Sometimes, the movie is better than the book! Often, it has nothing to do with how "faithfully" they adapted the source material. It more often has to do with just solid screenwriting principles.
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Just Another Nobody Ep2
https://youtu.be/83E5F73sWt0 In this episode, I talk about spoilers as a concept. Do they really ruin the experience? Most of the time...YES. Research referenced: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=psycuht Fictional Works Referenced: Gilmore GirlsWheel of TimeMerlin BBCEnder’s Shadow Music Used: Mythology by MusicbyAden https://soundcloud.com/musicbyadenCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/_mythologyMusic promoted by Audio… Continue reading Just Another Nobody Ep2
Book Review: The Magicians by Lev Grossman, 4.9 Stars
This story beautifully captured two things for me: depression and dissatisfaction with the futility of life. The main character, Quentin Coldwater, lives a lifestyle that he thinks will make him happy, but doesn’t. Drugs and sleeping around don’t bring him fulfillment, they only make him more miserable. One scene perfectly encapsulates this realization that his… Continue reading Book Review: The Magicians by Lev Grossman, 4.9 Stars
Book Review: Stranger of Tempest by Tom Lloyd 4.5 Stars
2 words: MAGE GUNS Stranger of Tempest is an epic fantasy with a heavy dose of… modernish warfare? (due to guns). The mage-guns use element-based ammo forged by mages, who have been coerced into service by various religious military orders (think Knights Templars or other crusade-era religious armies). The protagonist, a middle-aged war veteran, is… Continue reading Book Review: Stranger of Tempest by Tom Lloyd 4.5 Stars
Book Review: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson – 5 stars
Warbreaker is a wonderful stand-alone epic fantasy. There are 4 main POV's, two sister princesses (one refined, one irreverent), a god returned from the dead, and a mysterious vagabond with a talking sword and a mysterious agenda. Brandon Sanderson does an excellent job building out his characters, who all sound unique and have their own… Continue reading Book Review: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson – 5 stars
2017 and Beyond!
Here's a quick post reviewing my writing progress in 2017, and my plans for 2018 and beyond. 😀
Writing Conferences 2018, 2019
Hey all! As an update to all of my writing friends about conferences I'm attending: LUW Spring Conference (35$, Apr 14) https://www.eventbrite.com/.../2018-spring-conference... Fyrecon (40$ Jun 21-23) https://www.fyrecon.com UVU Book Academy 2018 (95$, Sep 18) https://www.uvu.edu/conferences/book-academy/program.html Local Authors and You (Free! Nov 3-4) http://www.viridiancenter.org/ev…/authors_LocalAuthorsAndYou NEXT YEART Superstars Writing Seminars (Many $$'s, I have a 100$ off… Continue reading Writing Conferences 2018, 2019
Bad Research example: Trump’s Media Survey
This is an example of how to analyze research as related to my blog post Recognizing Bad Social Research or News Articles. I swear I'll analyze good examples too! But the bad ones are just such fun. 🙂 The other day I read a survey on Trump's website that hurt my soul. It is leading, biased,… Continue reading Bad Research example: Trump’s Media Survey
Recognizing Bad Social Research or News Articles
If you don't have the time to read the whole article, ask yourself these questions every time you read some research or a news article: Did they recruit enough people from all appropriate groups to represent the population? (Recruiting) Did they ask non-biased and unleading questions which allow for neutral and other opinions? Did they… Continue reading Recognizing Bad Social Research or News Articles
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