Life as a freelance writer is easily summed up in one word: temporary. One day a publication may need you to write movie reviews, the next day restaurant reviews. The day after that, they may not need you at all. That’s why you have to keep moving and keep scrounging for more work. It’s like [...]

This movie tells women that even if they are in committed relationships with men who are good for them, they should cash these men in like a small stack of poker chips in a casino for the chance at passion. Words have no meaning and when you tell someone you love them and that you’ll marry them it should be understood that all contracts are only binding insofar as you don’t run into your ex-boyfriend.

You gotta start somewhere.
As a professional writer, typically that means writing for free. If you’re writing for yourself, just keep a diary and be done with it. For the rest of you, understand that writing is a business. Like any business, if people are gonna sign checks for a writer, they want to get the [...]

Typically, I’m a curmudgeon on Halloween and don’t give out candy. I’m that guy, lurking in the darkness to dissuade the kiddies from knocking on my door. This year, since I live in a nice area now, I’ve shed my loner ways and am actually quite neighborly. So, to stay in the spirit of things [...]

Alright, I’m taking a break from putting together other parts of the site to knock out a more complete post.
So last time I left off on PC gamer elitism. While my stance hasn’t changed, there are a few undeniable drawbacks to gaming in this medium. Price is the biggest issue. If I want my games [...]