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Bionics at Their Best

Zoe Whitten — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:46:37 EDT

This sequel to the NES classic has plenty of graphical oomph, but does it really help bring back the core game? Oh hell yes it does!

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Aug 27, 2009

Book Review: Vacation

Zoe Whitten — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:00:57 EDT

Jeremy C Shipp's novel starts off strong, but becomes progressively weaker until it drags to a crawl through a hostile jungle filled with cardboard cutout characters.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Jun 01, 2009

Book Review: The Double-D Avenger

Zoe Whitten — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:46:21 EDT

This comedy of ample proportions stretches credulity and raises more than just eyebrows. But this adaptation of the William Winckler screenplay by Jerrod Balzer had a lot of...heart.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: May 29, 2009

Book Review: Let the Right One In

Zoe Whitten — Mon, 11 May 2009 04:01:15 EDT

A stunning example of literary horror, this is a vampire story that no one will want to miss out on reading.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: May 11, 2009

Tying Everything Up for the Short Run

Zoe Whitten — Sun, 10 May 2009 08:03:27 EDT

In the eighth writing guide for hobby writers, all of the previous lessons are combined to build a short story.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: May 10, 2009

Book Review: Necrotica

Zoe Whitten — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:49:12 EDT

Hallam Heathcoat's collection of 13 horrifying stories will give you nightmares, and may even require therapy afterward.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Apr 24, 2009

Interview with an Industrial Gothic Guru: Karen Koehler

Zoe Whitten — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:58:32 EDT

Prolific and eclectic, writer Karen Koehler takes time with Zoe to talk about her upcoming weird western The Ace of Spades, flirting with other genres, and a possible future project involving ninja-pirates.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Apr 20, 2009

Book Review: The Ace of Spades: Black Jack Derringer, Book One

Zoe Whitten — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:35:20 EDT

Book one of Karen Koehler's Black Jack Derringer trilogy fuses shades of the old West with Mutos, gunfighters and pirates, and the result is a 5 star winner.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Apr 18, 2009

Music Review: The Killers' Sawdust

Zoe Whitten — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:11:49 EDT

Las Vegas rock band The Killers released this album of B-sides and rarities, and there is literally nothing to dislike here.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Apr 17, 2009

Book Review: Red

Zoe Whitten — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:40:53 EDT

Paul Kane's horror novella from Skullvines Press has fantastically graphic gore, but not much in the way of a plot.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Apr 09, 2009

Natural Dialogue, the Heart of Any Great Story

Zoe Whitten — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:51:14 EDT

In this seventh writing guide, hobby writers are challenge to develop a one page conversation that balances dialogue and character actions.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Apr 08, 2009

Cinco De Mayo Haiku and Other Hijinx

Zoe Whitten — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:35:47 EDT

Three haikus and a poem reflecting the deeper meaning of this holiday.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Apr 06, 2009

Outlines: The Rails to Keep Your Plot Device Rolling Along

Zoe Whitten — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:50:01 EDT

In the sixth writing guide of this series, writers are challenged to build an outline for the story developed in exercises 1-4.

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Published: Mar 17, 2009

Seconds

Zoe Whitten — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:52:40 EDT

In the aftermath of a riot, Laurie Morton must put together her fractured mind, the result of a concussion, and explain to a detective what happened to kill the buzz at the rave.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Mar 11, 2009

Interview: Louise Bohmer

Zoe Whitten — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:28:40 EDT

Zoe conducts an interview with author and editor Louise Bohmer, who took time to talk about her new book, The Black Act, her job working as the editor at Lachesis Publishing, and the direction of her future writing projects.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Mar 03, 2009

Book Review: The Black Act

Zoe Whitten — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:21:31 EDT

Louise Bohmer's book, The Black Act, offers readers a glimpse into a vivid and nightmarish new dark fantasy world where nothing is what it seems.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Mar 01, 2009

Fictional Interviews with Wicked People

Zoe Whitten — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:25:03 EDT

In this fifth writing guide in this series, writers move to the intermediate topic of character building by interviewing a killer from one of the previous writing assignments.

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Published: Feb 24, 2009

Video Game Review: Shin Magami Tensei

Zoe Whitten — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:49:48 EDT

A free beta-phase MMORPG from Aeria Games, Shin Magami Tensei is a mouthful of a title that has serious potential, and some minor flaws.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Feb 20, 2009

Should We Care that Corporate Publishers Are Closing Down Markets?

Zoe Whitten — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:03:02 EDT

Despite years of bad business habits, many readers are still shocked or upset by this latest sign of the economic downturn. But the closure of corporate publishing markets was long overdue, and it may be better in the long run for literary fiction.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Feb 19, 2009

Beating Up People Randomly: Or, How to Write a Fight Scene

Zoe Whitten — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:43:11 EDT

In the fourth writing guide in Zoe's series of exercises for beginning writers, the gloves come off, and you're invited to beat somebody up. Fictitiously, of course.

Contributor: Zoe Whitten
Published: Feb 12, 2009