Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
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What I’m Reading: X’ed Out
X’ed Out is a graphic novel by Charles Burns. It was loaned to me by a friend who lauded it as one of the better things he’s read lately. It follows Doug, a 20-something art school student who’s been having a tough time lately. His… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: X’ed Out”
Again With the Importance of Writing Groups
So I was on vacation last week, and the week before that was just crazy, and maybe the week before that I’d been kind of lazy. But for whatever reason, I hadn’t written in my WiP for three weeks. I was really dreading getting… Continue Reading “Again With the Importance of Writing Groups”
What I’m Reading: Daytripper
Daytripper is a graphic novel by Brazilian brothers Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá. The two have illustrated American comics in the past (notably the Umbrella Academy series from a few years back that was popular with the artier portions of the comics readership), but I think they… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Daytripper”
What I’m Reading: Butter
Most of the YA I read is recommended to me by my wife, the teen librarian at a local library. However, Butter is something I picked out from her pile of reading material. I liked the title and read the first page just to… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Butter”
How Often Should You Write?
So after a week-long vacation, and several extremely busy days after getting back, I’ve finally returned to writing on a daily basis this week. The first couple days were tough, but now the words are flowing. I’m struck again, as I have been in the past, how important… Continue Reading “How Often Should You Write?”
What I’m Reading: In Cold Blood
Another recently finished book I’m only now getting around to writing about. “But isn’t In Cold Blood true crime?” you may ask, more in Dana’s wheelhouse than mine? Indeed it is, but since reading Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence by Bill… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: In Cold Blood”
What I’m Reading: The Complete Crumb, Vol. 5
So it’s been awhile since I’ve written in here about what I’ve read. I was out of town last week on a family vacation (Disneyworld!) and spent this week getting caught up. I might write up another of these later this week, but I’ll… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Complete Crumb, Vol. 5”
