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Howard Reviews

Frozen II December 27, 2019
I don’t think Frozen II is going to get sing-along screenings, but I’m okay with that. To my mind, if there’s a weakness¹ with Frozen, it’s that one of the songs was so iconic, so memorable, and so infectious it unfairly raised the bar on the rest of the franchise. Reset that bar, and Frozen […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker December 27, 2019
NOTE: This review is as spoiler-free as I can make it. I’ve included no plot points beyond the most basic ones, like “this is a Star War” and “it has a third act.” I saw Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in IMAX 3D. The show ended less than an hour ago, and I’m currently nursing¹ […]
Knives Out December 26, 2019
I’m late to the party on this one, I know. Here’s a short summary: Knives Out is the most fun I’ve had at a murder mystery in recent memory, and I spent several minutes combing my memory for contenders. Sandra and I saw it together, and were both quite pleased at our selection of date-night […]
Terminator: Dark Fate November 13, 2019
Hey! I finally got back out and saw a movie! Nothing screams “I am not a real movie reviewer” quite like me not seeing movies. But some of you seem to like knowing what I think about the latest cinematic releases, and I’ve been letting you down. There just hasn’t been time. There wasn’t time […]
Discovery CONTACT: See Myke & Friends Hunt Aliens August 30, 2019
My friend Myke Cole is on TV again, this time on the Discovery Channel’s CONTACT, in which he, Mike Livingston, Sarah Cruddas, Nick Karnaze, Kawa Mawlayee, and Paul Beban, go hunting for answers to the question “have extraterrestrials made contact with humankind?” This show is a LOT of fun. I did some fan art after episode […]

The latest Schlock Mercenary

Tuesday Night AMA! July 28, 2020
My friends at TypeCastRPG¹ are hosting a streaming AMA with me at 9pm Eastern on July 28th. You can post questions into the chatroom, so if you’ve ever wanted to ask me something, this is your opportunity. Aim your browser at twitch.tv/typecastrpg, and have questions ready! ¹Ordinarily we play D&D on Tuesday nights, but one […]
Schlock Mercenary: July 27, 2020 July 27, 2020
The story of Schlock Mercenary, the twenty-book saga of a carbosilicate amorph's career with a company of 31st-century soldiers of (mis)fortune, began with this exchange. This particular rendition of said exchange appears as the final panel of the prologue found in The Tub of Happiness: Schlock Mercenary Volume 1. The original rendition (sans prologue) aired […]

The most recent Writing Excuses

15.31: The Agent in the Room August 2, 2020
Your Hosts: Dan, Dongwon, Piper, and Howard You had questions for agents, Dongwon has answers! How do you go about becoming an agent? How do an agent and author work together? At what point do agent and author talk about the “sticky stuff?” Credits: This episode was recorded by Bert Grimm, and mastered by Alex Jackson
15.30: Write What You Want To Know, with Laurell K. Hamilton July 26, 2020
Your Hosts: Brandon, Dan, and Howard, with special guest Laurell K. Hamilton We’ve all heard the “write what you know” rule. Laurell K. Hamilton joined us to talk about how she got started by writing what she wanted to know. In this episode we discuss our various paths to learning the things that fascinate us, and […]

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