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Mar 20, 2011, 10:36 pm
This weekend, the Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo had its second run at McCormick Place in Chicago. I only took in one day, and even that was about half the day, due to particular circumstances beyond my control. This particular con is something of a new format for cons, and you can tell theyâ... Comment - Like
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Feb 23, 2011, 11:58 pm
In Shakespeare, we divide comedy from tragedy by the endings, if people die, it’s a tragedy, if there’s a wedding, a comedy. The brilliance of his body of work is many of the comedies could have gone to tragedy with a couple different choices. Under the Poppy ends with a wedding, I don’t think... Comment - Like
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Feb 22, 2011, 10:41 pm
I have entered a short story into Indiehorror.org’s Cannibal Cookoff short story contest. My entry is called “Control Group.” I’d incourage you to visit the forums here to read all of the entries. You have to join to vote, and you can vote for three. I’m not a big rah-rah kind of guy when ... Comment - Like
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Feb 17, 2011, 11:08 pm
I asked my daughter in September what she wanted to be for Halloween. Without a moment’s thought, she said, “Cthulhu.” Mind you, she’s 4. The reason she said this is because her faux Grandfather got her a couple of cuddly Cthulhu toys, and that’s her idea of what the great ancient beast is... Comment - Like
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Feb 8, 2011, 10:40 pm
So, adding evidence to my case of everything I write comes true. Currently working on a wolf story. The original script was written some time ago, but I’m novel(la)izing it. The climax of act 3 involves a pulled together massive pack of wolves terrorizing a town.
Two days ago, this: http://www.da... Comment - Like
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Jan 6, 2011, 2:36 pm
There was a time where I had a plan, a collaborative creative ensemble, making media and putting it out for public consumption. I think we were way ahead of our time. I did a “blog” in 1999, back before the software was available and the concept was even viable, did digital comics at about the s... Comment - Like
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Jan 5, 2011, 9:04 pm
Next trend to replace steampunk will be pre-hard sf adventure style stories. Think Edgar Rice Burroughs Mars series. Pulp. It will be a lot of fun, and hit some erudite moments in retrospective comparison. It’ll hit in about a year, last for 2-3. Let’s see if I’m right. Comment - Like
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Jan 4, 2011, 2:41 pm
Michael Cisco has been a favorite of mine for almost ten years, from when I read his 1999 International Horror Guild Award winning, The Divinity Student. Cisco is not strictly horror, he lands in a category I can’t quite place, dark fantasy, Lovecraftian, gothic, something unto himself. His hallma... Comment - Like
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Dec 6, 2010, 10:45 pm
So a couple years before steampunk hit, I predicted it would be big, and my prediction and timing were just about perfect. I wasn’t at the time certain if it would be here to stay or not. I’m back to give you another prediction. We’ve had a great boom, but it’s about to wane. And this is a g... Comment - Like
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Nov 19, 2010, 10:38 pm
Time once again to talk about craft, and this time, the bit of craft to go over is writer’s block. I’ve just been working over some of this myself, though I think mine is at least 80% schedule block. I did have to reconnect with the material I was working on, and had to go to extreme measures to... Comment - Like
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Nov 14, 2010, 11:17 pm
So I was trying to reconnect with Inside, and it was proving so difficult, I took a very extreme step. I’m shocked that I did this myself, that out of a weekend of intense depression, I found a way through.
It started a week ago, and my friend Lena was in town. We were talking about my current si... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2010, 12:35 am
So my current work in progress was started five years ago. Life intervened, and still does, so I’ve had to put it down and pick it back up, and I’m looking for the right way back in. Adding to the complications with this, I changed my mind on the scope of this story, deciding on making it much s... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2010, 9:21 pm
Was in California last week. Got caught up to the point I had left off on “Inside.” That feels good, I’ll be able to put words at the end again, will be able to progress towards the end.
