Category Archives: On Writing

Vampirella #2 Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Steven

Vampire fans rejoice! Horror’s #1 vampiric comic-book heroine is back, and over at the news site Comics for Sinners you can read my review of Dynamite Entertainment’s Vampirella, Vol. 2 #2—which goes on sale tomorrow, July 2nd—written by Bram Stoker … Continue reading →

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“Dejah of Mars” Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Steven

Time for another comic book review! Over at the news site Comics for Sinners, you’ll find my review of Dynamite Comics’ recently published Dejah of Mars #1–2, written by Mark Rahner (Dejah Thoris and the Green Men of Mars, Dejah … Continue reading →

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“Blood Queen” Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Steven

First it was the recently relaunched Vampirella under the comic-review microscope; now it’s another bloodthirsty femme fatale: the Blood Queen! Over at the news site Comics for Sinners—which celebrates the scantily-clad heroines that always seem to outrage politically correct comic … Continue reading →

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Vampirella: Suddenly, I’m a Comics Reviewer

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Steven

I’ve been a writer, an editor, an artist, a letterer, a proofreader, a copyeditor, a designer, and a publisher, but apparently I still don’t have enough to do, because as of today I’m also a reviewer of bad-girl comics, courtesy … Continue reading →

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Everybody’s Gotta Start Somewhere

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Steven

That’s what I’m always telling young writers who aren’t certain of their talent, and whether it’s worth the effort to keep going. With that in mind, if you’re a teen writer or know one, head over to the Pandora Zwieback … Continue reading →

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To Me, My X-Books!

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Steven

I’m the best there is at what I do… and what I do is write books well—sometimes in projects involving famous comic book characters! In case you haven’t heard, today is the U.S. release date for X-Men: Days of Future … Continue reading →

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Rejections: My Almost-Date with Vampirella

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Steven

Last year, on May 9 and May 10, I told you about a pair of rejections I received in my early years as a wannabe writer: one was from The Twilight Zone Magazine, for a short story I’d submitted; the … Continue reading →

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Farewell to the Doctor

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Steven

Last time, I was discussing my involvement in 2005 with an anthology called Doctor Who: Short Trips: Farewells, which was to be published by Big Finish Productions (the folks whose line of Eighth Doctor audio dramas starring Paul McGann was … Continue reading →

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Happy 50th Anniversary, Doctor Who!

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Steven

Okay, actually this Saturday, November 23, marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most popular science-fiction TV series of all time, but I figure why wait until then to join in on the celebration? I’m an unabashed Whovian who … Continue reading →

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Rejections: No Flys On (Or For) Me

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Steven

Check it out, aspiring writers: another rejection letter from the archives! This one’s from around 1983, when I pitched a story idea to Archie Comics, home of that immortal high school teenager, Archie Andrews. Only I wasn’t interested in writing … Continue reading →

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