YODA: Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.
– Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)

SUMMARY:

Geek Speak Status:  Contributing Writer
Nationality: American
Preferred Nationality: American
Known Alias(es): None
Michael Bay is… really good at explosions. Really bad at plots.

GENRE CREDENTIALS:

Gateway Fandom: Star Wars/Childhood’s End
Favorite Movie: Hudson Hawk
Favorite Book: The Pastwatch series by Orson Scott Card.
Favorite Author: Hrm…
Guilty Pleasure: The Rundown (AKA Welcome to the Jungle)
Crush(es): Captain Tightpants.
Vendetta(s): People who like Macs. Idiotic people who don’t vaccinate their children (I am looking at you Jenny McCarthy).
Fan Fiction: Pro or Con?  CON.

The Final 5:

Trek or Wars: Wars
DC or Marvel: Both
Vampires or Werewolves: I think the more important question is: ninjas or pirates?
Dragons or Unicorns: Unicorns (only if they are surrounded by cute puppies and rainbows – not in books).
Time Travel: Pro or Con? Pro – if only to watch writers squirm their way out of plot holes.

FEATURES

• You, Too, Can Save the World (Contributor), a Batman reflection, Vol. 2, Issue 4, July 2012
• The Official Vampire Lore Standards, setting ground rules for vampire fiction, Vol. 2, Issue 5, August 2012
• The Arnold Effect, Schwarzenegger on Schwarzenegger, Vol. 2, Issue 11, February 2013

REVIEWS

MOVIES

• From Dusk Till Dawn (1997)
• Hudson Hawk (1991)
• The Others (2001)
• The Ten Commandments (1956)
• The Village (2004)

BOOKS

• Chase Me by Tamara Hogan
• Darkest Caress by Kaylea Cross
• Existence by David Brin
• Hot and Haunted by Megan Hart, Saranna DeWylde and Lauren Hawkeye
• King of the Damned by Juliana Stone
• Magic Gone Wild by Judi Fennell
• Only Superhuman by Christoper L. Bennett
• Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov
• Plain Fear: Forbidden by Leanna Ellis
• Savage Hunger by Terry Spear
• Seduced by Blood by Laurie London
• Snow Whyte and the Queen of Mayhem by Melissa Lemon
• The Covert Wolf by Bonnie Vanak
• The Demoness of Waking Dreams by Stephanie Chong
• The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
• The Lady of Secrets by Susan Carroll
• The Robot Series by Isaac Asimov
• The Scottish Witch by Cathy Maxwell
• The Shapeshifter’s Secret by Heather Ostler
• The Uninvited by Heather Graham
• When Darkness Hungers by J. K. Beck
• Wild About You by Kerrelyn Sparks