Fan Theory: 6 Points Proving Ghostbusters 2016 is a SEQUEL *Spoilers*

It’s Monday, and if you clicked on this link I hope that you enjoyed the new Ghostbusters film.  Boy, I sure did!  I also wrote a glowing review of the film last Wednesday. On my way home from viewing the film the first time, I hit on a theory that buzzed around in my brain and wouldn’t

An Old-School Fan Review of Ghostbusters (2016)

Last night I attended a press screening of the new Kevin Feig film Ghostbusters.  That’s me, pictured above (just to the right of the movie poster) with the Central Oklahoma Ghostbusters, a GB fan club and costuming group. First, let me say why I was against the film:  It was not for misogynist reasons, as is the

Vlog Writing Tip: Writing a Sequel is Tough

Tired Metaphors: A Cry for Originality

George Orwell, on the heels of publishing Animal Farm and various autobiographical essays, published “Politics and the English Language“.  The essay is still being used in writing courses everywhere as a loud voice railing against predictable and unimaginative writing. In the essay, Orwell makes several remarks of note but his thesis is clear: “Now it is

New Podcast Up: Realism & Ramis

In this episode Ryan and I discuss the problem of realism and the suspension of disbelief in fiction and in film. How much realism is required when writing a fiction story in order to keep the reader from balking at our narrative. We also mourn the death of our hero Harold Ramis, aka “Egon Spengler”.

In Memoriam of Harold Ramis

Yesterday I received some of the saddest news: Harold Ramis passed away. It took a while for it to sink in.  As a long time fan of his work, I came to the realization of what a huge loss this was to the world.  All over Facebook and Twitter people are posting that they will

Why I Quit the Indiegogo Campaign

So you may have noticed that I cancelled the Indiegogo campaign.  It was an experiment anyway, and since I hadn’t heard a peep from anyone wanting to fund the print edition of my book I decided to not be embarrassed at the end of the 45 day run to find that no one had funded

Writing the Apocalypse: Using Biblical Elements

From the start of my latest project, I wanted to write a believable story about the end of the world.  I also wanted to incorporate Biblical prophesy from the book of Revelation.  However, in doing research into what Christians believe the Bible says about the end I found the views and opinions about it to

Houghton Mifflin Files for Bankruptcy and the Publishing Industry Limps On

The San Francisco Chronicle yesterday reported that “Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., the publisher of authors from Mark Twain to J.R.R. Tolkien, sought bankruptcy protection to eliminate more than $3 billion in debt.  The company, based in Boston, listed $2.68 billion in assets and $3.53 billion in debt in Chapter 11 documents filed today in