Opinion

THE NEW PULP ERA

WHY THIS FICTION FORMAT IS MAKING A COMEBACK IN A BIG WAY! From the time I was a child I’ve loved Pulp Fiction. No, not the movie (although I enjoyed that as well), I’m talking about the Pulp Fiction genre! Whether it was in the form of Men’s Action/Adventure novels such as: Don Pendleton’s ExecutionerContinue reading “THE NEW PULP ERA”

SO YOU WANT TO BE A WRITER?

FIVE THINGS TO ASK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU BEGIN A CAREER AS A WRITER Many people who aren’t writers or who aspire to one day write the “NEXT BEST THING” have absolutely no idea what a writing life entails. It is because of their skewed and/or misguided ideas on what being a writer is about thatContinue reading “SO YOU WANT TO BE A WRITER?”

MAN OF STEEL MOVIE REVIEW

MORE THAT JUST A FRESH COAT OF PAINT ON AN ENDURING CHARACTER! 2013 Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/DC Entertainment Directed by Zack Snyder Produced by Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas & Deborah Snyder Screenplay by David S. Goyer Based on “Superman” created by Jerry Siegel and Joe ShusterContinue reading “MAN OF STEEL MOVIE REVIEW”

URBAN FANTASY AND PARANORMAL ROMANCE

What’s the difference? If I were asked—as I often am—to name a genre which my forthcoming novel The God Killers fits in, it would be urban Fantasy. I suppose this is mainly because the city in which the protagonist currently resides and the one of her birth, play an integral part in the story andContinue reading “URBAN FANTASY AND PARANORMAL ROMANCE”

URBAN FANTASY HAS ROOTS

While I’m not a big fan of romance novels, I don’t mind them nearly as much when the characters are gritty and preternatural creatures are involved, downplaying the sappiness associated with most novels where the word romance is used. Paranormal romance novels are the next big thing and filling the bookstore shelves in record numbers.Continue reading “URBAN FANTASY HAS ROOTS”

THERE’S NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN

When I was a child, my grandmother told me one day, “There’s nothing new under the sun.” At first I didn’t understand what she meant. Later, as I got a little older I refused to believe her, and was determined to prove her wrong. Finally, when I began focusing on my career as a writer,Continue reading “THERE’S NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN”

STAR TREK FRANCHISE DISCUSSION:

To boldly go where we already boldly went before, while giving a dying franchise a shot in the arm! THIS ISN’T A REVIEW OF THE STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS FILM!!! I saw a special screening of Star Trek: Into Darkness, prior to its official debut and while I really enjoyed the film and got a little moreContinue reading “STAR TREK FRANCHISE DISCUSSION:”