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Blog update and new direction
When I first started this blog, it wasn’t long after I discovered a new hobby of mine, comics. In addition, as part of my opinion writing class in my Journalism Print college program, I was supposed to start a blog. … Continue reading
Posted in comics, movies, Nerd Journal, novel writing, update, writing
Tagged blog update, comics, dragonblood, fitness, movies, nerd journal, novel reading, novel writing, swimming, update, writing
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Why Rey from The Force Awakens is not a Mary Sue
Further update Star Wars XII: The Force Awakens is now the top domestic grossing film in history, having soared past Avatar in well under a month. It’s smashed so many records that it’s kind of ridiculous. It only just released … Continue reading
Posted in movies, Nerd Journal, rant
Tagged anakin skywalker, atat, battle of endor, battle of hoth, battle of naboo, battle of starkiller base, battle of yavin, bowcaster, daniel kraig, darth vader, finn, galactic empire, general grievous, han solo, jakku, jar jar binks, jj abrams, jm frey, kylo ren, Lando Calrissian, Lawrence Kasdan, leia solo, lightsaber fight, lightsabers, luke skywalker, Michael Arndt, millenium falcon, nerd journal, podracer, podracing, queen amidala, rebel alliance, rey, star wars, star wars 7, star wars: the force awakens, surpreme leader snoke, the first order, the force awakens, the resistance
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Novel review – X-Men: Days of Future Past
As a comic blogger who reviews every novel I read, every now and then I read a superhero inspired novel. I’ve read several in the past; the fun She Hulk Diaries, the decent The Incredible Hulk: Abominations, and the mediocre … Continue reading
Posted in comics, novel review, novels
Tagged alex irvine, days of future past, marvel comics, nerd journal, novel reading, novels, writing, x-men, x-men: days of future past
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Nanowrimo 2014 – journal 2
Welcome to my second Nanowrimo journal of the year. As of this writing it’s 11 days into the month of writing insanity. On November 9 I finished the first book I had planned for the month, and it actually ended … Continue reading
Posted in Nerd Journal, novels, writing
Tagged dhampirs, nanowrimo, national november writing month, nerd journal, novel writing, science, vampires, werewolves, writing
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Nanowrimo 2014 – journal 1
Welcome to my first Nanowrimo blog post of the year. The point of Nanowrimo is to try to write a novel within 30 days. To officially win, one must write 50,000 words in that time period. In less than 3 … Continue reading
Posted in comics, Nerd Journal, novels, writing
Tagged comcis, cyclops, halloween, marvel comcis, nanowrimo, nerd journal, novel writing, scott summers, writing, x-men
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Liebster nomination
So I’ve been nominated for a Liebster Award, and that feels kind of good. The Liebster Awards are awards created by bloggers, for blogger, given by bloggers, and is all about communities sharing what they love with the folks they … Continue reading
Posted in comics, movies, video games, writing
Tagged awards, batman, blogging awards, brian michael bendis, cable, captain marvel, comic blogging, comics, cs lewis, gamehuntersrus, gotham rogue, jrr tolkien, kelly sue deconnick, liebster award, movies, nerd journal, rule 63, she hulk, stan lee, star wars, the truman show, things matter, toy story, vanos gaming, video games, writershelpingwriters, writing, writing advice, writing geekery, x-23, x-men, xmenxpert, youtube
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Novel reading – Frankenstein
This is not really a book review. Considering how old and famous this particular novel is, there’s no point in reviewing it. These are my thoughts as a writer. In January I set myself the goal to read at least … Continue reading
Posted in Nerd Journal, novels, writing
Tagged dr. frankenstein, frankenstein, horror, Mary Shelley, monster book, nerd journal, novel, novel reading, reading, Universal monster movies, writing
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Novel Reading – Magic Bites
This isn’t really a book review. While I’ll state my opinion on Magic Bites, this is more of a writing journal. I don’t read enough of this genre to feel qualified to write a review anyway, nor do I read … Continue reading
Posted in book review, Nerd Journal, writing
Tagged blood magic, book review, dragons, high fantasy, horror, ilona andrews, kate daniels, magic, magic burns, nerd journal, novel review, novel writing, novels, shapeshifters, urban fantasy, vampires, zombies
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Thoughts on Gears of War: Judgement
Gears of War: Judgement came out this week, so here are my thoughts on it. This is unscripted, as proven when I forget the names of the two new characters. This won’t be a regular thing where I share my … Continue reading
Posted in video games
Tagged audio log, cog, cole train, damon baird, emergence day, game review, gears of war, gears of war: judgement, nerd journal, v-log, video games
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How to improve Star Wars episode 2: Attack of the Clones
A while ago I posted various ideas for improving on the existing Star Wars episode one. I promised to eventually post ideas for all three of the prequels, and at last, my post about episode 2 is ready. Star Wars … Continue reading
Posted in movie review, Nerd Journal
Tagged anakin skywalker, attack of the clones, battle droids, boba fett, christopher lee, clone troopers, clone wars, coruscant, count dooku, darth maul, galactic empire, geonosis, jango fett, jedi, kamino, lightsaber fights, luke skywalker, mace windu, movies, naboo, nerd journal, obi-wan, old republic, padme, qui gon, sith, star wars, star wars episode 2, star wars prequel, trade federation, yoda
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