Raymond M. Rose
Virtual Home of a Fictional Author
Mal Doesn’t Always Mean Bad
The post you are (hopefully) about to read was originally posted at Larissa’s Bookish Life. Growing up, Han Solo was my hero. I never had any sports heroes or, other than my dad, local ones. For me, those… Read More
Harry Potter and The Film Translation
Yesterday, I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two. Before you ask, let me say that I loved it. Although a few liberties were taken, I thought it was exciting and very true to the film… Read More
My First Comic Book
So over at Civilian Reader, I just did their first-ever Author Guest Post. I feel honored. I also wanted to put the post here also so everyone can join it. Enjoy! * * * We pulled into the… Read More
Inspirations and Interruptions AKA Children
When my first son was born, my life was massively changed. I wasn’t just a man or even a husband anymore. I was a father. It was huge. It completely changed the way I thought of myself because… Read More
Diana Gabaldon and The Shape of Things
Years ago I was reading one of Diana Gabaldon’s posts on her blog and she mentioned the shape of the current novel she was working on. My first thought was WTF? Shape? Yet, as I read on, she… Read More
Pilots and First Novels
Today, I was surfing through Netflix and found Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Not sure if you remember the show; it only aired for one season. But it had Matthew Perry, Bradley Whitford, Amanda Peet, and many,… Read More
Apathy and Epiphany (and Michael Chabon)
Recently, the bookstore that I have worked at for the past 2 ½ years closed. Although I’m not completely saddened by this (Why? Because this company, in many ways, deserves its fate for crimes purported against its customers,… Read More