This delayed me getting to upload The Hidden: Urban Decay, but not to worry. I’ll be getting it up this ... Comment - Like
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Oct 12, 2010, 8:46 pm
Coming from the flammable hills of Westlake Village CA, I bring you Stories from a hat #2. Sorry for the lateness, traveling for work has kept me busy.
First, haven’t set pen to paper for Stories from a Hat #1, but I know what my story is. Just needs to settle just a little bit on some details, t... Comment - Like
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Oct 10, 2010, 8:20 pm
So here’s the first output on the Friday Flash from this week. A little revision and it might be a bit more historically accurate in terms of the dialects and details. Certainly there’s a big difference between post-Cromwell styles and dialects and Industrial revolution era dress and speech.
I ... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2010, 11:02 pm
I know, it’s late. Been a day. You know what I mean. A Day. Actually a good day, but a day nonetheless. Almost got to upload at lunch, but the place I was at, the Wifi took a crap. I think I actually saw it on the can. So here’s my first chance to upload. Here’s an image. Write something about... Comment - Like
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Oct 7, 2010, 2:23 pm
In stories from a hat, I tried to drastically extend the archetypes and other terms I use to make a wider range of possible combinations. Some of these might need some explanation, so here’s one of the new archetypes. And of course, my apologies to Lena. You’re nothing like The Russian. Really.
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Oct 4, 2010, 10:02 pm
So here’s the idea. I want to have some writing prompts to help me get some flow back in my creative life. Writing prompts are a good way to do that, they break the writer’s block better than a hammer, I think. So I’ll be posting a couple of writing prompts a week, Fridays, some images or phra... Comment - Like
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Oct 2, 2010, 6:52 pm
The rest of the year is going to be very hard on me, I know this, so why the hell am I setting myself a huge writing goal on top of all of it? The more pressure I feel, the more I rise to the task. I work retail, and yesterday was day 1 of Christmas. That’s going to be a huge challenge given that ... Comment - Like
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Sep 9, 2010, 2:42 pm
I’ve told some of you about how everything I write comes true. Sometimes it’s just coincidental, like when I wrote about a scientist who broke a liquid helium machine at Fermi to kill a demon in The Hidden, and a day or so later, a liquid helium machine had a problem at CERN. Ok, so that’s jus... Comment - Like
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Jul 25, 2010, 4:51 pm
I have a new pair of goggles up at my etsy shop, The Workshop at the Haunted Schoolhouse. Comment - Like
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Jul 6, 2010, 11:41 pm
I have a sort of love/hate relationship with steampunk. About five years ago, I told Kirin that Steampunk was about to get really big, to which she replied, “What’s steampunk?” I’ve always liked the aesthetic. I remember being in grammar school and watching Wild Wild West. My parents... Comment - Like
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Jun 13, 2010, 11:40 pm
This month I started over at work. I was promoted and had to start in a new location with new people, and new challenges. There is nothing better for me than new challenges, they bring out the best in me, everywhere I go and in everything I do.
In this case, it couldn’t have come at a more cr... Comment - Like
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May 22, 2010, 1:31 pm
First off, I am accepting no money from BP to write this, have not been offered any, and I’m sure I will go completely unnoticed by BP anyway. Second, I think the oil spill is a horrible tragic ecological and financial disaster. But I’m not so pissed at BP that I’m going to boycott... Comment - Like
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May 6, 2010, 11:05 pm
Check out the resume of a terrorist.
I so hope this isn’t a hoax. It is just too good to be true.
I like the objective statement: “To work in a high-energy and challenging business environment that will promote professional and personal growth while adding significant value to my empl... Comment - Like
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May 6, 2010, 10:55 pm
Texas Governor Rick Perry said the oil spill “could be an act of God”, instead of, you know, a basic and huge industrial accident, and certainly not the fault of big oil or more close to (political) home, Halliburton, who had just finished cementing the drill shaft. Most experts are with... Comment - Like
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May 3, 2010, 10:32 pm
I’ve been constructing a new plot, and the way I’m assembling it is something new to me. It feels very open and energizing and new, while at the same time a great challenge. I won’t quite say what this new plot is, or how I’m putting it together, but I want to take it a step ... Comment - Like
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May 2, 2010, 11:39 am
I got two scenes up in The Hidden yesterday, plus a scene of Inside. I’m hoping for maybe one more of each today, but I have to go into work tonight, and well, that’s going to cut my time today in half.
