Saturday Of (Comic) Book Reviewing – Batman: Hush

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Written by the legendary Jeph Loeb and illustrated by the wonderful duo of Jim Lee and Scott Williams, Hush is over 300 pages of visual stuns and twists and turns. Ever the typical avid reader, I enjoy attempting to predict the end of any story I read, and for the first time in a fair while, I was thrown by the ending here. Well. I thought I knew what was going to happen, and then I was convinced I had jumped to conclusions too swiftly, and then I was sure that I was confused about my initial correctness’s potential. Continue reading “Saturday Of (Comic) Book Reviewing – Batman: Hush” →

Misplaced Missive #95 – Sorry Songs

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I’m sorry:
Worthless words
That lost their power
Before they were ever said.
Wish I could pretend
To feel what you deserve.
It’s absurd.
You know all the lyrics
To a song I wish I had heard
From someone else. Continue reading “Misplaced Missive #95 – Sorry Songs” →

4 Ways to Write an Exciting Action Scene

On By Steven D'AdamoIn Creativity Sessions, Writers - Steve D'Adamo3 Comments

The end of Manuscript: Beta of The Warden of Everfeld: Memento is nigh, and my characters (most of them) just survived a battle scene that ended as abruptly as it began. Continue reading “4 Ways to Write an Exciting Action Scene” →

Numberbrag: 10,000 Visitors

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Life has moved so quickly over the last month or so that I’ve hardly had time to even look at my blog stats. Don’t get me wrong, I still check them nearly every day (it’s compulsive), but I haven’t paid too much attention to some of the bigger numbers recently.

We’ve hit a few solid milestones over the last couple of weeks, and it’s high-time I high-five myself over them. (Jessie! Virtual high-five!) Continue reading “Numberbrag: 10,000 Visitors” →