A rare political post that I’m throwing up because it touches upon an area I just finished writing about. Larry Correia takes the world’s dumbest tweet by a Congressman, and drops a hydrogen bomb of truth on it, and makes the rubble bounce. Last week a congressman embarrassed himself on Twitter. He got into a … More We Don’t Actually Want Another Civil War
That’s the upshot of this article at Quillette. While midlist authors are seeing their income shrink, the upper-crust is doing even better: the number of seven-figure advances has increased even as the number of five-figure ones have decreased. What this means is that the publishing industry doesn’t want to invest in small potatoes anymore – … More The Novel Ain’t Dead. The Industry Has Just Changed.
Let. It. Go.For over two decades there was talk of a third Ghostbusters movie, but that particular phantasm never materialized. Instead we got 2016’s Ghostbusters, a reboot of the property with an all-new cast that suffered all kinds of controversy and ultimately failed to be a hit at the box office. That seemingly killed another Ghostbusters in that continuity, but perhaps it opened the door for … More Someone Hold Dan Akroyd Down and Make Him Stop Babbling About Ghostbusters 3
What the wags have called Braveheart 2 came out this week on Netflix, and being a medievalist nerd, I was all about it. It is a more accurate film that Braveheart in several respects. For one, it gives us the real struggle Robert the Bruce had in claiming the throne of Scotland. None of this … More Quick Review: The Outlaw King
Originally posted on Mad Genius Club:
We are writers. That means our tools of the trade are words. Most of us — but not all — are more fascinated with words than we should be. So, why is it most writing books say nothing about words, except perhaps for telling you things like “eschew all…
Originally posted on The Art of Blogging:
I know what you’re thinking. But I am just a blogger. First of all, I suggest you give up on the “just.” You’re not just a blogger. You’re the blogger. A blogger. But never just. Secondly, there’s a bit of writer in you, even though – out of…
Pursuant to Yesterday’s post, here’s new covers for old works. One is a glorified essay, the other a “Long Short Story” (Novellette?). They’ve been published a while, but I’ve never liked their cover art. These are better: I do the philosophical justifications of Rebellion, as understood by The Bible, by Jefferson, by Marx. It’s a … More New Cover Art, Right of Revolution and Little Guerrilla Platoons
