At the book store I’ve been talking about lately, the one I absolutely love to bits, I found a section in sci-fi that was two book stands completely full of old pulp serials. They had all the classics, Amazing Stories, Galaxy, Analog, If. It was insane the collection that was there, some in really good [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by ryan
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There was a knock at the door today and a large package was handed to me, all the way from the United States of America. It was my prize. I follow @WolverineNYC on Twitter and a while ago, maybe a fortnight, they posted the quiz question/challenge to name three characters in the upcoming film. I [...]
Posted on April 13th, 2009 by ryan
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I was at the book store the other day and I managed to get my hands on two very cool little old crime books. I love pouring over the books in the shelves at this store, I could spend days there, and that is why I went back today. Olive Norton’s A School Of Liars [...]
Posted on April 13th, 2009 by ryan
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This is why I love the wwInterweb. This is pretty much the only reason I’m actually on Twitter. It is a gateway to such varied information and sources. The other day Joe Quesada, only the EiC of Marvel Comics, was posting little tips for writers to think about if they wanted to break into comics. [...]
Posted on April 10th, 2009 by ryan
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The line was; the sun is in my heart. It was part of a thing that was spoken in my class. I heard the line, there was a nanosecond pause, and then into my head flooded a ton of ideas and thoughts. Summed up, I’m thinking, Cosmic Creation and Chaos. From that line, those six [...]
Posted on April 8th, 2009 by ryan
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I’ve finished my novel. I’ve read it again, I’ve made tons of little red squiggles all through the manuscript and now I’ve effected those changes in the electronic file. I feel like I’m done. Am I? I want to read it again in a week or two, see how it flows now. But I think [...]
Posted on April 7th, 2009 by ryan
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I found a fascinating website called Why We Write. The premise of the site is to ask renowned writer’s, and admittedly not so renowned writers the eponymous question. Why do they write? The answers are a mixed bag. Some of the people I have heard a lot about, others I have no idea. But whether [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2009 by ryan
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At the book fair I managed to get the chance to rummage through a box of rolled up posters. It was hard to work out what each one was, but when noticed that the first one I picked up was an old school Frazetta piece it made it all worth while. I went through each [...]
Posted on April 3rd, 2009 by ryan
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I find that I really want to get back to my novel. I am enjoying reading it. I am making productive notes, and so far have singled out three new chapters that I need to write, just to flesh things out a bit more. Otherwise, the story is rocking the shit. This makes me really [...]
Posted on April 2nd, 2009 by ryan
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One of my favourite things about Daredevil lately has been Dakota North. She’s risen to the top as one of the most interesting characters in the ensemble, and that was something that I did not see coming. I love the work Ed Brubaker has done with her recently, and am looking forward to the way [...]
Posted on April 1st, 2009 by ryan
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