Essence and Compromise: The Art of Adaptation
Over the years, I’ve pitched on many projects to adapt other writers’ material into a screenplay. Whether tackling a novel, comic, or video game, my creative distance from the source…
Writer’s Life: What is Failure?
Writing a novel is a taxing journey that can require years of dedication and work to bring the story from concept to publication. As my latest project, War Stories, looms…
Cover reveal – Fall From Grace Chronicles: War Stories
The tremendous support and positivity I received following the release of my debut novel, Fall From Grace, fueled my drive to further explore that world. Rather than jumping into a…
Fantastic Characters and Where to Find Them
J.K. Rowling created a world rife with iconic characters in her Harry Potter saga. Harry, Ron, and Hermione have become part of literary history and pop culture as much as…
Review: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Although I’m an unabashed fan of genre entertainment (and a fellow fantasy writer), I’ve had little exposure to the work of award winning scribe, Neil Gaiman. I knew of his…
The Fanboy and the Apostate, Part 4: Dawn of the Mega-Franchise
The Ritchie and Carlin superhero debate concludes! Part 3 discussed the social relevance of superheroes and the emerging trend of cinematic universes. Though we could go back and forth for many more posts,…
The Fanboy and the Apostate, Part 3: Social Relevance and the Rise of Cinematic Universes
The Ritchie and Carlin superhero debate continues! Part 2 of our discussion tackled the question of whether superheroes have evolved with the times or become exploited by older generations to the detriment…
The Fanboy and the Apostate, Part 2: Evolution
The Ritchie and Carlin superhero debate continues! Last week, we discussed how our generational differences and initial exposures to these iconic characters shaped our contrasting views. Have superheroes evolved with the people and times, or…
The Fanboy and the Apostate: A Conversation on Superheroes
Over the past few years, I’ve had many correspondences with fellow writer and cinephile, Sean P. Carlin. We agree on most fronts but have found ourselves on differing sides of…
Review: Romulus #1
As superheroes continue to dominate multimedia, it’s easy to forget that the comic medium has many more tales to offer outside of the Marvel and DC universes. Romulus, a new…