Author: Jarrod

Ouch! Argh! Oh, the pain! P.L. you are killing me! This book, this ending. Where do I…

Erikson is well known among us book tubers as the author of the fantastic epic fantasy series…

This short novel delves into another made up society in a post-apocalyptic world. Wyndham deftly blends new…

Another month goes by and another Sci-fi Masterwork gets read. This one seemed intimidating at first glance….

Alright fantasy fans, have I got a book for you! A history book that takes non-fiction and…

Regarding Song of the Mysteries by Janny Wurts: a masterwork of this level requires attention, active participation,…

While Darkness Gathers is a follow up novel by author and professor Philip Chase to his fantastic…

I sit and stare at this book and I have the same mental block toward writing a…

There comes a time in a long, epic fantasy series when the end is in sight and…

An enticing silhouette; a sparkling glint of enhanced design; a subtle turning of musical key; an elaborate…

This third volume in the excellent Sundered Nation trilogy continues to tell the epic tale of Vahldan,…

So here I am, beginning a brand new novel by an author whose work I’ve enjoyed quite…

There is nothing quite like getting immersed into another world, taking in the sights and sounds of…

Last year, Jimenez’s second book, The Spear Cuts Through Water, was my book of the year. It…

An ending, of a sort. Stormed Fortress brings to culmination a long arc of storytelling that is…

In a projected near future novel, an author always takes a risk that they may live to…

This introspective science fiction master piece was first published back in the early sixties. What makes this…

A novel of the Malazan empire, this book is the fifth in a series with that title…

In this next “chapter” of a series of books that started with Sapiens and attempts to explain…

Are you ready for an out of body experience in a dark spooky sci-fi setting where consciousness…

Steven Erikson! He takes jabs at commercial art! He throws a haymaker at critics! He strikes body…

I truly never thought I would not finish a book due to the fact that I despised…

Imagine a future that creates a working elephant from the lost DNA of a mammoth and improves…

Welcome to a romantic tale of magic and love; an ultimate fairy tale without the fairies; a…

Join me if you will, in my regimen of Double Speak. Embrace my hate for this pamphlet…

Hearken to the days of old! When magic filled the air! And those who had the will…

In The Devil Delivered, Erikson is the devil who delivers us a tale of a grim near…

FINALLY!

Art by Lauren Brown

Day 3: You may have noticed in my last post that I had an extremely eventful day…

PART 2 I lied. Not because I meant to. I was just mistaken about the timeline. There…

Journey to Another World

I was listening to NPR the other day and they had a show on that was discussing…

So now that we have all this information, what do we do with it? Easy answer. Whatever…

Take a look at the above chart. The blue arrows symbolize the word interrelates. As human beings,…

This week’s purpose is to break down Theme and Form into its most basic definitions: Theme is:…

What are we looking for in a story? What makes a story good or bad for us?…

Let’s start, if you dare, by taking a deeper dive into story analysis. Yeah, I know. Who…

Last week I brought up the topic of Player Characters and the choices (or lack of) they…

Part of the appeal of playing Dungeons and Dragons, especially during my younger creative years, was building…

A big thank you!

A Critical Journey

Secret Agent X

Short Film-A Last Resort

Writing reviews can be tricky. There is something to the adage of know your audience when you…

Back in the mid 1990’s, a new game arrived with a big splash called Magic the Gathering….

It’s all about the art.

So, I’m back in New York City this weekend for the first time since 2009. This time…

NEW YORK!

So… it turns out that writing is hard to do. At least for me it is. I…

Over the course of ten years of schooling I would manage to write a short story or…

Next I tried my hand at directing. We at Mindbeside Studios had two films under our belt….

To Collect or not to Collect?

The Killing Hand

Inspiring Professors are so important!

I was a late bloomer. That’s a pretty broad statement, but I’m specifically referring to reading. Sure,…

My first immersive experience into a creative endeavor was with the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game….