, but I started the story featuring — Batgirl. The “Armored Underworld” story came from the idea that both Bruce Wayne/ Batman and Tony Stark/ Iron Man were billionaire playboys who fight […]
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May 8, 2020
Writing and the “oh, crap!” moment
I’ve posted a couple of writer commentaries so, like movie commentaries, you could get a look inside the process of making the stories you’re (hopefully) enjoying. Here’s a quick “oh, crap!” moment I had while working on my latest novel, Two Sisters. Defining the “oh, crap!” moment in writing Two Sisters is a prequel to […]
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May 5, 2020
Writer Commentary: heroes between the action
Hello friends! Hope you and yours are doing okay and not being stupid and running around without a mask. Now’s the time to do cosplay all day (as long as you cover your mouth!) No fanfiction this week; devoted my time to the prequel to my two other “Shadowdance” urban fantasy novels. More on that […]
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April 24, 2020
Judge Dredd Fanfiction: On Patrol (conclusion)
Judges Stone and Parker confront their lead in the conclusion to Mark Wooden’s Judge Dredd without Dredd fanfiction. In days long past, stained glass windows had decorated the sides of the derelict church. As Judge Stone walked down the church’s right outer wall, she saw those windows were now shattered. Only fragments remained in their […]
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April 23, 2020
Judge Dredd Fanfiction: On Patrol, pt 9
Psi-Judge Asaji follows a murderous perp into an alley, hoping to learn the meaning of a single word spoken by a drugged man. The word? Obsidian. Judges Stone and Parker must catch a cab. Asaji stood at the mouth of the alley and peered into the darkness. It was daytime, but the artificially crafted clouds […]
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April 21, 2020
Judge Dredd Fanfiction: On Patrol, pt 8
The Diamond Honey Badgers don’t give a shit as they attack Judges Stone and Parker on the meg-way! Psi-Judge Asaji pursues a murderer for the answer to the question, “What is Obsidian?” Judge Stone weaved through meg-way traffic to line herself up behind the car full of dumb punks calling themselves the Diamond Honey Badgers. […]
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April 16, 2020
Judge Dredd Fanfiction: On Patrol, pt 7
Judges Stone and Parker confront the Badgers to find their lead, a guy named Worthless. Psi-Judge Asaji is on hand when the mystery woman from Room 150233 makes her move! The crowd of blue-collar workers at Fast Eddie’s Hall of Shuggy gave Judge Stone plenty of space as she marched to the back of the […]
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April 15, 2020
Writer tips from a work-in-progress
To an outsider, a writer’s job is either very esoteric or extremely easy. Those ideas come fully formed every time a writer sits at the keyboard, right? Those words just coming dripping from a writer’s fingertips, right? Well… no… Inside the writer’s mind The best way to give you an inside look at the writing […]
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April 14, 2020
Judge Dredd Fanfiction: On Patrol, pt 6
Welcome to fanfiction in the world of Judge Dredd! Judges Stone and Parker follow a lead to a shuggy hall. Psi-Judge Asaji tracks a potential perp. Judges Stone and Parker rode their Lawmasters the ten kilometers to the Tony Montana block area. Traffic was heavy on the twelve-lane meg-way, typical for the mid-afternoon hustle of […]
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