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SIX OF THE BEST… ways to support your writer friends when they publish a new book

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Josh Roseman

Your writer friends (like me) need support and help when they publish a new book. Especially when there’s no big-name publisher around to help with the marketing. And even when there is a publisher, word-of-mouth is still the best way … Continue reading →

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SIX OF THE BEST… times the hero and the villain teamed up

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Josh Roseman

I’m kind of surprised that it took me this long to write a hero/villain team-up column.

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SIX OF THE WORST… Halloween costume choices I’ve made

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Josh Roseman

I’ve made some pretty questionable Halloween costume choices over the years. That’s it. That’s the whole tease.

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SIX OF THE BEST… rules for naming your characters

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Josh Roseman

With NaNoWriMo coming up, I wanted to do a column about character naming. Because nobody needs to read a book with someone named Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way.

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SIX OF THE BEST… things about Planet Builders

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Josh Roseman

This week’s column is about my favorite sci-fi book series growing up. It still (mostly) holds up today. There’s no movie or TV series of Planet Builders. But there should be.

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SIX OF THE BEST… things The Orville did better than Star Trek: Discovery

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Josh Roseman

I really wanted to like Star Trek: Discovery, but CBS and Paramount are making it really hard. Meanwhile, The Orville is fun, funny, and hopeful. It’s much better than Discovery. Here’s why.

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SIX OF THE WORST… things about Toys

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Josh Roseman

When I was a teenager, I really liked the Robin Williams film Toys. But when I watched it with my wife and daughter earlier this year, it was surprising just how much of it didn’t hold up in any way whatsoever.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation — A 30th Anniversary Quiz

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Josh Roseman

In honor of Star Trek: the Next Generation‘s 30th anniversary, which is today (the premiere aired September 28, 1987), here’s a fun little exercise inspired by Susana “@NerdGerhl” Polo’s tweet from last September: Quick, describe the plot of your favorite Star … Continue reading →

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SIX OF THE BEST… TNG episodes, part 2

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Josh Roseman

Almost ready to wrap up the 30th anniversary celebration of Star Trek: the Next Generation. Just one more post tomorrow, on the 30th anniversary of the pilot episode. Meanwhile, here’s the rest of my top-12 list.

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SIX OF THE BEST… TNG episodes, part 1

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Josh Roseman

You can’t do a 30th-anniversary celebration of any TV show, let alone Star Trek:TNG, without a best episodes list. So here’s the first part of mine.

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SIX OF THE BEST… recurring characters on TNG

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Josh Roseman

Personally, I liked Ensign Ro the best, but that doesn’t mean she was the best recurring character. Here are six of the best of them.

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SIX OF THE WORST… TNG misfires

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Josh Roseman

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: the Next Generation, I’m reviving some of my 25th-anniversary columns and reworking them a little. Here’s the first, and it’s about mistakes.

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SIX OF THE BEST… reasons not to watch The Defenders

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Josh Roseman

I really wanted to like The Defenders. At least, I wanted to like it more than I actually did. This column contains spoilers.

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SIX OF THE BEST… little annoyances on TV shows (that I just can’t ignore)

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Josh Roseman

Journalism careers do not work the way they do on most TV shows. It drives me crazy. So I wrote a column about how it bugs me, and how other things on TV bug me.

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SIX OF THE BEST… Haven troubles

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Josh Roseman

The “troubles” are supernatural afflictions affecting the townspeople of Haven, Maine, on a show called Haven that originally aired on SyFy. The show is now on Netflix, and I figured I should finish watching it after only making it through two seasons … Continue reading →

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SIX OF THE BEST… weird dreams I keep having

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Josh Roseman

I’m posting this late today because I fell asleep and I dreamed. A lot. But not about any of these six things, interestingly.

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SIX OF THE WORST… things your company can do if you have anxiety

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Josh Roseman

My company has been on a “get to know how everyone works together” kick, which is a great idea. But it terrifies people who suffer from anxiety. Not that that’s going to stop them, despite the fact that about 18% … Continue reading →

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SIX OF THE BEST… things about fidget spinners

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Josh Roseman

I got a fidget spinner yesterday. Of course I’m going to write a column about it.

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SIX OF THE BEST… numbers on Dark Matter

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Josh Roseman

I like the SyFy TV show Dark Matter. Each of the main characters — at least, the core ones — are numbered. There are six of them. You know what that means.

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SIX OF THE BEST… memories I have of watching GLOW

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Josh Roseman

Of course I watched GLOW on Netflix. Like there’s any doubt in your mind that I would have done.

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