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February 18, 2015 + Artist, Author, awful, bad, Belief, Book, Characters, Cover, Fairy Tale, fantasy

Magnifica: The Lost Sequel Pt. 2.

(So I’ve decided that this sequel has pretty much lost all steam. I’m going to give my readers what I have… but this is never getting published. I’m instead focusing on Taryn’s story.) II The next day, Tom got up for class, though he wasn’t really up for it. It was late in the afternoon and he had been lazing around most of the … Read More Magnifica: The Lost Sequel Pt. 2.

February 17, 2015 + advice, Artist, Author, awful, bad, Belief, Book, Characters, Children, Directing, Fairy Tale, fantasy, Fiction

Author’s Advice Pt. 9

by Jim

Exposition is out of style and no one likes it. This is my personal opinion based on what I’ve seen from my readers, as well as myself. There is no bigger turnoff to reading than seeing a huge, page-long, paragraph describing a person, place, or thing. I understand that sometimes they are needed and you do need to break up dialogue and action scenes, … Read More Author’s Advice Pt. 9

February 13, 2015 + advice, angels, Artist, Author, awful, bad, Belief, Book, bully, Characters, chase, Children, desire, Divinity, Fairy Tale, fantasy, Fiction, True Blood, Twilight, Vampire, Vampires Suck

Vampires Suck!?!?

by Jim

First there was high fantasy… elves, dwarves, orcs, goblins, and the race of man… people saw it and were pleased. (1970s) Then came the aliens craze, starting with horror, and moving into action and urban fantasy. People saw it and were pleased… (Late 70s-1980s) Then came angels. They were sensitive, romantic, and powerful. Drama lovers saw it and were pleased. (1990s) Now… well… So … Read More Vampires Suck!?!?

February 10, 2015 + advice, Artist, Author, awful, bad, Belief, Book, Characters, chase, desire, Fairy Tale, fantasy, Fiction, Loreena Mckennitt, Music, obsession, Question, The Mummer's Dance

Quests… The Chase… and Inspiration…

by Jim

What is it about the chase? What is it about going on a quest that makes the journey as (if not more) enjoyable and rewarding than the prize that hides at the end? Why are we as humans so addicted to such endeavors? Does it improve our lives? Not always… in fact in many cases, we’re made worse. Often a quest for knowledge or … Read More Quests… The Chase… and Inspiration…

February 7, 2015 + advice, Andrew Lloyd Webber, angels, Artist, Author, awful, bad, Barack Obama, Belief, Bloomberg, Book, bully, Characters, Children, christianity, Church, conservative, Cover, Dean Koontz, demon, Directing, Disney, Divinity, Fairy Tale, fantasy, ficiton, Fiction, George Bush, God, Graphic design, gun, gun control, gun rights, Heaven, Hell, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, History, horror, Inappropriate, Inspiration, John Carpenter, Judaism, liberal, literature, Lord of the Rings, Lost, Love Never Dies, Magnifica, Mary Poppins, mean, Metal, misygony, Movie, Music, Musical, Mythology, Newtown, Novel, NRA, Opinion, Page, Phantom of the Opera, Poetry, Politics, prejudice, Princess, psa, Psychological, Psychology, Publishing, Q&A, Question, racism, Religion, responsability, Rock, Romance, rules, Script, second amendment, Sequel, The NeverEnding Story, thriller, True Story, Update, Urban Fantasy, Van Canto, video games, Walt Disney, Worst, Writing

What makes bad people tick?

by Jim

As a writer, this is something that I’ve explored for a long time now. Why does a bad person become bad? Why do they do bad things, what is the motivation? Just the other day, I was walking to my car from work. I was wearing my normal leather jacket. In Boston it’s very cold at this time of year. As I neared the … Read More What makes bad people tick?