Buy Family Bones!

My friend Shawn Granger (@MrGranger to those who tweet)’s awesome graphic novel about his real-life family members who were serial killers is not to be missed.  Family Bones Volume 1 is on sale for 15% at Amazon here. Please RT & promote on your own website.

Review: Child of Fire by Harry Connolly

I finally finished reading Harry Connolly’s Child of Fire (I’m a slow reader and I’ve had a lot going on with my own book), and I can definitely see why Publisher’s Weekly named it one of the best books of 2009. This story grabs you by the throat on page one and doesn’t let up for a second. The characters and setting are rich, the story is suspenseful and exciting, and the Twenty Palaces world Harry has created is fascinating and mysterious. I can’t compare it to the Dresden books like a lot of people have since my entire Dresden experience is limited to one episode of the short-lived series on Sci Fi, but I can’t imagine a similar series being much better than this. I will, without a doubt, be picking up this entire series. In fact, I almost wish I didn’t read the first chapter preview of the next book at the end of this one, because I feel like I just watched a cliffhanger season finale of my favorite TV show and now I have to wait for next season.

Smallville (9.08) – Idol TV Smallville Review: PopSyndicate.com

Smallville (9.08) – Idol TV Smallville Review: PopSyndicate.com

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Fortune’s Favorite Released

Yesterday my book, Fortune’s Favorite: Sir Charles Douglas and the Breaking of the Line, was released and is now available through many outlets. It’s about my 5x great-grandfather, Sir Charles Douglas, who was a British captain during the American Revolution. If you can’t find it at your local bookstore, it’s available through several places on Amazon.com. I’m not going to beg you to read it. Okay, I am going to beg you to read it. PLEASE READ IT! PLEASE! How’s that? Let me know what you think. Thanks!

Smallville (9.06) – “Crossfire”

My review of “Crossfire,” the sixth episode of Smallville this season, is up at Pop Syndicate. Check it out!

Contract signed, book on its way!

My book about my ancestor, Sir Charles Douglas, will be coming out very soon. More details later.

Smallville (9.05) – “Roulette”

My review of “Roulette,” the fifth episode of Smallville this season, is up at Pop Syndicate. Check it out!

Blackbeard: Legend of the Pyrate King

I picked up Blackbeard: Legend of the Pyrate King #1 from Dynamite Entertainment yesterday, and, man, was it good. As a naval historian, comic book reader/creator, and pirate fan, it was the perfect story for me: well-written, well-drawn, and a cover by none other than John Cassaday! The story is by Greg Halle and Eduardo Sanchez (of Blair Witch fame), written by Robert Place Napton and screenwriter Jamie Nash, with art by Mario Guevara. Who could ask for more? I highly recommend it.

Read Child of Fire!

You really should check out Harry Connolly’s debut novel, Child of Fire. I’m recommending it to everyone I know, including YOU now! Get it online or at you local book store. You won’t be disappointed.

Another week, another contest…

I’m in the midst of another writing contest, this time the Screenwriting Expo’s Cyberspace Open. It started with a prompt at 5:00 p.m. on a Friday, and we had until 9:00 a.m. Monday to turn in a five-page scene. I got a high enough score to make it to the quarterfinals, and Round Two was even tougher. We were given the prompt at 5:00 p.m. Thursday night, and had to have our five pages in by 9:00 a.m. Friday morning. If I make it to the finals, I’ll have an hour and a half (yes, that’s ninety whole minutes) to write five pages based on the next prompt. Fun stuff!