It seems that the general audience of dystopian fiction like action with their social commentary. From The Road Warrior to The Matrix, Fallout to The Last Of Us, many tales set in a world of ruin follow their heroes from one action sequence to another. Considering the less than favorable reaction that people had to… Continue reading Movie Review: Equilibrium
Flash Fiction: The Cave At The Bottom Of The Sea
What follows is my contribution to The Cooperative Cliffhanger, Part One, over at Terribleminds. She was pushing herself through the third squeeze she’d found when she heard his voice again. “Your heart rate is elevated, Doctor Simmons. Everything okay?” Simmons sighed. “I’m starting to regret letting the med-techs wire me up. Other than that, it’s… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Cave At The Bottom Of The Sea
One Of Those Weekends
As the saying goes: Well, that escalated quickly. Due to all sorts of things coming up over the course of the weekend, I did not have nearly enough time this past weekend for editing Cold Streets, writing this week’s flash fiction, or hammering out the world/character bible for Godslayer. Needless to say, there is a… Continue reading One Of Those Weekends
Writer Report: Hard Part's Over
Courtesy Floating Robes Cold Streets is done. Well, the first draft is done, anyway. The sequel to Cold Iron (which, as a friendly reminder, you can buy here or here) was born out of a desire to lay a foundation for future, full-length projects. Once I take up the editing hat and really get down… Continue reading Writer Report: Hard Part's Over
The Hidden Threats
There are many board games where all of your information is public. Monopoly players can see just how badly they’re boned with a glance around the table. Many other games prefer to keep a player’s information hidden. In any classic card game, from poker to rummy, it can be difficult to determine how good or… Continue reading The Hidden Threats
Cartoons! On the Internet!
You can have one after they cool down. In lieu of one of my more structured reviews – I’m waiting to hear back on a proposal I made to an associate before I start in on reviewing more books – I thought I’d take the opportunity to turn you fine folks on to some animated… Continue reading Cartoons! On the Internet!
Flash Fiction: The Long Hallway
This week’s challenge from Terribleminds combined with a spin of the d20 ring resulted in the following. I stumble out of my room in the middle of the night. It isn’t really my room. I don’t live there. I’ve been staying there, sleeping there when I can sleep, but I don’t live there. I’m trying… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Long Hallway
One Day More
Writing, like any skill, needs to be practiced in order to maintain a certain level of competence. The nibs of pens and points of pencils must be sharpened. For me, writing flash fiction every week is how I got about doing that. Having to come up with a thousand words with a simple prompt keeps… Continue reading One Day More
Writer Report: Nearly There
I really do not like being sick. I’ve had to put exercising on hold as I recover from whatever it is that’s making my throat and muscles sore. I hope to be back in the gym on Monday, but I’m trying to be realistic. It may be a while before I’m back up to my… Continue reading Writer Report: Nearly There
The Meta-game
If you’ve thrown polyhedral dice to slay monsters around a table with friends in a role-playing game, chances are you’re familiar with the term “meta-gaming”. It means using knowledge from outside of the game to benefit you or justify a decision. If your character is a pilgrim from the backwoods who’s never seen a city,… Continue reading The Meta-game
