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ROBIN HOOD Q & A

We have another Release Day coming up here at MW.  My novelization of Robin Hood, Ridley Scott’s new treatment of the old legend, starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, will be released tomorrow, April 27.  The movie appears in theaters on May 14, after opening at Cannes on the 12th.

I’ve been asked many times about [...]

To Brand or Not to Brand

First of all – hello everyone!  It’s a tremendous pleasure to join you here at Magical Words – I’ve followed this blog for quite some time, and I’ve been inspired and edified by so many posts here!  I am thrilled to be an occasional guest post-er, and I look forward to learning more from this [...]

Shameless Self-Promotion and the Wonderful World of Branding

As promised (or would that  be “threatened”?) I’m doing another promotional post today, to mark tomorrow’s release of the third and final book in my Blood of the Southlands trilogy.  The book is called The Dark-Eyes’ War, and it is, at least for now, the final installment in the long-running epic fantasy story arc that [...]

Informational Friday (David named it!)

Today we don’t have a guest speaker, so we thought we’d post a couple of links might help our writer/readers. First, is 75 Books Every Writer Should Read. No, we don’t expect you to run out and buy them all, but peruse the list. You might see that special book that will provide the boost you need [...]

“Always”

Here at MW, we often write (whine?  gripe?) about the questions people ask us upon learning that we’re authors.  The questions range from the pragmatic — “Really?  Ever been published?” — to the crass — “Interesting.  What do you get paid for that?” — to the sublimely ridiculous — “I’ve always wanted to write but [...]

The State of The…

Yes, I forgot it was Wednesday. Sorry I am so late posting. And I have no excuse really. Okay – I pulled a third shift at the lab and my brain is screwy, but still. It *is* my day to post…. Continuing on the Writer’s Life theme, here are a few of the ups and [...]