Worth 1000 Words: What’s in a Desktop Wallpaper?
I recently purchased a new laptop (hooray!) after ten years of writing on an ancient, Frankenstein’s monster of a machine. While setting it all up, I was greeted by a…
Verbis Diablo: How Do Writers Choose Words?
Penny Dreadful has returned to deliver a tasty slice of Victorian locution. As a writer, the show has caused a strange question to circle my craft: how exactly do we choose the…
Our Princess is in Another Castle: The Importance of Narrative in Gaming
I have played video games for the better part of my life, a passion that blossomed from the pure joy of Super Mario Bros. on the NES. To this day,…
Spartacus – A Benchmark in Narrative and Stylistic Excellence
My personal tastes in entertainment are as eclectic as they come. War epics, superhero comics, horror films, classic literature––I don’t discriminate as long as there’s an exciting, memorable story at…
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…
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 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…