Y: The Last Man—The Show Must Go On
Y: The Last Man—The Show Must Go On In all my years as a writer, I’ve come across only a handful of stories that cultivated a lasting influence on my…
Monster Mash: The Grand Bazaar of Ethra VanDalia
Monster Mash: The Grand Bazaar of Ethra VanDalia Who doesn’t love monsters? I’ve spent my career as a writer exploring the otherworldly and fantastical, but I don’t have the artistic…
Creative Empathy: Inclusion not Limitation
In the years following the #OscarSoWhite controversy, there has been a much-needed push to ensure equality for minorities in film. Whether because of race, gender, or sexuality, marginalized artists have been…
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…
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 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…
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…
Yes, I Will Read Your Script*
Every so often I see an article resurface called “I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script” by screenwriter Josh Olson, and it never fails to dishearten me. I respect Olson…