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Tag Archives: Books
The Talent Myth
The myth of effortless talent has always annoyed me. Nobody is great at something naturally. Everyone who has mastered anything has put time and effort into it. Studies have shown that child prodigies are talented because they started young and thus, have an edge in terms of experience and practice to those of similar age, and [...]
Posted in Blog Also tagged 13 Years, Assumption, Basketball Star, Bookshelf, Child Prodigies, Decent Writer, Dwarf, Genius, Inner Muse, Magical Gift, Monkey, Muse, Myth, Two Very Different Things, Whispers, Writing As A Career 1 Comment
To the Point
I am not a fan of decompressed storytelling. It’s part of the reason I could never get into shows like Lost or 24. The way these shows take a single story idea and stretch it out over a season just doesn’t appeal to me. It’s not a judgment on the quality of these shows because, [...]
Posted in Blog Also tagged Arc, Comic Book Fan, Exceptions, Execution, Fantasy, Fantasy Novels, Judgment, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Justice League Unlimited Season One, Love, Novels, Plot Threads, Reason, S1, Sequels, Story Idea, Storytelling, Stuff, Television, Tendency, Valu 5 Comments
Ask a Smart Guy: Comparisons and Orcish Hordes
I really, really, really, really like Monsterpocalypse. I mean, really. Just wanted to be clear on that. Also, my CREATE A TITLE FOR A SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE contest is over. I had a ton of great entries. So many that I think I’ll end up having a winner and two or three runner ups. I’ll [...]
Posted in Blog Also tagged Animosity, Comedic Fantasy, Comic Books, Fantasy Writer, Fiction Reader, Gates, Heck, John Connoly, Lucky Winners, Monster, Monsters, Non Fiction, Orcish Hordes, Personal Thing, Quotes, Rubens, Runner Ups, Sci Fi Novel, Sentient, Smart Guy, Universe, Ups 7 Comments
It’s Emperor Mollusk Month!!