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Let’s Talk “Que Será Serees”

Barring disaster, my science fiction novel, Que Será Serees, will be released in early May. It is being prepped to be available for sale both in a print version and an ebook version for the Kindle so you’re free to pick your preferred format.

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Review of The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel

It’s been thirty-one years since the adventures of Ayla first hit bookshelves. It was hard not to become a fan. The first three books of the planned six-book series were engrossing reads that transported the audience to neolithic Europe. The fourth book, while having its moments, was plodding. The long-delayed fifth book underwhelmed. Where does the newly released sixth, and presumably final, book rate?

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2011 WNBA Pre-Pre-season Thoughts

With the NCAA tournament still in progress, it might be a bit early to be discussing the upcoming WNBA season. Regardless, I have a few notions at the moment that I’d like to put out there.

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Hunk of Text Cut From QSS Revision

As I mentioned in a previous journal entry, I’ve been diligently working on revising my novel, Que Sera Serees, so it’s in fine shape when I release it on Kindle. If it seems like it’s taken a while…well, there is a good reason for that

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Creating a Good Female Superhero For Hollywood

You hear the lament all the time about how Hollywood can’t make a good female superhero movie/television show. While not exactly true, the fact remains that Hollywood is much less persistent in seeking a successful formula here than it does with the male superheroes.

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Building Codex’s Staff with Felicia Day

Felicia Day helps out Greg Aronowitz in building a replica of the Codex staff (from The Guild and the music video “Do You Want to Date My Avatar”). Lots of great tips and the always worth watching Felicia Day.

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Reflection On An Old TSCC/TCW Blog Rumor

Back in August 2009, while I was writing The Connor Wars, a blog post appeared on the interwebs that made some interesting claims about TCW and how TPTB were aware of it. The blog disappeared and with it links to the info that people sometimes ask me about. But nothing ever truly disappears anymore…

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Flash TV Review: The Cape

NBC premiered its new superhero show, The Cape, in a two-episode push. Did they succeed in creating a graphic-novel milieu sufficient to keep people tuning in week to week?

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Star Trek Series I Have Loved

I grew up with Star Trek. I’ve faithfully–sometimes out of love, sometimes inertia–watched all of the other series as well. They all have had their moments. Sadly, they also have had their stumbles. Here are my thoughts on each.

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