Bio: Ben Starling is passionate about marine conservation and boxing, both central themes in his upcoming novel. He is Oxford’s only ever Quintuple Blue (varsity champion five years running), was Captain of the university boxing team, and coached and boxed competitively. Ben graduated from Oxford University with a Master of Arts and an M Phil. […]
Let’s Talk Romance…
And the wave of groans bombards me. Stop right there. This isn’t what you think it is 🙂 Seven years ago, when I knew I wanted to be a writer, I didn’t know what genre I wanted to write. So I researched it. Nothing gave me more of an eye-opening perspective than Romance. Of all […]
Frankenstein
I am a huge fan of Kenneth Branagh. Not familiar with his work? *smiles* sure you are! Kenneth Branagh is Gilderoy Lockhart in the Harry Potter film! He’s the wizard who stops to smile at a a painting of himself painting a portrait of himself. But that man means so much more to me than […]
Honored Guest Bridget Zinn
Angela B. Chrysler: Upon completing my interview with Samanthe Beck, I visited Sam’s site and stumbled upon the story of Bridget Zinn and her book “Poison.” Bridget died at 33 of colon cancer and was never able to promote her own book. So we’re doing it for her. ABOUT BRIDGET Bridget grew up in Wisconsin. […]
Honored Guest Aaron Denius Garcia
Angela B. Chrysler: Today, I begin my first of a few highly-respected guests. I wish to present you with Honored Guest Aaron Denius Garcia, author of the new post-apocalypse sci-fi, Gene. Sys. which is currently on sale this week (26 January 2015 through 1 February 2015) for only .99 cents. Aaron, thank you so […]
Macabre Romance?
Some thoughts I’ve been kicking around… Most of you…all of you…may have noticed the sudden evolution taking place with genre writing since authors went to indie. Indie publishing allows authors to break away from conforming genre titles like fantasy, romance, history, and sci-fi. Now, authors can create that “Gothic sci-fi historical fantasy romance murder mystery” […]
My Top Five
In addition to the “Three Big Ones” in anime (One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach), here are the top five animes I recommend. Death Note – If you are an intellectual, I can not recommend Death Note enough. If you enjoy philosophy or ethics, watch Death Note. If you enjoy Russian literature, Rand or Tolstoy, watch […]
What To Watch
Anime has three top animes fans call “The Big Three.” One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach. There is an anime war currently taking place among fans who are divided among these top three. Me? I adore One Piece and Naruto almost equally. I love One Piece more than Naruto only because One Piece was my first […]
Another Angle on Story
I love story. All story. Books, television, movies…even campfire stories. I am addicted to story. But, until 2009, I completely disregarded one type of story: Anime. No, please don’t run away. There is a reason why a fantasy writer is talking about anime. Truth is, today most children are watching anime. I grew up with […]
Ten Favorite Screen Characters
Originally published 12 April 2015 Updated 1 July 2018 I was tagged by fellow author C.L. Schneider to name 10 of my favorite movie and/or TV characters. This list is from most loved to least loved. These are simply characters that (for one reason or another) have stood out to me over the years. Below you’ll […]