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The Walking Dead Saga Ends
The Walking Dead: Volume 32 – Rest in Peace I had no idea that this series was coming to an end. The creators didn’t announce the historic last issue and promote the end of an era. They didn’t even try to stretch out the story to finish with issue #200. Instead, they quietly ended the…
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Objectivity and Feedback for Writers – The Ultimate Checklist
The Author’s Checklist: An Agent’s Guide to Developing and Editing Your Manuscript by Elizabeth K. Kracht “Behind every bestselling author . . . is a handful of agents who likely gave that author the feedback they needed to revise and get where they are.” Elizabeth K. Kracht is a literary agent who realized that many…
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The Best Rock Performance I’ve Ever Seen
I went to a show in Toronto on Wednesday at the Phoenix Concert Theatre and was so impressed with one of the bands that I just had to blog about it. Their set was probably the best rock performance I have ever seen. So, without further ado, here is my review of the show. Point…
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See You at the Top
See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar I wanted to read this book again because I have fond memories of it. It was a book my dad had when I was young and it was captivating. I’m not sure I ever read the whole thing until now. I know that parts of it stuck…
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Superman – The Unity Saga
Superman: Vol. 1 – The Unity Saga: Phantom Earth I read the 1000th issue of Action Comics last year. It’s impressive that Superman has made it that many issues and remains a huge part of popular culture. It’s also interesting to see Brian Michael Bendis writing in the DC Universe. I absolutely loved his work for…
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Ideas Won’t Wait Around Forever
Ideas Won’t Wait Around Forever Elizabeth Gilbert tells us about a story she started to write but never finished. She loved the idea but never seriously got down to executing it. Then, a few years later, she had an encounter with a fellow author who filled her in on what she was working on. Gilbert…
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Combing Through the Archives
It’s time for another edition of Chasing Content, that monthly feature that has us combing through the archives to find the stand-out posts from last year at this time. Read all of the posts from February 2019 or just these highlights . . . The MIX(ed)TAPE 2 Charting Across the Country DJ Hullewud and I…
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Your Art Needs Your Time
“When people are having an affair, they don’t mind losing sleep, or missing meals. They will make whatever sacrifices they have to make, and they will blast through any obstacles, in order to be alone with the object of their devotion and obsession – because it matters to them. Let yourself fall in love with…
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Boldy Go Into the Star Trek Comics
Star Trek – Boldly Go: Volume 1 This graphic novel starts out where the last Star Trek movie left off. With the Enterprise destroyed in the events of Star Trek Beyond, the members of her crew are spread out throughout the galaxy. Captain Kirk is in temporary command of the Endeavour; Sulu is serving as…
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Don’t Keep Your Limitations
“Argue for your limitations and you get to keep them.” At first glance, that seems to be a ridiculous statement. Why would anyone defend their limitations? Why wouldn’t they strive to get past them and be successful? The truth is, we all make excuses. We hide behind our limitations because it can feel safe there.…