Category: Entertainment
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A SF Writer’s Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving, a purely US holiday. I was talking with a friend of mine, an immigrant, who told me that he really didn’t get the whole idea of Thanksgiving, so he mostly just ignored it. I’ll say this, everyone has their own take on it, but for me, it’s a time to reflect on all…
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Free Space Opera / SF Novella
For a limited time, I’m giving away free copies of the first novella of my Renegades series. For the next five days, if you use the coupon code MG57A when you check out, you can get Renegades: Deserter’s Redemption for free from Smashwords (link). Mike doesn’t want to be anyone’s friend. He doesn’t want to…
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Thor: Dark World Review
I’ll preface this by commenting that I grew up on action and even a few comic book movies… but I never read comic books. So while I’m sure there are some diehard comic book fans who know far more about Thor than me, well, that’s fine. I’m reviewing this as a movie, and also as…
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Urban Fantasy
Urban fantasy is, at its root, a mishmash of a variety of genres. The typical urban fantasy author often combines one or more genres of fiction with fantasy in their story. The fun of urban fantasy stories often lies in the contrast between the ordinary and the extraordinary. Wizards duke it out with magic and…
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Characterization Case Study: Gravity
The best way to study characterization and plot is to look at examples, both good and bad, and to note what worked and what didn’t. I’m going to do a quick case study of the recent movie Gravity. It’s an interesting movie that (due to a very small cast and a rather linear plot) can…
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Interview up at Shiny Book Review
I was interviewed by the excellent Shiny Book Review. The post can be found here. Shiny Book Review is a blog-style website which reviews a variety of books, to include SF and Fantasy. Check them out, they’ve got a ton of excellent content.
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Renegades: The Gentle One now available on Amazon!
My new Novella, Renegades: The Gentle One is now available from Amazon and coming soon to Smashwords (and then to various other outlets). Renegades: The Gentle One is a 35,000 word novella and is the sequel to Renegades: Deserter’s Redemption and the continuation of the Renegades serial. Read below for the description. Ariadne has…
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The Evolution of Fantasy
Fantasy as a genre has its origins in the myths and legends of ancient times. These myths are often seen as primitive man’s attempts to explain the unexplainable. Yet in modern times, we have explainations for almost everything… so why the interest in such things? Personally, I think it is some attempt by us to…
Kal Spriggs 