Author: kathyfuller

Kathy Sees Iron Man 3

Talk to the hand, bro.
Talk to the hand, bro.

CONTAINS SPOILERS

I love me some Marvel movies. While I didn’t love Iron Man 3 I thought it was the best of the franchise. But it’s not without it flaws. In case you’ve been living under a rock (not judging you) you can find the plot here. Now to discuss those flaws.

Iron Man 3 isn’t just an action movie. It’s a character study, an attempt to add layers to Tony Stark. The writers, Shane Black (also the director) and Drew Pearce, took the characterization rule to heart in this one: during the course of the story the lead must grow and by the end he must change. read article

What Writers Can Learn from DUCK DYNASTY

by Kathy Fuller

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Ain’t no vegetarians up in here.

I hate reality TV. I’m talking a seething, teeth-gnashing kind of hate, one borne from being a victim viewer of varied types of reality programming over the years. I’ve seen the shows about the kids, the hoarders, the housewives, the voices, the idols, the survivors, the couponers, the cake makers, etc. I’ve never been able to maintain a vested interest in any of them. Mostly I just lament the hours I wasted watching unlikeable people in lame situations with manipulated conflict, all represented as “real”. 

So when I heard all the hoopla surrounding Duck Dynasty, I wasn’t going anywhere near it. Although I’m southern born and bred and have no problems with rednecks, I prefer my men with a lot less facial hair. But EVERYONE watches this show. The third season finale pulled in over 9 million viewers. Compare that with NBC’s entire network line-up and this show is a hit.

Plus, my husband started watching it. Therefore, I caved. read article

Kathy Sees “Warm Bodies”

If only all zombies were so sexay.
If only all zombies were so sexay.

Despite my intense dislike for all things zombalicious, I’ve been excited about “Warm Bodies” ever since I saw the previews during that hideous movie Twilight: Breaking Dawn 2. I thought the premise was interesting: a young zombie meets a cute girl who revives his cold dead heart. Plus his skin wasn’t peeling off in thick oozing layers. And there was a hint of snarky humor, something I can appreciate.

Alas, the humor is only a hint, the story not as interesting as promised, and most of all, the whole thing just reinforced what I’ve concluded is my main problem with zombies in general–they’re boring. They move in slo-mo, their primary form of communication is grunting, and they eat brains as a main course. What’s so exciting about that? What’s scary about that? Now if they could turn invisible, moved faster than the speed of light, and sucked your brains out of your left nostril, then that would be a little unsettling.

These zombies? Meh. read article

Kathy reviews “APE: How To Publish A Book–Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur”

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APE is available at Amazon.Com

Disclosure: I’m entering my 13th year as a novelist, with over 20 published books as of this writing. I am both pro-traditional publishing and pro-self-publishing. My review comes from a completely neutral viewpoint. 

Interested in self-publishing? Who isn’t now days? While the book publishing industry is undergoing major–and I mean major–upheaval right now, it’s never been a better time to be an author. Anyone can publish a book, which is the main idea behind APE. Guy Kawasaki is a case in point.

Basically APE is an amalgamation of information that’s readily available on the internet–for free. Kawasaki is about a year late with his entry into the Self-Publishing Guide genre, although he’s covered by stating that the info in this book can change at any minute, and how awesome is it that he can update his book at anytime? Just one of many benefits of self-publishing. read article

Kathy Sees Twilight: Breaking Dawn 2

In which there was a whole lotta this:

and a tremendous amount of this: read article