I’ve seen the odd snarky comment on Twitter about this, so I thought I’d weigh in. Should Authors that choose the route of self-publication refer to themselves as “Indie Authors or Writers?” Seems a number of people are bothered by this. Their argument seems to rely on the fact that it is the small press […]
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OK, I admit it, I’m a bit of a freak for Transformers. Almost as big a fan as I am Doctor Who. So each time something new in the franchise comes along, I’m a little excited for it. The best part is, my 7yo son is a fan too. So I have a perfect excuse
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It’s 11:58pm as I write this. I’m sitting in bed, propped with my back against the wall. My laptop is sitting on a breakfast-in-bed tray and my wife is sleeping next to me (she has a cold). I’m wearing headphones which have just finished pumping out My Chemical Romance’s newest album, Danger Days: The True
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If you’re an old-school transformers fan such as myself, then you had to be a little excited when it was announced Shockwave would be the main big bad in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. While Shockwave in the cartoon didn’t do too much for me, his comic book iteration was badass. I mean, this is
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First, a little disclosure. I am not a master of social media. I have made no money from Twitter. I have not sold a book via Twitter. I have a small number of followers (approx 300). So, I’m not going to give you keys to the kingdom or anything; which is fine because that’s not
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My love of anime, and therefore large, powerful robots, dates back to my childhood. At that time, shows like Robotech, Grandizer, Gaiking, Getter Robo & Voltron were the center of my world. Little wonder then that I was also a Transformers, ahem, enthusiast. As I grew older and my geeky interests expanded, I found myself
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So we have survived another year. What will 2010 be remembered for? Recessions? Job Loss? History will one day tell us, but I don’t think we need to wait to say people are eager to leave 2010 behind and greet the new year. With New Year’s eve comes the inevitable question of a resolution. What
