Paid Reviews and the Dilemma of Self-Published Credibility
One of the biggest challenges that every self-published author has to face is generating credibility. With over a million books released every year, how can a serious writer separate their…
The Writer’s Game part 3: Mortal Kombat X
Mortal Kombat is one of the rare franchises that evolved beyond its gaming roots to become a legitimate slice of pop culture history. Since 1992, creator Ed Boon has pushed…
Scott Summers: The Man, The Mutant, The Mission
Scott Summers, aka Cyclops, was never my favorite member of the X-Men. He felt like a flat, uninteresting do-gooder whining in the shadow of Wolverine’s more exciting and controversial tactics.…
A Writer’s Game part 2 – DmC (Devil May Cry)
Third person action/adventures may be my favorite type of video games. God of War and Uncharted are among my most beloved franchises. For me, there’s nothing more immersive than controlling…
A Writer’s Game part 1 – Far Cry 4
I’ve been a gamer since receiving my first NES console and Super Mario Bros. Stomping on goombas and turtles, getting coins, eating mushrooms…I was hooked. Since then, video games have…
A Symphony of Adrenaline and Drama: Writing Epic Action
I’m an action junkie, no two ways about it. Superheroes, sci-fi, fantasy, horror––if it gets my blood pumping, then I’m game. I write what I love, so my stories are…
Bloodless: The Dangerous Sterilization of Violence in Entertainment
My upcoming novel, Fall From Grace, is an epic with moments of explicit violence bred from the horrors of warfare. The grisly, vicious imagery will disturb, upset, and even offend…
All of the Men are Dead – Why Hollywood Needs Y: The Last Man
Racism and sexism have long been an unfortunate undercurrent beneath Hollywood that the industry has yet to fully purge. The recent Academy Award nominations brought those controversial, rage-fueled waters back…