Author Conduct: A Slippery Slope to Insanity (Part Two)
Now to part two of my Author Conduct deal. The Cole A. Adams/Kevin W. Reardon/Steve Berman FiascoAlright, so basically here is what happened:Steve Berman is an editor who said of Kevin W. Reardon’s story “The Portico Angel” that “a bad opening crippled this story for me plus the various relationships felt off.” Shortly after Reardon […]
Author Conduct: A Slippery Slope to Insanity (Part One)
I’m not the first one to discuss this issue and most certainly not the most prominent to do so. In recent days/weeks/months there has been an (sort of) out pour of stupid authors/artists doing stupid, if not psychotic, things to other folks in similar fields. Both instances have floored me, in a way, not because […]
Note to IE Users
Apparently there was an issue with the right sidebar for those of you who use Internet Explorer: the right sidebar didn’t show up and the footer often wasn’t there. This seemed to have something to do with the amount of posts on the main page and should be fixed for those of you who make […]
Movie Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mama always said, when something isn’t broke, don’t fix it. In 1994 Eric Roth adapted a screenplay and made the film Forrest Gump. It was instantly loved by critics and audiences alike. It was nominated for thirteen Oscars and won six , including best picture (a prize that Shawshank Redemption deserved). This year Eric Roth […]
The Garden of Doubt on the Island of Shadows
Click here to see the book on Goodreads rating: 4 of 5 starsThere is something elegant and yet simple about this chapbook from ISMs Press. It’s presence is undoubtedly raw. The sole flower on its cover is beautiful and unimposing; the text clean and easy to read, yet haunting. This is the story of a […]
Contests Around the Blogosphere
Firstly, Blood of the Muse has a giveaway for Betwixt by Tara Bray Smith. S. J. Day is giving away a bunch of EVE stuff. Stella Matutina is giving away a Ranger’s Apprentice book.Then Mulluane was kind enough to link up a whole bunch of book giveaways around the blogosphere. So, go enter some contests […]