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Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie: why reviews are subjective, and subjective reviews are good.

Last week I saw Frankenweenie, Tim Burton’s new animated flick about the lengths a boy will go to to keep his pet dog. It wasn’t the greatest movie ever, but it was entertaining. I, however, had a massive emotional response. See, the story is vaguely based on Frankenstein. If you haven’t seen it, it’s notContinue reading “Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie: why reviews are subjective, and subjective reviews are good.”

My Top 5 Favourite Fantasy Books

Touch of Power by Maria V Snyder I think my review went something along the lines of: OMG *flail* FANGIRL *flail* some more. Avry steps into leadership positions when she needs to, kicks ass when she needs to, and comforts and mothers when she needs to. She’s got a great balance of feminine and masculineContinue reading “My Top 5 Favourite Fantasy Books”

My Favourite Classics

My favourite classics, in no particular order, are: 1. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, 1877 This was the first adult novel I ever read. I can’t even remember how old I was, but it seemed like an enormous book to me. I was perhaps six or seven. It was given to me by some relative because IContinue reading “My Favourite Classics”

Interview with Olsen Jay Nelson

Last November I did an interview with Olsen Jay Nelson’s awesome sci-fi blog about my debut novel, The Edge of Darkness, what with it being a NaNo novel and all that (National Novel Writing Month – held annually in November). Olsen’s decided to take his blog in a new direction and as such, has givenContinue reading “Interview with Olsen Jay Nelson”