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AFTER THE APOCALYPSE is out now!
It’s taken years of revisions, rejections, and reuploads*, but After the Apocalypse is finally out, and you can get an electronic or print copy. Here’s how: Kindle Edition Print Edition From the back cover: Eleven years ago, a superhero named … Continue reading
SIX OF THE BEST… ways to support your writer friends when they publish a new book
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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Tagged after the apocalypse, algorithm, amazon, criticism, emoji, facebook, faded glory, honesty, influencers, libraries, pre-order, preorder, publishing, review, sales numbers, self-publishing, social media, word of mouth
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SIX OF THE BEST… times the hero and the villain teamed up
I’m kind of surprised that it took me this long to write a hero/villain team-up column.
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, buffy, buffy the vampire slayer, cordelia, data, doug judy, dr. pulaski, Hero, jake peralta, Magneto, neelix, NWO, Professor X, rogue, Sarah Connor, Spike, stone cold steve austin, t-800, team-up, Terminator 2, terry jeffords, the borg, the rock, tuvok, villain, voyager, WCW, wolverine, WWE, WWF, x-2, x-men united, Xander
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SIX OF THE BEST… rules for naming your characters
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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Tagged Captain America, civl war, crossbones, Dostoyevsky, ebony dark'ness dementia raven way, my immortal, nano, nanowrimo, punctuation shaker, rogue one, sean mcmullen, souls in the great machine, spelling, star trek, star wars, the brothers karamazov, twee, twilight, writing
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SIX OF THE BEST… things about Planet Builders
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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Tagged bruce coville, bruce talkington, Debra Doyle, James D. Macdonald, jymn magon, mageworlds, mary frances zambreno, MG, middle grade, mountain of stolen dreams, night of ghosts and lightning, planet builders, Sherwood Smith, ya, young adult
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COVER REVEAL: After the Apocalypse, coming November 17
My latest novel, After the Apocalypse, will be released November 17. That’s one month away, which means it’s time to show you the cover: Many thanks to Sara Noto from notobella designs, who has done all but one of my covers since … Continue reading
SIX OF THE BEST… things The Orville did better than Star Trek: Discovery
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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Tagged abramsverse, all access, bryan fuller, canon, cbs, dick jokes, discovery, executive producer, fox, greek chorus, humor, jason isaacs, klingons, prime universe, seth macfarlane, sonequa martin-green, star trek, star trek discovery, super serious, the orville
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SIX OF THE WORST… things about Toys
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.
SIX OF THE BEST… reasons not to watch The Defenders
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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Tagged alexandra, black mariah, black sky, charlie cox, cottonmouth, danny rand, daredevil, diamondback, elektra, Fantastic Four, finn jones, harold meachum, iron fist, Iron Man, jessica jones, kingpin, luke cage, madame gao, marvel, mnu, netflix, punisher, rule one, serenity, Sigourney Weaver, Spider-Man, stick, the avengers, the dark world, the defenders, the hand, the purple man, the substance, winter soldier, xavier's school
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SIX OF THE BEST… Haven troubles
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
SIX OF THE BEST… weird dreams I keep having
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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Tagged dream, elevator, hypnagogia, idiopathic hypersomnia, jump scare, narcolepsy, nudity, pee, school, sex, sleep study, sorem, symbology, trees, yelling
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SIX OF THE WORST… things your company can do if you have anxiety
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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Tagged anxiety, assigned seating, changing seats, christmas party, depression, everything in transit, general anxiety disorder, icebreakers, introduce yourself, jack’s mannequin, l’esprit de l’escalier, mental illness, nopetopus, parties, popsicle, work
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“You Don’t Bring Me Flowers”
In 2013 at the Taos Toolbox writing workshop, I wrote a short-story about a man who’s never been to a cemetery. When he finally goes to one, after his partner dies, he makes a new friend… who died several years … Continue reading
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Tagged cemetery, fantasy, ghosts, jewish ghosts, storyteller, storyteller magazine, you don't bring me flowers
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 