RANDOMNESS FOR 12/8
1. Domestic abuse: Killers ‘follow eight-stage pattern’, study says.
2. The r...
2019-12-08 16:04:39 +0000 UTC View Post
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ONE MAN AT ONE WEEK
Publication day for One Man was Tuesday, November 26th, which means that yesterday marked the end of the first week of sales. Honestly, it’s the most important week.
So how has it gone?
Honestly, not all that great!
2019-12-03 22:48:14 +0000 UTC
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Welp, It's Black Friday
Today is Black Friday, and if you’re planning to visit a bookstore to do any of your holiday shopping, I just want to make note that you ought to be able to order One Man through Ingram.
I hope so, at least. That’s how it’s supposed to work.
Thanks very much to everyone...
2019-11-29 15:27:30 +0000 UTC View PostYour Free Copy of One Man
Enclosed is a link to your copy of One Man.
There aren't many perks to this Patreon, I'm afraid, but this is definitely one of them.
Before today, my favorite of my books was probably Circle of Enemies. Now, it's this book.
I hope you enjoy it...
2019-11-26 20:56:01 +0000 UTC View PostTHE ONE MAN POST
“One Man is a superbly realised story set in a rich and fascinating world. The horror grips, the fantasy delights and the characters remain vivid and real to the end.” — Justina Robson
It’s been four years since I released a new novel.
Four plus, actually, an...
2019-11-24 15:00:29 +0000 UTC View PostOne Man pre-release
You may have noticed that my new book, One Man: A City of Fallen Gods Novel, is in pre-release. It comes out the Tuesday before (American) Thanksgiving, which is only next week.
But you don't have to order it, or buy it. You're here, reading this, as one of my patrons.
So,...
2019-11-18 18:16:38 +0000 UTC View PostMysteries, Ghosts, and Doubled Narratives: Why the New Nancy Drew Series Doesn't Work
Every whodunnit mystery has two narratives. The first is the crime at the center of the story. How the murder was planned and carried out. The history between killer and victim. The red herring clues that point to innocent parties, and the backstory that makes those parties credible suspects. And...
2019-11-07 14:59:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe Iron Gate and One Man Update Coming Soon
I know I owe you guys an update on the status of my new books but things have been extra busy on my end, including a celebration of my silver anniversary.
Soon, though. Soon.
...
Til Happiness Do Us Part: Healthy Relationships and Dramatic Tension
This post contains minor spoilers for Jessica Jones S3 and Stranger Things S3 along with huge, misery-making spoilers for Veronica Mars S4. The stuff I want to talk about in JJ or ST happen in the first episode, but with VM I’m going to talk about the Big Important Ending. ...
2019-08-03 05:32:31 +0000 UTC View PostTHE IRON GATE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN AT 24 HOURS
After 24 hours, the dollar amount guarantees more than 90,000 words, so I’m thinking The Iron Gate is going to be a novel.
It also looks like the campaign might reach the upper limit, wh...
2019-07-23 15:32:50 +0000 UTC View PostAbout that Twenty Palaces Kickstarter
Depending on how you are connected to my online BS, you may soon see (or have already seen) a notice that I started a new Kickstarter for the next Twenty Palaces story.
Important note: You guys, as Patreon backers, will still get the final story for free. Once it's fi...
2019-07-22 15:10:46 +0000 UTC View PostWHAT ARE THE ODDS? HALF-ASSED GUESSES ABOUT STRANGER THINGS 3
Between Christmas and New Years–right before the MS-DOS/date announcement promowas released–I kept thinking about what was in store for season three of Stranger Things. Not about who gets to live and who gets to die. The sho...
2019-05-27 15:27:58 +0000 UTC View PostDROWNING DOESN’T LOOK LIKE DROWNING, 2019
Up here in the northern hemisphere, summer is about to start, so it’s time to repost my annual warning for 2019:
How to recognize when someone is drowning.
It’s not what you think. Before you take your ki...
2019-05-24 13:53:07 +0000 UTC View PostLast Post for a While
I wanted to write a little review of Avengers: Endgame, so I did. It's full of spoilers, so if you are avoiding them, don't click.
That's why I'm not copying it here, btw. I don't want ppl who haven't seen it yet to have the end ruined for them unexpectedly.
... 2019-05-01 00:37:16 +0000 UTC View PostTHE INFINITY SAGA: A 22-EPISODE “SEASON” OF THEATRICAL TV SPREAD OVER TEN YEARS
Here’s a quote I haven’t forgotten from Manohla Dargis’s NYTimes review of Spider-Man: Homecoming.
[The Marvel Cinematic Universe] is vast, complicated, lucrati... 2019-04-26 02:04:21 +0000 UTC View Post
NEW AND DEFINITIVE LISTING OF MCU FILMS (W/ COMMENTARY) DON’T @ ME
With Avengers: Endgame dropping this week, I decided to finally finish this post. Don’t bother trying to argue with me, because I’m 100% correct on all of this. Rotten Tomatoes scores added so you can see how wrong everyone else is.
