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Another YA Novel I am Probably Never Going to Write

Okay, picture this. It’s called THE SCARLET SCHOOL FOR PROSTITUTES. I’ve got you hooked right there, right?  Right.  But wait, there’s more. In a world different from our own, either the future or the past, or on another planet entirely, … Continue reading

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Teaser Park: Persephone

For the first time in a long time, I am doing a teaser.  Why have I been so long away from teasing?  Mostly because I’ve been revising an older novel and writing a new one.  I took a long break … Continue reading

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Space Cat Makes a Deal

That is the title I’ve given to this picture (actual title unknown): I found out about the writer (and artist, see above) Hannes Bok through Lin Carter’s book on the history of fantasy Imaginary Worlds.  I’d bought that book to … Continue reading

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This! This is what I want my writing to do!

Every time I watch this video, it makes me cry. The question I ask myself, I suppose, is why.  What is it about the broken-up timeline that makes the video so effective?  Why would it not be as effective if … Continue reading

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The Madness of Tim Curry (and other theatricals)

The madness of Tim Curry (see title) is a special kind of insanity.  It’s the true actor’s gift — the ability to be fully invested in whatever scene and character you are performing at the time.  For example, watch this: … Continue reading

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Why I love Jim Henson

It’s not because he has a beard. It’s not because he’s goofy. It’s because, despite the mythology surrounding Sesame Street that paints him as an uber-nice guy (which he might well be), he’s complicated and crass and commercial.  I submit … Continue reading

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Live-Blogging Le Grande Experiment!

I don’t speak French, so I don’t know what the equivalent of experiment is (Exupéry?) and you’ll simply have to imagine me saying the above title in a bad French accent, as though you are watching a B-movie which, at … Continue reading

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