If you happen to live in the Chicago area, I’m getting a new creative writing ... Comment - Like
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Apr 27, 2010, 12:16 am
It would go like this:
Harry Reid: This Bill eliminates Too Big to Fail and Taxpayer Bailouts.
Barack Obama: It sure does, and it’s just what we need, right, Mitch McConnell?
Mitch McConnell: This bill guarantees Taxpayer bailouts.
Harry Reid: Um, no it doesn’t.
Mitch McConnell: Wha... Comment - Like
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Apr 26, 2010, 12:06 am
I’ve been putting up new bits of “Inside” at it’s mini-site. You can read the full chapter 1, or follow scene by scene. Also, comments are encouraged. Just put up the first scene in Chapter 2. http://inside.mindofbryan.com. It’s a difficult world to love in. Comment - Like
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Apr 22, 2010, 10:18 pm
I would like to take a moment to inform you of an experiment many of us can and should participate in which has to potential to greatly enhance our lives and aid in our prediction of earthquakes. The experiment will take place on Monday, April 26th, and carries the official title of “Boobquake.”... Comment - Like
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Apr 21, 2010, 2:29 pm
I finished a new project, some sunglasses of bent metal and a couple photo filters. I walked around C2E2 with them on, and got stopped frequently. I have an offer to wholesale these and the Steampods, so we’ll see what happens. For now, here’s some pictures.I have made the nose rests sin... Comment - Like
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Apr 19, 2010, 11:31 pm
I was listening to NPR’s story on the inside of a militia group, and I have to admit, I’ve been wrong about the militias, in particular, the extreme Libertarians of the nation. They’re even dumber than they behave. To their credit, there was an interview with a militia which didn&#... Comment - Like
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Apr 11, 2010, 6:19 pm
Just happened to wind up next door to a Borders, and since I’m still pretty new in this town, I figured I’d stop by. I know Borders is hurting, but it’s very strange what I saw, very odd and disappointing. First of all, I think this was a tertiary Borders, not a huge store, not a l... Comment - Like
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Apr 11, 2010, 12:21 am
Let me start out with a disclaimer, move to a contradiction of my title, and then move on to support my title. I first stated this on Facebook a month or so ago, in just so many words, in response to editing a short story by a young writer. No sooner had I put this up, but some people tried to defen... Comment - Like
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Apr 10, 2010, 9:21 pm
So this blog was hacked for a couple days. Don’t hackers have better things to do than mess with a personal blog? Sorry about that. I know wordpress isn’t the most secure platform, but what is?
Anyway, there’s new scenes up for Inside and The Hidden and I’ll be working on ge... Comment - Like
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Mar 26, 2010, 11:28 pm
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Mar 21, 2010, 7:21 pm
Watch this, the whole thing it just keeps getting worse.
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Mar 19, 2010, 11:43 pm
Congress is starting to make noises about Chinese currency manipulation, typically five years too late and without much going in the way of a plan. The problem is, nobody wants to start a trade war and possibly jeopardize the flow of cheaply made and unreliable goods into this country, nor anger the... Comment - Like
I'm a novelist how is trying to put "published" in front of that word. I am podcasting my novel, The Hidden: Urban Decay and slowly releasing my second novel on my various sites. I'm CEO of Gearsecure.net, a site that helps musicians recover stolen equipment, which also means I'm a musician. I created The End of the World Times, and Instructions, Lists and Notes. I host the Compulsive Writer's Support Group podcast and blog.
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