Here’s another Dark Tower post, because I’m not ready to move on yet. This one’s about how things that would be terrifying in our world just aren’t that scary in Mid-World.
Spoilers below the cut. Continue reading The Dark Tower: Context and Reader Expectations
So, we hit the 10-year mark on the last book of The Dark Tower series this year, but in case you, like me, are a F/SF fan that totally missed the whole thing because the bookstores file it under Literature with the rest of King’s work (WHY!?), I will alert you that yes, there are decade-old spoilers straight after the cut.
For those of you that haven’t read it yet, all you should know is that it’s good to read, and that King does manage to wrap it up with a satisfying-yet-not-satisfying ending. I want to talk about that ending. Continue reading The Dark Tower, Chiastic Something or Other, and Existential Blue Screens
I read this a couple weeks ago, and since I did learn a ton of things about writing in reading it, I should probably review it, huh?
Yep, reviewing it.
The last of my holiday queue-skippers, I finished started and finished Cujo over the course of two flights: New Orleans to Minneapolis, and then Minneapolis to Seattle.
Go grab something to drink, I’ve got a lot to say. Continue reading What I’m Reading: Cujo by Stephen King
After I finished reading On Writing by Stephen King in mid-October, I decided I liked the way that America’s bestselling author wrote. Next time I stopped at Half-Priced Books, I loaded down with over a dozen of his books and stumbled back home.
Honestly, I jumped order on my First-In First-Out queue for this. There are so many other books I should be reading first. But then
(what’s six hours on a vacation going to hurt?)
Oh God, the stream of consciousness interjections have started. And is that blood trickling down my thigh? Oh Christ Almighty, my anus is bleeding!
Hey man, I know it’s hard. You’re sitting down at the keyboard, busting out your latest masterpiece, and you’re thinking:
“Man, characterization is tough! What if I just did it for my protagonist and no one else?” Continue reading Can We Have At Least Two Interesting Characters?
I started Stephen King’s On Writing on 10/14/2012. I finished it 10/16/2012. For the next two weeks, I debated whether or not I should write about my experience. Such a widely acclaimed author as Stephen King surely doesn’t need my help!
Oh hell, it looks like I’m reviewing this anyways.
Continue reading What I’m Reading: Stephen King’s On Writing
Gregory Blake 