Posted by: STORM in New Work, Promotion, Signings
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Greetings, Dear Comic Aficionados!

This coming Saturday, January 30, 2010, Writers Old Fashioned member STORM will be cavorting with an amazing group of comic book luminaries at Wicked Grounds for a Kinky Comics Carnival!  Read about who will be there and what delightful works they have done below in an invitation from the lovely and talented Serena Valentino:

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Posted by: STORM in Conventions, Promotion
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The majesty and mayhem that was WonderCon has left us both invigorated and exhausted! We loved the crowds, the costumes and the camaraderie, but we didn’t do so much of the sleeping. However, it was great to be immersed in so much writerly and artistic talent! You inspire us to new heights! A big THANK YOU to all the folks who came by the Writers Old Fashioned booth in Artist’s Alley!

That’s Jason McNamara, Emily Stackhouse and Matt Silady in the picture above! Check out the links below to see what we were up to all weekend: Continue Reading »

Posted by: STORM in Craft, Reviews
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I just finished reading Naomi Wolf’s book, “The Treehouse: Eccentric Wisdom from My Father on How to Live, Love, and See.” I had never read anything by Wolf before, although I knew that she wrote the bestseller “The Beauty Myth” in 1991. Thanks to Kirsten Baldock for lending it to me. This book is part memoir and part how to guide. It’s for anyone trying to invoke change in their lives, but especially for writers.

In this book, Wolf recounts how her father, Leonard Wolf, was an inspiration for her. She gives the reader very personal glimpses into their relationship and family history. It’s a cozy book. You can almost feel the admiration that Wolf has for her father drip off the pages. For the first three chapters, I had a hard time with the narrative voice of the book. I didn’t yet feel connected to the sage-like figure that Wolf was building up her father to be. In chapter four, entitled “Speak in Your Own Voice,” I felt a narrative shift. All the cutesy descriptions of what Leonard wore and how Wolf’s children acted started to feel more grounded, more relevant. All the threads about Wolf’s childhood, her adult responsibilities and worries about her future started to weave together. By page 90, Wolf’s literary education really shines. Check out this passage:

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Today I completed my first 20 page comic script in anticipation of the Writers Old-Fashioned WonderCon mini-comic challenge!  Woo Hoo!  Now to scrounge around for those thumbnails it all started from and send them along with the script!

Thanks to all of you for your support and enthusiasm!  Now on to the next project!