Tag Archive | video
Space for Rent: Rod Serling-Then and Today
Tweet of the Day: Strings of Retaliation – 3a – Back ——- I saw this video on Tor.com and found it fascinating. Mike Wallace interviewing Rod Serling on the subjects of writing and censorship, subjects that are close to my heart: The first thought that struck was: Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose…. [...]
Weekend Roundup: October 9-15
Tweet of the Day: back! maybe! ——- Pardon the dust, doing a bit of Autumn cleaning. Started with a new About Me page covering some questions you may have about the blog and little old me. More changes are on the way, including new tabs for recently posted serials and an easy guide to the [...]
Space for Rent
Tweet of the Day: Tropes vs. Women #5 The Mystical Pregnancy ——– No story for you today. Nope. This is going to be one of those posts where I write about not knowing what I’m going to write about. Go ahead, click off. You’re still here? Umm, okay, suit yourself. Where was I? Ah, yes, [...]
Weekend Roundup: July 10th-16th
Tweet of the Day: On Mass Character Death ——– So no Harry Potter for me, not until next week. Why? Well, the plan was to sneak in at the earliest show yesterday, before the crowds swamped my local multiplex, but alas, the water mains broke, the flow stopped, and I could not get out of [...]
Weekend Roundup: June 19-25
Tweet of the Day: J.K. Rowling Is Self-Publishing: A Closer Look ——– So, what happened this week? Pottermore got revealed, sort off. It seems that Mrs. Rowling has decided to harness the power of the internet, fan fiction and digital media to upend the publishing world on its head. Is it a revolution? Or just [...]
TV Tropes Monday: Break the Cutie
Tweet of the Day: Vampires in German ——- This trope is made of two parts. From back to front we have the Cutie, who for the purpose of this trope is either a child or someone who has child like traits (innocence, ignorance, cuteness, defenseless and so on). A wide eyed character that expects the [...]
Sunday Tweet: Dumbest and Smartest
Tweet of the Day: Dumbest and Smartest (Things you done on your way to publication) ——– A few things first: Thank you to all you (silent but) loyal readers you seem to pop up when I need you the most with cheerful comments and helpful insight. A change in serial publication: I will no longer [...]
Urban Fantasy: Magic vs. Technology
Tweet of the Day: 7 Excerpt’s From J.K. Rowling’s New Book ——- Magic and technology don’t mix, or so they tell me. Never mind who “they” are, just go with it. Ahem, back to the subject at hand. In some works magic and technology, principally high tech, don’t mix. The reason lies in the conflict [...]
