1. The Wisdom of Walt Disney re-release went off with very few hitches. There was a close call where I thought none of the updates (including the discount) would be available by the release date, since, at least as far as I can tell, Amazon doesn’t provide the ability to precisely control when the book … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Disney, Kafka, and Lovecraft
My Work
Tips On Formatting Your E-Book and Paperback for Amazon
I haven't self-published anything in a long time, and prepping Wisdom of Walt Disney for paperback and re-publication has required me to learn or relearn a lot of things. Though the experience still hasn’t been nearly the nightmare it was the first time I tried it. To make it easier on any of my fellow … Continue reading Tips On Formatting Your E-Book and Paperback for Amazon
‘The Wisdom of Walt Disney’ Now in Paperback
Exciting news: my book, The Wisdom of Walt Disney (freshly edited and revised) is now available in paperback. To mark this momentous occasion, the book will be available at a reduced price all this week through Wednesday March 2nd. The normal price is $3.99 for the Kindle version, $8.99 for paperback. For the next week, … Continue reading ‘The Wisdom of Walt Disney’ Now in Paperback
The Final Performance
“Ladies and gentleman, I give you...the Great Santini!” Applause as the magician popped onto the stage in a burst of smoke. His tailed coat was of the finest quality, but his face was long, pale, with a foolish chin not quite covered by an attempted Mephistophelian goatee. He wave with an affected air to the … Continue reading The Final Performance
How I Would Have Written ‘Captain Marvel’
So, if you read my Marvel recap, you remember that I had certain issues with 'Captain Marvel'. Said issues largely amount to 'It's an incredibly stupid film with a hateful protagonist'. Naturally, as with Black Panther, I thought about how I might have tackled the character, and the results are presented below (fair warning, this … Continue reading How I Would Have Written ‘Captain Marvel’
A Quick Short
Once upon a time there was an old farmer named Zechariah Flint. He grew all kinds of things, but his specialty was cabbages. He won prizes at all the fairs for his beautiful cabbages, and they were his pride and joy. Well, one year, just a few days before he was due to harvest the … Continue reading A Quick Short
The Walk Home
Background: A week or two ago I ended up in a discussion with Caroline Furlong on how to create tension in a story. Later I tried to come up with a simple 'example' scenario to illustrate my ideas. I ended up liking it enough that I turned it into a quick short, which I now … Continue reading The Walk Home
Batman: The Terror pt 3. The Final Night
The final installment of The Terror is now up at fanfiction.net! Terror lays thick over Gotham. As another night falls, Batman vows that the killings will end before dawn. But who among the dwindling population of supervillains is the murderer? Is it perhaps the Riddler, who claims to know all? Or the Joker, orchestrating events … Continue reading Batman: The Terror pt 3. The Final Night
Batman: The Terror pt. 2: The Second Night
Part Two of The Terror is now up at Fanfiction.net! And just in time for Halloween, too. Night falls again over Gotham and the Terror continues. One by one, the rogues of Gotham fall, each death more brutal than the last, yet each suited to their crimes. Meanwhile, Batman races to try to uncover the … Continue reading Batman: The Terror pt. 2: The Second Night
Batman: The Terror pt. 1: The First Night
Just up at Fanfiction.net: It seemed a night like any other in Gotham City, when word reached Batman of a death: one of the city's rogues found brutally murdered. Then comes word of another. And another. A new terror is stalking Gotham, preying upon the city's supervillains. But who is it? And what do they … Continue reading Batman: The Terror pt. 1: The First Night
Serpent's Den 