One of the doctors I’ve worked with once asked me “What’s it like to be a writer?” I guarantee that every single one of the columnists here at ComicMix has been asked that question, or a form of it, quadrillions of times. The mother of one of my daughter’s friends: “Where do you get your…
Matt Forbeck, author of Amortals, Vegas Knights, and The Mutant Chronicles novelization, the Magic: The Gathering comic for IDW, and creator of the Brave New World RPG (with concepts that predated Marvel’s Civil War by years), is setting an ambitious goal for himself, and is asking for you to help torture him: Iâd like to…
On the eve of Thanksgiving, New Pulp Authors Barry Reese, Bobby Nash and Mike Bullock discuss how they lay out their work schedules and the little things that go into writing many people who don’t write don’t get. New Pulp’s Table Talk – Get to Work! is now available at http://www.newpulpfiction.com/ or at the direct…
Welcome back for the fifteenth installment of Table Talk, where Barry Reese, Bobby Nash and Mike Bullock share their conversations about writing, New Pulp and other subjects with anyone willing to read them. This week, the guys discuss coming up with names for their characters, as well as leaving “Easter Eggs” behind for readers to…
I love writing. Most days. There are days when it’s a job – and it is my job. It’s how I make my living. It’s how I pay my bills. Most days. Sometimes it’s a grind. It’s not working for some reason. I stare at the blank screen or the empty page and wonder why…
I wrote a while back, lamenting over not writing much for or about Star Trek these days and it appeared that my involvement in the franchise was going to become a fading memory. Perhaps I wrote too quickly. Back in August, I was contacted by an editor at Voyageur Press on the recommendation of fellow…
So, let me get this straight. If the people administering an award are so incompetent that they can’t even manage to communicate effectively with each other, and mangle their own list of nominees, the only way to “preserve the integrity of the award and the judges’ work” is to ask the author you just screwed…
I’ve been writing stuff for a while so it’s hard to take me by surprise. I can often spot where a story is going; I’ve been known, when watching a movie or TV show, to not only predict the next plot twist but sometimes the next line of dialog. Those around me, aside from shushing…
Crossroads Writers & Literary Festival September 26, 2011 The 2011 Crossroads Writers Conference and Literary Festival starts at noon on Sunday, October 2, in downtown Macon, Ga. The festival, which includes childrenâs activities, a writing marathon and some unique offerings, is free and open to the public with readings by many of the conferenceâs writers….
I’m going to train my hands to paint perfect letters. So after stocking up on brushes and inks I decided I needed some books, if I was to be self-taught. I hunted throughout New York City, a city I believe to have an enormous number of books per capita, and couldn’t find anything worth buying….
Table Talk, where three writer- umm, authors, discuss the ins and outs of creating fiction for prose, comics and other outlets. This week, Barry Reese, Bobby Nash, and Mike Bullock chat about how far ahead they plot and how far back they work when building their characters. Table Talk: Looking Forward Through The Rear View…
HP Lovecraft left a lot behind when he took his final steps into the audient void, including his by now infamous COMMONPLACE BOOK-filled with jotted notes, story ideas and the nascent germs of hideous plots and barely comprehensible imaginings, it’s also free to read from a variety of online sources, including wired.com. If you’ve ever…
