Meet Me @AncientCityCon in Jacksonville, Florida on July 18th-20th!

Gamers! Cosplayers! Cinephiles! Lend me your ears…that’s disgusting; take those back this instant! After taking a year off to concentrate on my burdening…no, bludgeoning… wait, *burgeoning* writing career, I’m a guest at this year’s Ancient City Con at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront on July 18th-20th, 2014. I’ll be bringing a bunch of books: copies … More Meet Me @AncientCityCon in Jacksonville, Florida on July 18th-20th!

Are Strong Female Characters in Supporting Roles Mostly Useless?

A friend pointed an article my way called “We’re losing all our Strong Female Characters to Trinity Syndrome,” citing a concern that, while storytellers in film have come a long way in empowering female characters, those characters are often reduced to mere plot devices. There is an essential truth to this: they ARE plot devices. … More Are Strong Female Characters in Supporting Roles Mostly Useless?