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'Lords of Kobol' UPDATED Versions!
See? Brand new cover designs for my Lords of Kobol books.What? No. That's not the only thing I updated. Jeez.The maps inside are now full color. I went through and did some selective editing....
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TARDIS Halloween Costume
How to make a (Relatively) Simple TARDIS CostumeSo James wanted to be a TARDIS for Halloween. Being a lazy bastard, I rolled my eyes because I knew there would be no TARDISes on the shelf at Target....
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'BSG: Blood & Chrome' Episode 1
Looks pretty good. A bit lens-flarey. The CG CIC looks good; not as noticeably false as I was afraid. Love Bear McCreary's work, of course, on the score.If you don't know, BSG: B&C comes out on...
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I Need Your Help
Over the last year and change, thousands of people have downloaded my stuff. That's awesome and great. It's why I started publishing, naturally. But I would like for even more people to see it.So, I...
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Black Friday Weekend SALE
To kick off the holiday season, how about I give away some books? (All I ask in return is that you RATE & REVIEW when you're done.)My post-post-apocalyptic teen road trip zombie epic is FREE.Go to...
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'The Hobbit,' 'Star Trek' and more
Let's see if I can come up with as many bullet points on the movie as there are people in Thorin's company. In no particular order. (Spoilers, natch.)1. Straight out of the book. Lots of little...
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Happy Valentine's!
In honor of the day, I'm handing out sexy books.Sexcalation, my semi-autobiographical erotic novel, deals with married life and what happens when they get involved with the hot, young neighbors. It's...
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LEGO Kids Fest
Somehow, our home of Richmond, VA is one of seven cities in the US to get a visit by LEGO Kids Fest this year. Basically, it's like a small LEGO convention with loads of activities for the kids,...
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Kingdom Come ... in a dream
It's no secret that I'm a superhero fan. The Timmverse of DC animated shows is among the best continuities of fiction ever created. And I love comic book-based movies, too. Oddly enough, I've never...
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Making a Godzilla Board Game
If kids are crafty, they'll make posters, paper plate costumes ... stuff like that.My son makes board games.He makes a new one every other day, it seems. If we get a package in the mail, he wants the...
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SimCity and Middle Earth
Given all the hate being flung SimCity 5's way, I thought I'd reminisce about SimCity 4 and present some of the mods I made way back when.Yes, that's Middle Earth. I made the biggest possible map,...
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So it begins ... again
Got my notes and reference books ready ...Got a blank page ...Working on it now ...Download the original trilogy HERE and be in the know.
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Writing Again, Part I: The Prequel Trap
I've started writing Lords of Kobol - Book Five: Of Gods and Titans. Despite the number in the title, it is a prequel to the trilogy (Books One, Two and Three).Writing a prequel is not easy. More...
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Writing Again, Part II: The Problem with BSG
I'm going to get a bit spoilery about my Lords of Kobol books (get them for FREE here), so I'll handle this post after a JUMP.The basic "problem," if you will, is the Pythian Cycle. All of this has...
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UPDATED: Spoilery Speculation on 'Star Trek Into Darkness'
Well, I guess it's spoilery if it turns out to be true.Based on the myriad trailers, TV spots, etc., I have unwittingly assembled a rough cut of the movie in my head. It's a damned curse. Even though...
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Book Five: Chapter One
Sorry I haven't posted much in a while. I fell into a morass of writer's block. There were a couple of narrative humps for me to leap in my head before I could carry on. I believe I have now. So, if...
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'Superman Begins' ... or 'The Clark Knight'
Saw Man of Steel over the weekend and, TL;DR, I loved it.I'm going to hit a few points in particular, the things I didn't like and then address the big criticisms at the end. If you want to be spoiler...
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Killing Time: Kaiju Movie Challenge
I'm still writing ... just not as much as I'd like. More on that some other time.MEANWHILE, you're aware of my and my son's affinity for Godzilla and other monster movies, right? Well, looking ahead...
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'Adventure Time' at Dragon Con 2013
That's my boy, James, cosplaying as Finn and meeting the voices behind the title characters, John DiMaggio and Jeremy Shada. They were as nice and funny in person as you could ever hope.Great story...
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Why You Should Rethink Buying 'Star Trek Into Darkness'
Look. I've been a Star Trek fan for all of my 38 years. It pains me to even suggest this ... but I might not be buying Star Trek Into Darkness when it comes out.It has nothing to do with "John...
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