Tag Archives: Jim Butcher

Bookshelf: The Longest Con

Posted on September 21, 2016 by David

Michaelbrent Collings has shown a great deal of versatility beyond the horror for which he’s known. Previous explorations have included epic fantasy and Arthurian middle-grade superhero; THE LONGEST CON has Collings digging into Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden territory, with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bookshelf | Tagged Blake Casselman, D.J Butler, Harry Dresden, Jim Butcher, Kevin J. Anderson, Larry Correia, Michael R. Collings, Michaelbrent Collings, Orson Scott Card, The Longest Con | Leave a comment

Bookshelf: Finn Fancy Necromancy

Posted on July 13, 2016 by David

Phineas “Finn” Gramaraye is released from twenty-five years’ arcane imprisonment in the Other Realm wondering whether his subscription to Columbia Records’s tape-buying program has continued, and he now owes the company ten thousand dollars. An immediate attack from an antagonist … Continue reading →

Posted in Bookshelf | Tagged 1980s, Addams Family, Dresden Files, Finn Fancy Necromany, Jim Butcher, Randy Henderson | Leave a comment

Salt Lake Comic Con, Here I Come!

Posted on September 23, 2015 by David

Salt Lake Comic Con is one of my favorite cons, and I say that as a guy who goes to a fair number of them. It’s a huge event, the organizers treat writers like the attraction they are, the green room … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions | Tagged Choose Your Own Apocalypse, David Farland, Gore, Jim Butcher, Josh Vogt, Kevin J. Anderson, Larry Correia, Peter Orullian, Quincy J. Allen, R.A. Salvatore, R.J. Terrell, Salt Lake City, Sex, Space Balrogs, Tracy Hickman, Wordfire Press, YA | Leave a comment

Bookshelf: Five Out of the Dark

Posted on February 20, 2015 by David

The high concept pitch for these books is as easy as it is exciting: Five is Harry Potter meets Twilight, set against the mythos of the Dresden Files. Paige is a preacher’s daughter who accidentally discovers her own magical powers … Continue reading →

Posted in Bookshelf | Tagged Dresden Files, Fantasy, Harry Potter, Holli Anderson, J.K. Rowling, Jim Butcher, Stephanie Meyer, Twilight, Young Adult | 1 Comment

Welcome!

Posted on November 28, 2011 by David

Today is the first official day of this (new version of this) blog. It’s about writing, so I’ll start with a book that someone in my family wrote. Sadly, not me. This is my son William’s first book of spells. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged E.J. Patten, J.K. Rowling, Jim Butcher, Magic, Return to Exile | Leave a comment

Magic, Hard and Soft

Posted on August 31, 2011 by David

There is a distinction you will sometimes hear made by writers and readers of fantasy fiction between hard magic and soft magic. Soft magic is magic that just does what the author wants it to do in every case, with … Continue reading →