. . . . . . . In tribute of the new movie version of Firestarter coming out this May 13 I have decided to write a short blurb/analysis of the original book. . . . . . . . The novel was released at the start of the new decade. September 29, 1980 was […]
. . . . . . . I’m a fellow Canadian writer, just checking in to see what you’re doing, Steve. *Catxman extends a hand and shakes yours* . . . . . . . I’m just driving an imaginary Cadillac XT4 around and giving an imaginary applause or dressing-down to people in Kia automobiles. […]
. . . . . . . You know what? You know who you are when I don’t like you. Those are the times you don’t want the door to hit your big butt on the way out. . . . . . . . That’s right. Your big, wide, couch-challenging-designing ass. Look at Capt. […]
. . . . . . . The first series of books I’d like to write would be H O R R O R. . . . . . . . But not hard-core horror. Soft horror. Social dynamics based horror, with moments of scary intent. “Death doesn’t exist. It never did, it never will. […]
. . . . . . . Well, he did it. Dr. Seuss clawed and climbed up to the top of the children’s literature hierarchy. Once he got there, he took his place forever. Let’s discuss a little of how he did it. . . . . . . . The nature of the brutal […]
. . . . . . . Recently, Catxman finished reading two novels, mysteries written by Robert Crais and Reed Coleman. The Coleman book was The Devil Wins. The Crais one was Indigo Slam. I preferred the Crais book by a substantial margin, but was still mildly impressed by the Coleman version of Robert B. […]
. . . . . . . Madness in a single day. . . . . . . . Madness in a single way. “The AEC scientists were so narrowly focused on arming the United States for nuclear war that they failed to perceive facts – even widely known ones – that were outside their […]
. . . . . . . I write a pro blog. I work it and massage it. For instance, there was a time when all my entries had paragraphs flush left against the margin. Then I entered |||||||| to symbolize an indent. Then I rediscovered a way to make invisible indents (or nearly invisible, […]
. . . . . . . In editing your book or other work of fiction, you have to be brutal with the red pen. Bring on the carets! (^) <– these things . . . . . . . You can call the things you edit your babies or your sweethearts. . . . […]
. . . . . . . In the world of the creative arts, there is one exemplar for each of three fields. Each exemplar is the best, most representative of its field — each exemplar is something to be stacked against and competed with. . . . . . . . For movies, it […]
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