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Category Archives: The Collection: Legend of Fortunate Son
A Very Special Day
Hello, all. As you may have gleaned from the title of this post, today is a very special day for me. You see, some time ago I picked this day, December 15th, 2008, as my deadline for securing literary representation. … Continue reading
Give me a ticket for an airoplane…
…I ain’t got time to take no fast train/Oh, the lonely days are gone/I’ll be comin’ home/My baby she wrote me a letter… Great song, great singer, great photo. Actually, Joe looks a little like the “Child Catcher” from Chitty … Continue reading
The Unveiling
So The Collection: Legend of Fortunate Son is finished, and I’ve been extremely eager to make it available for downloading. Considering the subject matter (a teenage painter who’s scary creations come to life to address his war-torn existence) I imagined … Continue reading
Stella!
What are the odds that Emile Hirsch googles himself now and again when he’s not working. You know, when he’s just lazing about, in between games of Nintendo Wii boxing and knocking back the odd Stella Artois or two? Cause … Continue reading
Undeadlines
I did it. I completed the first draft of The Collection last Friday with half an hour to spare. What’s more, I’m very satisfied with what I’ve got and today have started polishing from the top. I will be finished … Continue reading
What A Tangled Web We Weave…
…when we practice to deceive. I had a teacher once who used to exclaim that anytime someone in class tried to offload a bunch of bullshit. And while writing a story isn’t exactly the same thing, it’s very close. If … Continue reading
Hussar? Yessir.
About a year or so ago I was looking to buy a painting. In fact, I’m still looking. I wanted something strong, inspiring – something that I could consider an investment. Given my penchant for horror and fantasy, I at … Continue reading
Sheridan
The name refers to a character in The Collection who feels “trapped” inside a body that, due to social pressure, she’s been compelled to hide. However, my main character Patrick, an artist with a taste for the unusual, thinks she’s … Continue reading
friday the 13th: scary good things
I’ve just begun watching Pan’s Labyrinth, the fairytale set in post-Civil War Spain, that tells the story of a girl named Ophelia who is given three tasks by a mysterious faun. Meanwhile, her stepfather, the fascist Captain Vidal, viciously hunts … Continue reading
Going Under
Today I’m going back into my screenplay/graphic novel script about a teenage painter whose creations come to life thanks to their exposure to a new type of gasoline called Ultratest. The story is called The Collection: Legend of Fortunate Son. … Continue reading
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