Kirkus Reviews are expensive. I’ve paid for a few with the hope that the review will land on more eyeballs and generate more sales. The side hope is that a book will be chosen to be featured and get libraries and bookstores interested. So far none of the reviews have gained much traction for any of the books. Kirkus Reviews structure their reviews in this way: There’s a one-line summary of the book at the Read more…
Molly Rides I paid for a few reviews from NetGalley and they were, uh, variable. Here they are. A couple things pop out at me from this review. “The story is told in rhyme that varies throughout the story.” Huh? Varies? I’m not quite sure what the reviewer means by this. Are they implying that some of the rhymes are good and some are not? Weird. But the line “especially something dangerous” just makes me Read more…
Hi. I have a favor to ask. This is for everybody out there who calls themselves a conservative or who calls themselves a liberal. Stop. Just stop. I know, i know, those are terms that have come to symbolize where you might stand on the political spectrum, but do they? Do they really? They’re adjectives, they descibe a facet of you. Nobody is completely conservative or completely liberal. All of you are combinations of both Read more…
INT: Fade up on dressing room door from the inside. SFX: [knock, knock, knock] The door opens and SCOOTER peers in. SCOOTERPatton Oswalt? three minutes to curtain, Mr. Oswalt! PATTON OSWALTThanks, Scooter. That’ll give me some time to get ready. I’m really nervous about this show. SCOOTERWell, don’t worry, i— [pulls up a clipboard and looks at it.] Oh, sorry, i read the call sheet wrong, THREE SECONDS to curtain! PATTON OSWALTTHREE SECONDS! BUT I’M Read more…
The overriding theme of the music i noodled out in 2020 is atmospherics. I played around a lot with echo, reverb, delay, and chorus. I think that a lot of these sound the same, but there’s some differences. Part 1: January – June January 15, 2020 This is another piece constructed from previously-recorded guitar tracks, looped together with a programmed bass line, drums, and a quick keyboard loop. April 28 Two drum tracks and FOUR Read more…