Of Hootsuite and Its Flurries of Social Media
As writers and artists, it’s almost imperative these days that you have some semblance of a social media presence (especially if you’re still new to the scene).
Tag Archives: Fiction
Finding Hashtags That Are More Than Just Annoying/Ironic/Irrelevant Cries For Attention
I’m not going to lie. Up until recently (I’m talking within the past couple of years) I really, really hated hashtags. They popped up across all kinds of social medias, […]
Haunting, Tragic, Wonderfully Bittersweet – Neil Gaiman’s “Ocean at the End of the Lane”
One thing that I’ve noticed, time and time again, is how damn good Neil Gaiman is at writing an ending. From Sandman to Neverwhere to The Graveyard Book, Gaiman wraps […]
My List of Favorite “NSA is Watching You” Novels
With the recent whistleblower scandal revolving around the NSA’s ability to literally wiretap anyone, we figured now would be a hell of a time to brush up on some of the more “Big […]
[Top 5 Graphic Novels] That Set The Bar Impeccably High For The Comic Book Industry
San Diego Comic Con kicks off tonight! I’ll be heading on down there this very evening and chatting with some of the locale who have burrowed deep into the heart […]
A Fight Worth Winning (Flash Review of Cory Doctorow’s Pirate Cinema)
Doctorow’s snappy, amiable novel shines brightly as a piece of activist fiction, focusing its sights tightly on a reality controlled by copyright law and the entertainment industry. A well […]
Bring Forth the Underappreciated Artists (Flash Review of Dave McKean’s Cages)
Ponderous, melancholic, intense, Dave McKean’s monster of a graphic novel is best read slowly over a series of overcast days. Its characters are odd and sometimes unsettling, making them, if […]
Five Super Hero Comics That Will Help You Identify All The Cosplayers At The San Diego Comic-Con
The San Diego Comic Convention kicks off in only a few days and already folks are wandering through downtown dressed as iconic characters. From Superman to Iron Man to the […]
Entertaining, With Little Engagement – Lauren Beukes’ “The Shining Girls”
The Shining Girls is a fascinating read: it’s got time travel, a ruthless serial killer, a girl who survived being disemboweled, and a time travel logic that hits each point in […]
Interview Spotlight: Cory Doctorow, Author of Pirate Cinema and Little Brother (PT. III OF III)
Part III of our Interview Spotlight series shines brightly on Cory Doctorow, author of such cyberpunk titles as Pirate Cinema and Little Brother. Well-known throughout the interwebz as a figurehead […]
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