The Odyssey: I Need To See It Again
I went and saw Nolan’s Odyssey on Wednesday, and I can’t stop thinking about the film. It was visually stunning, the music by Göransson which harkened back to the music of the period and used recreated Greek instruments allowed me to slip the bonds of present day and...
Star Trek Las Vegas (Yes, I Did A Trek Thing)
So much to process after this whirlwind trip to Las Vegas to attend the STLV: Trek to Vegas convention. Given my ambivalence about Trek I have never attended one of these conventions apart from one time while I was working on Next Generation, and I found it far too...
Star Wars at 48 Years.
On this day in 1977 Star Wars was released in the theaters. I was taking the Bar review course, studying 16 hours a day, my dad was in his final illness and the stress was about to kill me. I had heard about this movie so my dear friend Victor Milan and I decided to...
Cover Hiccup
Hi folks. There was an error on the spine of the print version of TO REIGN IN HEAVEN. Instead of being Book IV, it had been put out as Book VI. The layout artist corrected that and I have uploaded the new cover to all the various platforms, but it might take a few...
Death As Redemption
This post was generated after watching the finale of The Acolyte, so if you haven’t see it yet there are going to be SPOILERS, so stop reading now....
Tackling A Fantasy is Scary As Hell
As a reader I've tended to prefer science fiction to fantasy, with a few exceptions. The Lord of the Rings is one of my favorite books and I go to Middle Earth whenever life feels too stressful. But about a year ago I had this idea pop into my head and I can’t shake...
Writers Rooms Are Good
It will come as no surprise to anyone that I'm a Star Wars fan. Which means I tune into every new Disney Star Wars show hoping the next one will be as good as Andor. Sadly, none of them are, and I feel like one of the reasons is a lack of writer diversity as in --...
The Joys of Self Publishing
Yes, that is meant somewhat ironically because this is a long and tedious process. First you have to have the team who are able to prepare the covers properly, do all the interior layout and then someone to prepare the manuscript for all these different places. Thank...
Sometimes The Characters Need to Tell You
I do outline my novels. Not in the same detail that I would outline a script, but it's important to me to know the major beats ie the tent pole scenes that will carry me to the various act outs, but there are a few limited time where I let the flow of the story and...
Family Story Told by Cats Across the Decades
So here is a story. My aunt and uncle on my dad's side had two Siamese cats -- Tasha and Andy. And when I was a baby my mom (my dad was in Washington D.C. testifying to a congressional committee about organized crime in Los Angeles more on that another time) was...
