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I’m a Back!
Hey ho! I had some roll-over vacation that had to be used by the end of the month and PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) East happened in Boston this past weekend. Serendipty! I gathered some friends and experienced my first video game convention. This was not my first convention. I love role playing and was actively…
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Do I Still Count?
When was the last time I wrote something original? I’m trying to remember and quite frankly, I can’t. I edited the TRIAD SOCIETY then I revised JEHOVAH’S HITLIST then I started rewriting WANTED: CHOSEN ONE and now I’m doing yet another pass on JEHOVAH’S HITLIST. Somewhere in there I wrote six chapters of THE 7TH…
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The Five As
So after a very direct post telling you to publish for the money, I turn around and say I’m not in publishing for the money. …okay, I’m not only in publishing for the money, and I doubt you are either. I’ve been a long-time fan of George Carlin and even got to see him for…
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A Dollar Fifty in Late Charges at the Public Library
I have two degrees, English with a focus in creative writing and theatre with a focus in playwriting. When I finished college, I considered myself a playwright. With the exception of two classes, my English education had been crap1, 2. Of my required creative writing classes, I had the same professor for all but one…
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Realigning the Thought Tracks
There is some common wisdom shared among authors that has gotten twisted by the internets, like playing a game of operator/telephone (depending on where in the country you grew up–basically a message is relayed through a number of people and it warps with each passing). The very wise advice was, “Don’t quit your day job…
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Could It Be Any Clearer
Pearson, Inc is the parent company that owns Penguin and Pearson Education. They are the world leaders in trade and educational publishing, respectively. It also owns the Financial Times, Dorling Kindersley, and other ventures. Their 2010 numbers were just released. One point in particular is of relevance to people like you and me: Last year…
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On the Outside
Has there ever been a series that you read and thought was okay, but you just didn’t get why people are so fanatical about it? I’m that way with the Hunger Games trilogy. I see posts and you tube clips all over the net and everyone’s so excited. I certainly don’t want to spoil their…
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One of the Two Books
Did you watch the HBO mini-series “The Pacific?” I don’t think it was written as well as “Band of Brothers,” but then it had the unfortunate luck to come out after that huge hit, so it had to make sure it was decidedly something else. The special features are damn cool and the show is…