Author Archives: George

About George

I am a reasonably successful self-published author ("successful" means I can pay the bills and am highly rated in my Amazon category), former financial advisor (writing is more fun), and have something in common with Mitt Romney and Donny Osmond. Guess.

A New Marvel

Posted on March 12, 2019

It was the best of films, it was the worst of films. Just caught Captain Marvel today, and it was worth the price of admission. It added another brick to the structure of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and had quite … Continue reading →

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Hashtag Activism and The Modern Mob.

Posted on January 22, 2019

Is being radically moderate the same as being moderately radical? In any case, I feel impelled to put on my Radical Moderate hat again. Not to say anything radical and new, just to again register my dismay at what Hashtag … Continue reading →

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So This Is ’19!

Posted on January 15, 2019

Hello, everyone, and welcome to 2019! I hope it’s a great year for everyone. On the professional front it looks like it will be a busy one for me; I hope to have Wearing the Cape #8 (still tentatively titled … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas! So this thing happened. . .

Posted on December 16, 2018

I wasn’t planning on publishing in December. Really. Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide and the B-Files has only now finally taken up by the printer to produce the 240-page book (tons of detail about the Post-Event World, nearly 80 characters, … Continue reading →

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Ten Rules for Successful Writing

Posted on November 16, 2018

I was just distracting myself from working on anything that will pay me, and realized that I hadn’t put up a blog post in awhile. And I do have some news. The news is Wearing the Cape: The B-Files is … Continue reading →

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Presenting: WtC: Barlow’s Guide to Superhumans

Posted on October 9, 2018

It’s done! Well, sort of; 1) despite best editing efforts, I fully expect to get a bunch of errata notes back from early readers, 2) the cover will be modified once a previous file is recovered (long boring story). The … Continue reading →

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I Feel a Social Commentary Coming On.

Posted on June 29, 2018

An article claims that, when asked “How often do you think news sources report news they know to be fake, false or purposely misleading?”, 72% of respondents said A lot/sometimes. The article about the survey is headlined: 92 Percent of … Continue reading →

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A Box Full of Dreams

Posted on June 26, 2018

So today marks a new milestone for the Wearing the Cape series. I’ve been sitting on this news until it happened, but Wearing the Cape is now available as part of a 10-book collection of superhero stories! Check it out, … Continue reading →

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An Incredible Sequel.

Posted on June 22, 2018

I like to think about what words used to mean. Take “incredible.” It’s the opposite of “credible”, which is to say it originally meant “unbelievable.” Not always in a good way. “You claim that you had no knowledge of a … Continue reading →

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Onward to Barlow’s Guide & The B-Files

Posted on May 12, 2018

So with Recursion finally published in ebook and paperback, it’s back to work on the sourcebook! Yay! To let everyone know where it’s going, I’m finished with the long first chapter on different regions and nations of the world and … Continue reading →

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