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A quick diatribe on dialogue
Real dialogue sounds something like this: “By the way, did you know they’re making Pacific Rim 2? Oh, and dinner’s ready.” Cue five minutes of shouting and vague TV noises while Boxy shoots at zombies while some cheesy horror flick is playing on the second monitor, followed by: “What?” Seriously, that was last night’s Read more
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An honest Critique (Partner)
What is a Critique Partner? If you’re like me and you cut your teeth writing for fandom, you might be more familiar with the term beta editor. I much prefer critique partner, because where beta editor implies a one-sided relationship (“you read my stuff and tell me what you think”) critique partner implies a more Read more
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Some of you may remember my previous post about my new puppy, Baldur. It’s been a few months since then, and my itty bitty puppy is growing up. Read more
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The issue with Issue One
Saturday was Free Comic Book Day. While I was making the rounds, I bought the first three issues of Loki: Agent of Asgard, and the new Amazing Spider-Man issue 1. In medias… what now? I’m a lifelong fan of Spider-Man. He was my first super hero; his was the first super hero movie I watched, and his were the Read more
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The Castiel Problem
(Warning: Since this is about Supernatural and its approach to plot and characterization, there’ll be unmarked spoilers all the way up to Season 9.) While I’m posting disclaimers, I should include another biggie: I really love Supernatural. It’s a fun show, I watch it every week, and Castiel is by far my favorite character. That Read more
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When hopes are dashed: Dramatic Irony
I have a hard time reading in public, because I’m very… let’s say interactive with my reading. I make faces, I get up and pace, I yell at the characters, I (carefully place a bookmark on my page and then) hurl the book across the room. It’s such a common practice for me that I sometimes Read more
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