Today, the Cold Iron giveaway comes to an end. Ye Olde D6 of Fate has determined the following winners: Nenad Ristic M Raine Barnes Blair Turberfield Mia Congratulations! I will be contacting you individually to find out in what format you’d like your free copy of Cold Iron. If you missed out on the giveaway,… Continue reading Writer Report: Prizes & Perseverence
Author: BlueInkAlchemist
Gaming Like A Pro
I will admit to a measure of envy when it comes to professional gamers. To make a living doing nothing but playing video games, jetting from event to event, knowing my exploits are being televised or streamed for the entertainment of others as I accumulate wins and prize money: these are all appealing thoughts, to… Continue reading Gaming Like A Pro
Lies We Tell Ourselves
I’ve been trying to puzzle out where, exactly, the ‘little voice’ comes from. You know the one I mean. When we work, when we strain ourselves, when we step outside our comfort zones or make time for something significant, that’s when you hear it. It isn’t intrusive and it isn’t even all that whiny, but… Continue reading Lies We Tell Ourselves
Remembering Tony Scott
We’re not entirely sure why director Tony Scott took his own life. There was a rumor involving inoperable brain cancer, but his family has said he did not have that condition, nor any other major medical problems they knew of. Still, a great light has gone out in the world of cinematic storytelling. While some… Continue reading Remembering Tony Scott
Flash Fiction: Breaking Out
It’s amazing how much anonymity one gains in a prison when there’s a riot in progress. It didn’t take much to set it off. Even from the inside, Don Forli still had a lot of pull, and a lot of guys wanted a piece of his action. When he ended up in the infirmary, the… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Breaking Out
Cold Iron Giveaway!
Let’s keep it simple, folks: I am giving away five copies of Cold Iron. While the buzz of the book has been positive overall, it’s also been relatively quiet. I need to amp up the signal, get more people interested, ensure that the work I’m putting out is, in fact, worth the asking price. I… Continue reading Cold Iron Giveaway!
Pulp Problems
I’ve been struggling to put together the sci-fi serial I want to start. I’ve come at some concepts from a couple angles, but they’ve been either too derivative or too preachy. My desire to brush up a tried-and-true aspect of the sci-fi genre should not have ‘fixing Star Wars’ as an end goal. The end… Continue reading Pulp Problems
Keeping It Real
I’m a sucker for the fantastical and out-there just as much as any nerd. I grew up adoring the concept of giant fighting robots that disguised themselves as cars. I like faster-than-light travel, I love dragons, superheroes do not seem ridiculous to me, and I believe anything is possible when the human mind is set… Continue reading Keeping It Real
Shadow of the Bat
The Dark Knight trilogy is over. Nolan’s Batverse is closed, and its story concluded. In the end, what was it all about? What, in the end, was the ultimate point of stripping out the more superfluous and ridiculous elements of Batman, from blatantly supernatural enemies like Clayface to the presence of easy-to-access Bat Anti-Whatever’s-Trying-To-Eat-Bruce-Wayne’s-Face Spray?… Continue reading Shadow of the Bat
Flash Fiction: Thursday
For this week’s Terribleminds flash fiction challenge, The Opening Line Revealed. Thursday was out to get me. I could have written off the last crumbs of breakfast cereal as poor planning ahead. Spilling coffee on my coat, that happens. Traffic being bad is more a rule than an exception. A pile of paperwork on my… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Thursday
