I have often said that some of my biggest creative influences as a writer were from my youth. Late night T.V. was a huge part of that, namely old school Twilight Zone re-runs. I can remember staying up late with my babysitter and watching these (because my parents would never allow me to stay…
Category: Writing
Literary Corner: Burning Books in a Brave New 1984 World
Burning Books in a Brave New 1984 World “Those who don’t build must burn.” ― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 “One believes things because one has been conditioned to believe them.” ― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World “Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth,…
Conan the Barbarian Script Deep-Dive
Conan the Barbarian An interesting and detailed examination of John Milius and Oliver Stone’s masterpiece script that forever changed the historical action movie genre.
Surviving Winter: A Mountain Man Pictorial Tribute
Surviving Winter As a writer I very often rely on True West Magazine to supply me with both information and inspiration for my short stories and novels. This pictorial tribute of Surviving Winter went a long way in helping me get started on a follow up to my “Red Tail” Jack Patterson Mountain Man…
Writing Update
Summer has been crazy hectic for me this year, but take heart my dear readers, I have several novelette/short story projects in the proverbial hopper that should be ready sometime very soon. Thanks for reading my work and your eternal patience!
Writers Not Writing
Don’t ask me why, but this post reminded me of the TRAP of procrastination when it comes to writing. It’s not called the “Battle of the blank page” for nothing folks! Oh well, have a laugh and then go forward and conquer! I especially liked the ones of Hemmingway and Burroughs….👍😄