Almost as soon as decided to set my pulpy adventure novel in a contemporary background, I started thinking about it somewhere else. The nature of the story I outlined just feels to me like it
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The Plot Thickens
The background for the story for my pulp novel is coming together. I’ve decided, rather than trying to create something new, to use a contemporary fantasy background based on the real world, because I’m not
Continue ReadingAnd the Winner is…
Considering what I wrote in my entry the other day about genre, a thought occurred to me. Did I really want to get bogged down in world building yet again? Sure, I enjoy creating a
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I finally got around to seeing Brian De Palma’s Black Dahlia this weekend. I’m not a huge fan of De Palma’s work, over all. He’s incredibly skilled at creating compelling scenes and dense, flavorful atmosphere,
Continue ReadingOrchestral Movements in the Dark
I like the dark. I will admit it; pretty much all of my writing projects in the past have had the lights down low, assuming they had any lights on at all. It could be
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So, I’ve been thinking about the genre for my pulp novel masterpiece. It will probably surprise you to learn — now, don’t spread this around — that I’m something of a geek. Not so much
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