by jamesyoung | Jun 24, 2019 | Music Monday
Robotech Third Generation had a character called Lancer / Yellow Dancer. The former was his [male] official name. The second was his cross-dressing rock star alter ego. Robotech was a strange time, but it did produce some good music like the in universe song...
by jamesyoung | Jun 17, 2019 | Air Warfare, Music Monday
Often time in a book, the mood needs to be set that this action is what the whole book hinges on. Today’s music selection is my go to track with regard to getting myself into that mindset for my characters. Plus, I also love Hans Zimmer. 😀 [youtube...
by jamesyoung | Jun 13, 2019 | Random Confession
Sensei. n. A teacher or instructor usually of Japanese martial arts (such as karate or judo). “No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away…” ― Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man. On Monday, I learned that one of my doctoral...
by jamesyoung | Jun 12, 2019 | Writing Business
Where Sarah Hoyt discusses the difficulty of putting a cover on alternate history works. Go on and take a gander…
by jamesyoung | Jun 10, 2019 | Music Monday
A few years back, Apocalyptica and Cristina Scabbia (of Lacuna Coil) collaborated on “S.O.S. (Anything But Love),” a song that touched upon mental abuse and control. I think it’s particularly haunting given some friends’ terrible...