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2019-04-23 14:12:40 +0000 UTC View Post
FOR EVERY FAILURE, AN OPPORTUNITY
If you’re backing my Patreon, you may have noticed that it has been switched back on. That is, it’s back to a monthly basis, charging credit cards at the start of every month. I’d turned it “off” because I’d started a new job. As of this week I’m no longer working there, so it’s o...
2019-03-29 23:48:25 +0000 UTC View PostNew Blog Post
I blogged about CAPTAIN MARVEL, a movie I really enjoyed.
Normallly, I'd reproduce it here, but it's so spoi...
2019-03-12 02:57:32 +0000 UTC View PostA Brief Post about the Changes to this Patreon
The Super Bowl is starting so no one will see this, but what the hell.
You might have notices (but probably not) that you were not charged for February. That's because I changed the payment schedule from "Monthly" to "Delivered" or whatever they're calling it. Basically, you won't hav...
2019-02-03 23:46:41 +0000 UTC View PostTHE PRESSURE TO CONTINUE THE STORY AFTER THE STORY
That video above? Worth watching, like Ellis’s other work.
(Actually, I’m sort of assuming the video shows up, since WordPress’s new “block” system doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence.)
If you’ve watched it (and let me say again, you should) you already k...
2019-01-22 19:09:45 +0000 UTC View PostMovies with Mikey vs. 8 Harry Potter Films: The Path to Success
Hey, let’s talk a little bit about something that way too many people have already talked about: the Harry Potter films. And by “talk about” I mean “share this series of three Movies with Mikey episodes about the franchise.
Go ahead and watch. They’re good. If you’re not s...
2018-12-27 23:58:27 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Holidays
Important: STRANGER THINGS is a Christmas show.
Here’s hoping you have a peaceful holiday, however you celebrate (or even if you don’t)
2018-12-25 01:49:06 +0000 UTC View PostAQUAMAN
I bought a ticket to AQUAMAN. Deliberately.
If I’m speaking honestly, Aquaman might be the second superhero I ever really liked as a kid. (after ’67 Spider-man, obviously). This was before I was reading comics, and my sole exposure to the genre was cartoons. I had to look up the name of...
2018-12-22 06:09:43 +0000 UTC View Post“MANKIND WAS MY BUSINESS”: THE ANNUAL REPOST OF THE BEST (OBJECTIVELY) VERSION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Each year, I share this version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, which is still my favorite of all the versions of that famous story.
Because of the way they portray the ghosts and the spirits. There is no spookier version, and even fifty years later, the animation is gorgeous. So great, in fact...
2018-12-21 13:06:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe Usual Giftmas Pics
Let's see if this works:
Edit: Nope! It doesn't work at all. The actual post, with images that will post on my blog but not on Patreon, is right here:
http://harryjconnolly.com/the-usual-giftmas-...
2018-12-17 20:19:01 +0000 UTC View PostFANTASTIC BEASTS 2 AND THE BASIC APPEAL OF A THING
In a now-deleted tweet, another author wrote that the Fantastic Beasts movies sounded like the Star Wars prequels, because they focused on worldbuilding at the expense of characterization. That got me thinking about the basic appeal of fantasy stories, and what role worldbuilding and characterizatio...
2018-11-24 22:15:10 +0000 UTC View PostLONG TIME READERS WILL KNOW WHAT THIS PHOTO MEANS
But damn… A can?
I used to buy Arrogant Bastard Ale in a 22 oz bottle, but everything’s in cans no...
2018-11-19 01:14:44 +0000 UTC View PostSHORT REVIEWS FROM THIS YEAR’S HALLOWEEN BINGE
Some short reviews of Halloween-themed binge watches from this year (which isn’t over yet, obviously).
Horror is at once my least- and most-favorite genres. I don’t like stuff that too gross or gory. I’m not a big fan of torture, or grime, or people being torn apart. Misogynistic torture por...
2018-10-31 01:23:38 +0000 UTC View PostHEROES FOR HIRE CANCELLED BY NETFLIX
On social media I’ve been pretty open about how pleased I was with the second season of Iron Fist. It wasn’t perfect, but it did away with the unlikable Danny Rand of the first season and told a more interesting story, with better villains, interesting fight scenes and, unfortunately, the linger...
2018-10-21 16:56:57 +0000 UTC View PostLONG LIVE PHYSICAL MEDIA
Hey, check out what arrived in the mail:
Last month I had a hankering to watch this, but it wasn’t available on the streaming services I pay for (and I try not to spend money renting tv shows or films on streamin...
2018-10-02 12:41:18 +0000 UTC View Post