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Absolute Reward

June 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

One of my all-time favorite Superman stories is Kingdom Come, by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. I’ve had a trade paperback collection of the story for years, but I’ve always wanted a copy of Absolute Kingdom Come, the deluxe hardbound edition. I could never justify buying it for myself. I also never mentioned it to [...]

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Tags: All About Me · Books

Finalist

June 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Earlier this spring, I entered SHE in the Murder in the Grove contest, more for the professional critique than in hopes of winning. I didn’t win, as expected, but yesterday I got a pleasant surprise in the mail. SHE did well enough to have been a finalist in the contest. It’s getting harder for me [...]

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Tags: All About Me · The Shadow in Her Eyes · Writing

What happened in Boise

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

I had a great time at Murder in the Grove last weekend. The class was deeply enlightening, I got re-acquainted with old friends, and made several new ones. And my agent appointment went very, very well.
I learned so much in the master class with David Morrell that it felt like an entire MFA program had [...]

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Tags: All About Me · Bullet Catch · Writing

Anticipation

May 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Murder in the Grove is two weeks away and I’m getting excited about it. I’m eager to see some of the people from last year who will be there again, and I can hardly wait to meet David Morrell. I’m sure his class on “Writing the Thriller” is going to be a huge help to [...]

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Yeah, that’s about right

May 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The Dante’s Inferno Test has banished you to the Sixth Level of Hell - The City of Dis!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level
Score

Purgatory (Repenting Believers)
Very Low

Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)
Low

Level 2 (Lustful)
Very High

Level 3 (Gluttonous)
Very High

Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)
Very Low

Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)
High

Level 6 - The City of [...]

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