Souldancer: The Teens

Souldancer: The Teens

Jon Mollison picks up from Nathan Housely to give his impression of Souldancer chapters 13-19. A warning to anyone who hasn't read the book, Jon's review CONTAINS SPOILERS. During the teen portions of Souldancer our Guildsman betrays the trio to a creepy pranadrinker, but meets his comeuppance when they survive thanks…
April 12, 20172 Comments
Souldancer Prologue

Souldancer Prologue

The Puppy of the Month Book Club continues its in-depth review of my Dragon Award-winning novel Souldancer. Picking up from the previous installments, Nathan Housely turns his keen analytical powers on SD's prologue. In the eternal realm of Kairos, Gen hero Almeth Elocine has been spurred to action, to intervene…
April 11, 2017
Iron Man 2 Round 2

Iron Man 2 Round 2

This week on Geek Gab, Daddy Warpig and I bring you round two of our debate on the Iron Man movie franchise. DW took copious notes last time, and he's come up with his very own new and improved script for Iron Man 2. Does the Warpig's fan version of…
April 10, 2017
A Winner’s Mindset

A Winner’s Mindset

Author Jon Mollison explains why he's optimistic about the future of the Pulp Revolution. Everybody I interact with in the Pulp Revolution has a winner's mindset.  They are relentlessly positive individuals who channel their energy into their work and into each other.   They don't just work alone, tossing stories…
April 7, 2017
Catholic Geeks with Nick Cole

Catholic Geeks with Nick Cole

Somehow I missed this phenomenal episode of The Catholic Geeks with Dragon Award winner Nick Cole from last month. I'm glad I finally listened to it, because this episode is the equivalent of a master storyteller who's been everywhere and done everything in the industry taking you aside to dispense…
April 6, 20172 Comments
April Puppy of the Month: Souldancer

April Puppy of the Month: Souldancer

It's my unalloyed pleasure to report that Jon Mollison, Nathan Housley, and the Frisky Pagan have chosen Dragon Award winner and CLFA Book of the Year Finalist Souldancer as April's Puppy of the Month book. Jon kicks off the festivities with a preamble drawn from his experience of reading my…
April 5, 20172 Comments
2017 Hugo Finalists

2017 Hugo Finalists

Finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards have been announced. Here are some highlights. Best Novel (2078 ballots) All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Books / Titan Books) A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager US) Death’s End by…
April 4, 201710 Comments

Life, Death, and D&D

Join Daddy Warpig, Dorrinal, and I for the latest episode of Geek Gab! This time we discuss recent film releases Life and the live action Ghost in the Shell. We also overcome last week's technical difficulties to bring you special guest D&D maestro Rick Stump! Have a listen. Action packed, complex, and gargantuan.…
April 3, 2017

Extravagant Fiction

Over at the Castalia House blog, Kevyn Winkless makes a strong case that genres should be thought of as tags; not boxes. None of the common terms for genre are particularly common until science fiction starts to take off in the early 1940s – it sees healthy growth right up until…
March 31, 2017

Christian Artists

Author Jon Del Arroz graciously includes me in his helpful list of Christian Artists Who Don't Suck. Whenever I talk about artist blackballing in the entertainment industry, almost invariably the first argument I come across is “well there aren’t any…” or “there are a low percentage of…” leading to believe…
March 30, 20178 Comments