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Paid Reviews and the Dilemma of Self-Published Credibility

  • Post author:J. Edward Ritchie
  • Post published:July 6, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/self-publishing/writing
  • Post comments:8 Comments

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…

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The Writer’s Game part 3: Mortal Kombat X

  • Post author:J. Edward Ritchie
  • Post published:May 21, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/video games
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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…

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Scott Summers: The Man, The Mutant, The Mission

  • Post author:J. Edward Ritchie
  • Post published:April 29, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/writing
  • Post comments:1 Comment

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.…

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A Writer’s Game part 2 – DmC (Devil May Cry)

  • Post author:J. Edward Ritchie
  • Post published:April 6, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/video games
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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…

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A Writer’s Game part 1 – Far Cry 4

  • Post author:J. Edward Ritchie
  • Post published:March 24, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/video games
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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…

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A Symphony of Adrenaline and Drama: Writing Epic Action

  • Post author:J. Edward Ritchie
  • Post published:March 10, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/fall from grace/writing
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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…

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Bloodless: The Dangerous Sterilization of Violence in Entertainment

  • Post author:J. Edward Ritchie
  • Post published:February 18, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/fall from grace/writing
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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…

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All of the Men are Dead – Why Hollywood Needs Y: The Last Man

  • Post author:J. Edward Ritchie
  • Post published:February 6, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/writing
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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…

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