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David Louis Edelman has been revisiting J.R.R. Tolkien’s works, including The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, The Fellowship of the Ring, and now he is on The Two Towers. Some unique insights on these classics of fantasy, works which have oddly enough almost been overlooked more now that the movies made a…

The good news is that the book, or books, if you want to get technical, that I’m reading now are pretty enjoyable. They’re putting me in a much better mood than my last read, and even though they’ve got a dark mood to them, with often gristly images splattered across…

The final announcement At the moment I write this, her post has received almost 500 comments wishing her well and saying how much she will be missed. I first came across her blog while doing major research on sending query letters, and found a treasure trove of advice (however gin-soaked…

Since the advent of the computer, people have used them to make their lives both easier and more complicated. All the programs we run can be rather useful, if we know how to use them efficiently. Otherwise it can become a mire of technical manuals, late-night phone calls to customer…

It’s been a while since I’ve read a book I ended up not being able to recommend to others. In fact, this book so surprised me by the fact that I really don’t like it at all that I wonder if I missed something in reading it. I’m talking about…

Oh, come on! Tell me someone in the military has at least seen Terminator 1, 2, and 3! Don’t we ever learn? That whole thing about history repeating itself…even if it is a fictional history…developed by Hollywood…with, what are now considered cheesy special effects… But it could happen! http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/05/army_tests_figh.html I…

I just thought you all should know that I am quite prone to spoonerisms. I not only inject them into my speech, but I often have to correct my spelling as I’m typing out a story. I don’t think it’s any sort of mental or visual dyslexia. I just tend…

I’ve dug up two places that are recruiting for upcoming anthologies (using Duotrope’s Digest). I recently got accepted into one I found through this site, so I decided to look again and see if there were any new ones popping up. Fun thing about anthologies is that they are often…

Some news on the writing front. My agent is leaving her company to pursue other creative goals in life. I am wishing her all the best, and I’m at least thankful she let me know of her career shifting, rather than simply dropping off the radar, like some horror stories…

John Taylor and Harry Dresden? Could they be related? Anyone read this Nightside series? What is it about private eye, noir stories that are so compelling? I ordered the first three books of Green’s Nightside, and am going to be diving into it soon enough. Reviews to follow. I’ve heard…