RPGs, Movies, Comics, y'know: nerd stuff!
June 29, 2015
I’ve only recently started watching Freaks and Geeks, the TV series from 1999 that ran for one season. It’s about going to high school in 1982 (pretty sure that’s the date, given that the Who’s farewell tour is part of Read more…
June 24, 2015
If you are planning to sell your writing, you need to remember that you are not a special snowflake. I know you’ve heard that a lot, but it’s important to understand it. It’s important to understand that you need to Read more…
June 22, 2015
I’ve been pretty lucky recently to be able to get out and see movies. My wife and I had the chance to see a movie on Sunday, and she expressed an interest in Jurassic World. It’s not a movie I Read more…
June 19, 2015
The Boltcutter: the Service At least three of the watchers Deng attributed to Alor remained within sight of the safehouse. The “merchant” had closed up shop and how sat in front of his store, conversing with the two “mechanics.” He Read more…
June 17, 2015
I am the first to admit that I am not good with description. My first drafts are often like scripts with dialogue and character action but very little setting description. In the past, I’ve struggled to force myself to include Read more…
June 15, 2015
I’m actually surprised to be writing this review. I thought I would have written one long ago, when I first saw this movie. Searching through the archives, though, it seems I totally missed it. John Carter is an adaptation of Read more…
June 10, 2015
Everyone has heard “write what you know.†How people define “know†is, of course, variable, but it is fair enough advice on the face of it – if you don’t know about sub-hunting in WWII, don’t write fiction about sub-hunting Read more…
June 8, 2015
Netflix has added season 8 of the revived Doctor Who, the one with Peter Capaldi has the Doctor. My wife and I had enjoyed the revived Doctor Who but lost track somewhere around Matt Smith’s second or third season. I Read more…
June 5, 2015
The Boltcutter: Intrigue They had turned onto an exceptionally wide track – Reno had stopped calling them roads – and Deng pointed along their route. “I’ve got a place right there, next to the construction . . .” Deng’s voice Read more…