For the past decade, I’ve been standing on the edge of the Linux pool like […]
The Great “Said” Debate: Why Your Dialogue Should Stop Screaming at Me
Somewhere in a dimly lit corner of the writer-internet, you’ll find a nervous author clutching […]
Review: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Returning to The Hobbit after years, and after once more tackling the vast expanse of […]
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
If you’d told me at the start of 2025 that I would leave the theater […]
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) – a wicked little lightning bolt that knows how to flirt
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Review: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
I only just recently picked up Jurassic Park for the first time, and I found […]
What I Learned From a Reader’s Deep Dive into I Dreamt a World — And What I Choose to Keep
I received a thoughtful, detailed review that treated my book like a living thing. It […]
Letting Characters Leave the House
There is a strange moment that arrives after you release a book. For months or […]
Fix Pages, Not Friendships
Writers often ask for honest feedback, then receive a soft “It’s nice.” Everyone leaves unsatisfied. […]
Why Neuromancer Still Defines Cyberpunk Today
Picture this: it’s 1984, the year of Ghostbusters, The Terminator, and legwarmers. Then along comes […]