The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2

With The Conjuring 2 dominating the weekend box office, now seems like a good time to expand on my short review from the most recent episode of Geek Gab. The sequel to 2013's The Conjuring, also helmed by director James Wan, this installment features the dramatization of another case from the…
June 14, 2016
Why Indie Publishing Succeeded Where Indie Gaming Failed

Why Indie Publishing Succeeded Where Indie Gaming Failed

Indie game developers' quandary The topic of this post came to me after I happened upon a couple of videos on widely disparate subjects. While making my way through The Rageaholic's Hugo-nominated vlog series, I came across this episode explaining why hopes that indie developers will pull the video game…
June 13, 20169 Comments

Geek Gab: Super Movie Episode

It's anything goes on this lively episode of Geek Gab. Daddy Warpig discusses a couple of Disney kids' films: Zootopia and The Rescuers. John talks about Overwatch. It's not a movie, but he didn't watch anything this week. Finally, I review The Conjuring 2 form director James Wan. Did he succeed…
June 12, 20162 Comments
Happy Anniversary, Nethereal!

Happy Anniversary, Nethereal!

My indie publishing adventure began one year ago today when my first novel, Nethereal, went live on Amazon. It's been a wild ride, to say the least. In the past year, I've released my first book's sequel, Souldancer, put together a second edition of Nethereal based on your feedback, got nominated…
June 10, 20164 Comments

Finding the Time to Blog with Russell Newquist

Author Russell Newquist is one of those ultra-productive people who seem to inhabit a time warp where there are 72 hours in a day. Here he shares his secrets for prolific blogging. Sleep is for the weak. I honestly probably don’t sleep enough. I average six to seven hours of…
June 8, 20162 Comments
Which Iron Man Film Is the Best in the Series?

Which Iron Man Film Is the Best in the Series?

It's the series that turned a comic book character nobody had cared about since the Cold War into the hottest IP on the planet and redeemed its star's career in the process. Initially considered a huge gamble, the Iron Man franchise kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe--a coup that the competition…
June 6, 20168 Comments

Geek Gab with Author Declan Finn

It's time for another geektastic episode of Geek Gab! This week Daddy Warpig, John, and I talk vampire fiction with Declan Finn, author of the Pius Trilogy and Sad Puppies 4 favorite Honor at Stake. In indie publishing news, Declan just got the rights to his books back. He's now self-publishing Honor…
June 6, 2016
Kindle Fire Nethereal Giveaway

Kindle Fire Nethereal Giveaway

Author Robert Kroese is giving away a Kindle Fire to one lucky winner. To make the deal even sweeter, he's loaded the Kindle with ten books by celebrated science fiction authors, including my own debut novel Nethereal. You've got until June 7th to enter. Get cracking! P.S. Even if you don't…
June 2, 2016
Declan Finn’s Public De-Pantsing of Captain America Writer Nick Spencer

Declan Finn’s Public De-Pantsing of Captain America Writer Nick Spencer

Do read Declan Finn's merciless fisking of the latest hack whom Marvel Comics has tasked with desecrating one of their iconic characters. A sampling of highlights: It’s a really funny thing, there was not an enormous amount of debate about the story. We do our creative retreats and this was a…
May 31, 2016

Geek Gab: Apocalypse

On this episode of Geek Gab, we discuss the new Marvel mutant universe film Wolverine 9 X-Men: Apocalypse. Listen as Daddy Warpig, John, and I nitpick all of Bryan Singer's directorial decisions and almost get sucked into a debate about which is the best Iron Man film (correct answer: Iron Man…
May 30, 20164 Comments