Noob Author Mistakes

Noob Author Mistakes

Eighty percent of Americans want to be writers. Few will ever sit down to write a book, and fewer still will actually finish one. That's only half the battle, though, because the literary world is rife with pitfalls that are lying in wait for first-time authors. Publisher, editor, and author…
July 27, 2017

Postmodern Lit Is Cancer

Castalia House Lead Editor Vox Day has been making a strong case that postmodern literature isn't just bad writing, but non-writing, over at his blog. First, Vox relates a discussion he had with a CH author about a bad writing habit that's baffled him for years: What we were discussing…
July 26, 201712 Comments

Tremendous Trifles

The following quote from G.K. Chesterton comes courtesy of essayist extraordinaire Tom Simon: ‘“Can you not see,” I said, “that fairy tales in their essence are quite solid and straightforward; but that this everlasting fiction about modern life is in its nature essentially incredible? Folk-lore means that the soul is…
July 25, 2017
Valerian and Dunkirk

Valerian and Dunkirk

This week we're proud to bring you a Geek Gab double feature. First, Daddy Warpig and Dorrinal review Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets by Luc Besson. Does the movie live up to the venerable sci-fi comic series? Then, in a shocking twist, all of us saw Christopher Nolan's…
July 24, 20172 Comments
PulpFail

PulpFail

Appendix N author Jeffro Johnson recently took to Google+ to point out five ways that Rogue One fails to meet the pulp standards of the original Star Wars saga. #PulpFail number one: So the empire is here to kidnap dude's family and force him to create a doomsday weapon. This whole scene…
July 21, 201718 Comments
Appendix N vs The Great Books

Appendix N vs The Great Books

Just for fun, I've decided to post excerpts from the plot synopses of three books from the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest British Novels and three books from Appendix N. I made my selections at random by rolling d%. Now, if you'll indulge my decidedly un-scientific methods, let's begin…
July 20, 201715 Comments
Audiobooks with JimFear138

Audiobooks with JimFear138

The audiobook market is experiencing astronomical growth. On the latest episode of Geek Gab: On the Books, I talk audiobooks with narrator, audiobook producer, and podcaster JimFear138: In other book-related news, the eBook version of my Dragon Award-winning SF/horror novel Souldancer is now on sale for only $2.99: Speaking of #FakeBooks,…
July 19, 20173 Comments
PulpRev Interview

PulpRev Interview

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jesse Abraham Lucas of PulpRev.com. He asked me about the Pulp Revolution, writing in general, and certain projects of my own. The following is an excerpt. Is there anything you can tell us about your WIP with Castalia House? Anything we…
July 18, 20177 Comments
Ape-ocalypse Now

Ape-ocalypse Now

This week on Geek Gab, Daddy Warpig reports on the Planet of the Apes prequel marathon he attended, culminating with the series' latest installment War for the Planet of the Apes. Do the CG effects hold up? Are the Vietnam War allegories still as fresh as they were in the…
July 17, 2017
The Last Starfighter

The Last Starfighter

Bradford Walker reviews a classic film from Hollywood's last pulp era: We return once more to that period between the late ’70s and mid ’80s when that last flourish of old-school pulp sensibility arose in the form of feature films out of Hollywood done by then-rising names in the business.…
July 14, 20172 Comments