Yaay, it’s short story Monday! Tuesday! It’s not a thing, but we’re gonna pretend like it is. Here’s a little short story I wrote way back when. Want more free short stories? Head over to OneLazyRobot and you can scrounge up some more. Super Hero Woes “With great power comes great responsibility.” -Uncle Ben from…

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Oh, god…we’re off to a bad start. I’ve already lied to you. You came here all innocently expecting the Books of the Week, but what you’re actually getting are the Books of the Last Two Weeks. I know, I’m sorry. You’re getting way more than you bargained for. What can I say? We had some…

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It took a bit, but I finally managed to compile my reading list from last year. As you can see there’s a whole lot of Sci-Fi and Fantasy in there with the occasional How-To book on writing (hey, gotta keep those chops fresh!). The most read author of 2104 was Chuck Wendig, but if you’re…

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No, that’s not the little, skinnier cousin of the Death Star, though it can destroy worlds if you let it. The 1 star is as straight forward as it sounds, it’s a 1 star review and if you stay in the game long enough as a writer (or really, any creative type) you’re bound to…

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They say don’t judge a book by its cover, but those people are idiots. True, in an ideal world we’d be able to separate the two mediums (cover art/writing), but that’s just not how it works. A bad cover sets your expectations just that much lower, which can be a good thing if the writing/story…

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I’ve been getting the question recently, “Whatcha working’ on?” Amongst friends and family the expectation seems to be, “You finished Time Heist, so you’re probably done with that whole writing thing now, right?” Uh… nope. If writing were a rustic cowboy in the mountains I would definitely be looking him in the eyes whispering, And…

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I know, you’ve been busy. I get that. The holidays are crazy what with all the reborn deities and fat men in red pajama’s riding enslaved reindeer, and.. and.. and… Stop. Calm down, take a deep breath. I got a little somethin’, somethin’, for ya. Close your eyes and hold out your hand. No? Okay,…

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Today we’re gonna do a little John Scalzi tribute and review one of his newer books, Redshirts. Now, if you’re into science fiction and don’t know who John Scalzi is it’s probably because you’ve been living under a rock so let me go ahead and take a moment to welcome you to the twenty-first century,…

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Yeah, you read that correctly. Consider it a little end of the year gift to help you along with your New Years Resolution to read more. Pop on over to Amazon and grab a copy of Time Heist for only $.99. Click the photo! Stop arguing and do it! Be quick about it though, this…

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As suggested by the name of this blog, OneLazyRobot, I don’t like to work harder than the task at hand dictates. That doesn’t mean cutting corners or phoning it in, but it certainly means not making things any more difficult than they need to be. Efficiency above all else. So, in the spirit of efficiency…

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