Category: Arts & Entertainment
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I’d been browsing Wikipedia a few weeks ago looking for various authors, and noted with interest that Joel Silver had apparently purchased the film rights for Altered Carbon for a reported $1 million. Now, as a developing writer, I want to see what makes a million-dollar novel, so I thought I’d give it a shot…
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The Toronto Zombie Walk is one of the more amusing things I’ve seen lately. Apparently this is a new trend happening throughout US and Canada. In any case, somebody took a video of a “Thriller” moment during the Toronto walk. The only thing that puzzles me is why they did it Oct. 23 rather than…
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I don’t really think I can say enough to do this band justice, so I won’t. Suffice it to say that if you haven’t heard The Receiving End of Sirens, you should give them at least half a chance. This band combines the best elements of punk, electronica, and progressive rock to come up with…
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Last night, I bought and read the latest installment of the never-ending Wheel of Time epic, Knife of Dreams. I had been fairly anxiously awaiting the novel for a couple of years, so it’s good to see that it’s out. Funny enough, the “gasp” moment that we were supposed to get in the novel flew…
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It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted, so just thought I’d let everyone know what I’m up to. I’ve finally gotten back on the writing roll, pushing 45,000 words on my current writing project – a second novel. It’s a sci-fi novel, a bit cyber-punk maybe, with a lot of action. The basic…
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Looks like one of my short stories, “The Final Casualty,” will be published in an upcoming edition of the UK horror mag Thirteen Magazine – volume 2, number 8. Not a major publication, but still the first time that I’ve gotten something in print, so I’m pretty happy!
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If you’re interested in reading short fiction online, you can find a collection of read-in-one-sitting stories at Noon Spool. My short story “Dragon Hunting” made this month’s edition. Check it out sometime:-)
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I’ve been reading the old Myths and Legends of China by ETC Werner and the second-to-last chapter deals with fox legends. One of the superstitions mentioned by Werner was that foxes were believed to be able to start fires by striking the ground with their tails. This reminded me of the old bible story about…
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A few days ago (Wednesday May 4), I found myself at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) looking at the Massive Change exhibit. Since I already have the book, I had a bit of an idea of what to expect. The first thing I noticed was that the AGO building face had been repainted for…
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I’ve decided that since I read a lot of books, I might as well review them here for other peoples’ enjoyment – or to spare them the trouble of reading the book themselves. Cass suggested that I read a little (only 100 pages or so) book called Tsi-Tsa, by George Mikes, even though she didn’t…
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