Tonight marks the official release of a writing blog I’m hosting on tumblr called thewouldbewriter. The mission of the would be writer is to become a resource for writers just like myself who are starting out and working through the process of following their dreams.
The goal of thewouldbewriter is to create a place that can aid new writers–as well as myself–growth and development through an ever growing archive of resources and tools.
This blog is a resource for any and all writers, but especially those just starting out. It’s not easy being a writer, any kind of writer. but with time, dedication, and a ton of effort, we can accomplish our goals.
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Michael Bay does it again… see why Transformers 4 is a steaming pile of terrible, and how other action movies can avoid falling into the same trap.
When geek culture started to truly flourish with the increasing profitability of superhero movies, supernaturally based TV shows, and renewed interest in the science fiction and fantasy genres, new fans started pouring in. The effect of social media is a large community of fans — or fandom. Keeping in contact, planning events, having meet-and-greets, and developing friendships has become a staple of online fandoms. Sharing theories on the latest episode of Sleepy Hollow, debates on the original Star Trek series vs. the reboot, speculation on upcoming Marvel movies, gushing over the newest Flash trailer, and complaining about the wait between Sherlock series, are parts of belonging to the geek community. Not everyone likes the same shows, movies, books, or comics, but everyone can belong to a fandom within the larger community.
At least, this is the core of what a community should be.Read full article at FeministWire!
There are very few bisexual characters in mainstream media. The few we have are either severely marginalized to the background, offensive stereotypes, or are outright ignored as bisexual characters at all. NBC has a chance now, with their upcoming show Constantine, to expand that list with their title character.
The official trailer for NBC’s upcoming TV show Constantine has been released, sending fans into a tizzy. Reactions have ranged on the mostly positive side, with a few exceptions. You can’t please everyone after all. However expectations are high for the upcoming TV show that appears to stay true to the original comic.Read the full article on TheYoungFolks!
Roberto Orci has garnered a less than stellar relationship with Star Trek fans. This is not something that Paramount studios should overlook. Fans can make or break a franchise. While everyday movie goers don't care about the ins and outs of a movie, fans do and they're the ones who buy merchandise, see the movie three or four times, tell their friends about it, and generally, sell your brand. Orci's sour relationship with Star Trek fans may just end up causing a case of rot in the new Star Trek 3 movie.
Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are officially parting ways after a near decade of film making together. The duo have been a part of highly profitable and well known franchises over the last few years including: two Transformer films,Mission Impossible III, Now You See Me, and most recently Star Trek: Into Darkness.
Anyone else sick of dark, gritty superheroes who are kind of jerks? I sure am, which is why Captain America is such a breath of fresh air. So why do some people want to change him? He's perfectly imperfect in all his goodness already.
Recently Vulture writer Abraham Riesman wrote a piece outlining why Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, would be more interesting if he was, excuse the language, a prick. He later goes on to wax poetically about how Ultimate Captain America is a much more interesting version of the star spangled hero, compared to the dry good guy of Marvel’s main 616 comic universe.
As if we don’t have enough angst ridden anti-heroes on the loose in our media.