This one hits a little close to home, but since we are in the thick of football season… I remember that fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. “You don’t have to tell me,” I said. “I’m off the team, aren’t I?” “Well,” said Coach, “you never were really on the […]
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Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant, and she fell on me? Then it wouldn’t seem quite so funny. — Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
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A new interview today… this one conducted by an author friend, Warren Fitzpatrick. You can visit the overview page on my site, or just click here to go straight to the interview. Either way, fantasy readers might want to check out the full site Warren has put together for his own work, which includes writing samples
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Seems it’s that time again. In honor of all those students headed back to school… Instead of having “answers” on a math test, they should just call them “impressions,” and if you got a different “impression,” so what, can’t we all be brothers? — Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
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Ah, another new book from Terry Brooks. For today, at least, all is right with the world.
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Lunch with Robert Jordan In my first appearance at Comic-Con as a published author, I found myself on a discussion panel about writing fight scenes, headlined by none other than the legendary author of The Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan. I’d seen R.J. on a panel the year before, so I knew the man had quite
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The Magical World of Disney This one speaks for itself, does it not?
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A Run-in with Christopher Paolini In late 2003, the biggest story in publishing was the runaway success of Christopher Paolini’s debut fantasy novel, Eragon. In fact, I feel my own book deal was made possible, at least in part, by Eragon’s enormous popularity. I say this because, in November of that year, my agent brought Eragon to
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Sneak Preview of 300 In the summer of 2006, hype was already building around the pending spring release of the film version of 300, based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel of the same name. Director Zack Snyder was on hand with Miller and actors Gerard Butler and David Wenham to promote the film with an exclusive trailer,
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The Ghirardelli “Earthquake” Location, location, location. One of the best aspects of the San Diego Comic-Con is its proximity to the city’s historic Gaslamp District, a downtown area of restaurants, bars, and shopping as entertaining as the Las Vegas strip (minus the slot machines and pornographic flyers). My favorite hangout there is the Ghirardelli Ice
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