Characters. One of my all-time favorites is pictured above. Played by my absolute favorite actor Johnny Depp. If you're familiar with Johnny Depp, you know he plays very diverse characters, and his appearance changes dramatically with each one. Developing Captain Jack Sparrow took on a bit of acting genius to sustain him through four films,…

     My guy is holding out. Disappointing. I love Marshawn. Please honor your contract, Beastmode. Please. Okay. There is no defending domestic violence. Nothing can be said to justify either spouse or people in a relationship whipping up on each other. Nothing. Having established the ground floor on this subject, I'm going to say this: everything…

               Recognize yourself in any of these? How would you classify your emotional makeup? Author Brenda Anderson says she rarely cries, and her husband calls her "The Ice Queen". Other authors note their various emotional - or lack thereof – statuses and how those affect their writing. I've declared multiple times here I'm a sap. And…

                 In the ongoing Jack Noble Novels by L. T. Ryan, it's imperative for the reader to start at Noble Beginnings and continue to experience these stories in order. It's not because the novels won't stand on their own, it's because for maximum benefit and to understand the progression of the characters in this series, each book…

  The wicked freely strut about    when what is vile is honored among men.   Psalm 12:8 (NIV)

   Writers are always instructed to make sure everything within the pages of a fiction manuscript advances the story. While it's one of the better "suggestions", aka "rules", it too is not foolproof and inarguable. Stories combine a multitude of factors. Characters, locations, sights, sounds, smells; literary, action-packed, ordinary, extraordinary, fantasy, supernatural, historical, criminal, styles…

  Summer TV makes a case for Anna Wood and Cam Gigandet as the sexy Yankee lawyer Jamie Sawyer at odds with the Charleston, South Carolina, newly appointed City Attorney Roy Rayder. If you like Southern sizzle and pop, Reckless is a well cast and tightly wound drama with good writing, plenty of conflicts, and each…

             Computers are a necessary evil and a frequent nuisance. I've been locked somewhere in the netherworld of no ethernet or internet for a few days. As you might've guessed, it has been . . . difficult. Now with a new modem/router and several hours of extra frustration setting up, it appears I am up…

  Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;   their heart is filled with destruction. Their throat is an open grave;   with their tongue they speak deceit. Declare them guilty, O God!   Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins,   for they have rebelled against you.…

                        Noble Intentions – Season One – (Episodes 1 – 5) by L. T. Ryan takes Jack Noble in a strange direction as his services lead him deeper into the criminal element run by the all-world gangster known as "the old man". From assassin, sniper, to all-around hit-man, Jack sinks farther into a callous killing machine mode. His ability…