by admin | Mar 20, 2019 | Movies, Society
I saw Captain Marvel with the family this past weekend, and I have to say, it was just a really solid, fun, kick ass movie. It was pretty much everything you could ask for in an action movie. I had seen some bad reviews, and I’m gonna have to say that they all seem...
by admin | Mar 13, 2019 | Writing
Recently, I had to confront one of the writer’s biggest challenges: the Bad Review. Well, it wasn’t exactly my first rodeo. I’d had like one or two bad reviews over six years, then I entered the Self Published Fantasy Blog Off, made it into the finals, so I was riding...
by admin | Feb 6, 2019 | Books, EMS, Society, Writing
This past year I entered my debut urban fantasy/self-indulgent EMS novel into the Self Published Fantasy Blog Off. It’s done better than I had expected, making it to the final round against some pretty good books. The contest is still running, but the finals are an...
by admin | Dec 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
A while back, fellow QM editor Ray posted an editorial arguing against the thrown knife in literature.Check it out here: http://quantummusebooks.com/fantasy-skills/ He’s not exactly wrong, per se. But while he made some good points, I feel I have to stand up for...
by admin | Oct 31, 2018 | Books, S/F, Writing
It’s a trope we all know. It’s been used by some of the most beloved authors in some of the best known works, the foundational works of fantasy and science fiction. But I don’t like it. OK, anything can work if it’s done reeeaaaally well. But if you want to pull off a...
