I hate it when TV show deaths feel like the resolution of a contract dispute, especially when I care about the character – it gives the death (in context of the story) a wasted feeling. The death should mean something to continuing a story instead of an ending. (To be fair to television and movie … Continue reading
“This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental.” This standard boilerplate that appears in the front or back matter of many movies and pieces of literature is ingrained in the art of fiction. The CYA nature of it is an acknowledgement that not … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals My blog entries were all posted on schedule, and all my available stories are circulating out in the markets. My next indie release is scheduled for April 16th is still planned as Herc Tom #11, so if you haven’t read 1-10, now would be a good time to start (hint, hint – … Continue reading
“The Final Ending” started out as a simple fairy tale in a space opera setting. A princess needs to be rescued. A prince, pirates, even a dragon, floated into the story and I thought to myself ‘who on earth would write something like this’ (aside from me), and then the writer became part of the … Continue reading
My significant one and I don’t appear to be much into what’s popular on television (or at least what’s considered worthy of viewing by the gatekeepers at the various networks.) So many shows that we enjoy watching from the very start are suffer early death-by-cancellation. Timeless and The Colony come to mind, among others. I … Continue reading
Goals update: Last week I made my three blog posts (by now I could just stop reporting this as I make them like clockwork, but it gives me something to feel good about every week, and who knows if I would still make it if I stopped reporting?), and managed to get back to my … Continue reading
“The Final Ending” started out as a simple fairy tale in a space opera setting. A princess needs to be rescued. A prince, pirates, even a dragon, floated into the story and I thought to myself ‘who on earth would write something like this’ (aside from me), and then the writer became part of the … Continue reading
I’m almost done reading book eleven of The Wheel of Time. Well – since I can barely find sit-down time, when I’m sitting, I’m writing. All my reading is done by someone else (thank you, Audible), and all I’m really doing is listening while I’m driving. And guffawing. I’m not a guffawer, and yet here … Continue reading
Last week’s goals: Three blog posts. Still don’t have an open market to send “Date Night” to. I think I only read and commented on ONE person’s blog (need to make sure I get that done by Saturday.) My March 12th release will be “Reining Cats and Dogs” (Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire #7), … Continue reading
When we watch a movie, we always have to suspend our disbelief – at least to a point. Nowadays there are a lot of comic book super-hero movies – I don’t think most of us go to those thinking that there really is a Superman, or Spiderman, or Aquaman, or Wonder Woman, or any other … Continue reading
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