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Ant Man and the Wasp Review (no spoilers)

Hey, writers.  I went into this movie worried about multiple things.  I can say that those doubts were unfounded. Hit the jump, writers, and let’s discuss. If you’ve seen the Ant Man and the Wasp trailers, then we’re good.  I’m going to reference the trailer in this post. One of the things that I straight-up…
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Dead Before Living

Hey, writers. I watched something die last night.   Hit the jump. Let’s do this. In (certain versions of) Street Fighter, before the match starts and before the two combatants actually fight, they’ll talk to each other. Oro and Akuma have one such conversation.  Akuma, one of the best fighters on the planet tells Oro…
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Father’s Day…continued…

Hey, writers.  Welcome back for more Father’s Day goodness.  Today, we’re going to talk more about the advice my father gave me. Hit the jump, and let’s discuss. Writers, I have no plans to write my memoirs.  Having said that, I can’t say for sure that I never will.  But you know what I’m going…
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Where’d AlohaAlvin go?

Hey, writers.  I’ve been asked, essentially, “Yo, Alvin.  It’s been a while.  Where you been?“ Hit the jump, writers, and let’s discuss.  First thing’s first.   Yes, I have been writing.  Actually, I’ve been writing my butt off.  Things are going well, writers. So the next thing is…where have I been?  Well, I have been writing things…
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Happy Holidays: Father’s Day

Hey, writers.  First of all, Happy Father’s Day!  I hope this day finds you well. A long time ago my father would give me advice that I….pretended to take. Let’s correct some of that today.  Hit the jump, writers, and let’s discuss. My dad used to tell me that I needed to keep a journal. …
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Writer Lessons from Solo, Sidekicks (Spoiler Alert)

Hey, writers.  Today, a bit more on the Star Wars movie Solo.  In action movies as well as comics there’s often the dynamic of superhero and sidekick.  Now, it might be a bit much to call Han Solo a superhero, but I think “sidekick” is a description that can fit Chewbacca. Hit the jump, writers,…
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Writer Lessons from Solo, Big & Scary (Spoiler Alert)

Hey, writers. So I have this thing where I say really offensive Star Wars stuff without even realizing it. For instance, I’ve said these words and meant them: “I’ve seen 1, 2, 3 but not 4, 5, 6.” I have since seen 4…that makes it less…bad? Haha. Anyway, I just saw Solo. Hit the jump…
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Happy Holidays: A Writer’s Lesson from Memorial Day

Hey, writers. First, Happy Memorial Day (Do people really say that?). Second, I looked up Memorial Day and I found this: “Memorial Day or Decoration Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces.” Then I started brainstorming. Hit the jump, and…
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Deadpool 2:  Movie Review & Thoughts (SPOILER)

Hey, writers. My most recent article covered The Best Movie of All Time. After that I felt compelled to write this article. So today we’ll be discussing Deadpool 2. Be warned though, there be spoilers ahead! Yarrr… Wait, what? No pirate talk? Okay. No problem…matey. Haha. Hit the jump, writers, and let’s discuss. Writers, I…
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Best Movie of All Time

That’s a weird phrase isn’t it? For one thing to not only be better than all it’s contemporary peers but to also be better than everything that’s ever existed. It’s quite a bold statement really. So what makes me choose one movie as the greatest of all time? Hit the jump writers and let’s discuss.…
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