Have You Heard About the ‘Cocky’ Cock-Up? Part 1

No? But it’s the biggest contretemps in the literary world right this very moment. Well, the literary legal world, for sure. Here’s one blogger’s way of looking at this strange but significant mess:

Cleaning Up the Cocky Cock-Up
by SB Sarah

I’ve noticed as I age (like a fine wine, of course) that I experience different kinds of upset. Sometimes I feel flash-rage explosive, and sometimes I experience a more slow burn of never-ending sneer.

Then there’s the upset that’s a full-body exhale of impending exhaustion. Ever walk into a room and discovered that a toddler has made a mess that includes syrup, ink, and olive oil on a white rug, then watched as they upended a quart of spoiled milk on top? You can see the problem, and beneath it, the hours and hours that will be required to clean it all up. read article

Big News from Bri Castellini & Undead Burrito Productions – @BrisOwnWorld

This just in from Bri Castellini and :

Sam And Pat Are Depressed  has been renewed!

In Ms. Castellini’s own words and a pic: read article

For DOCTOR WHO Fans

Sometimes it feels as though TVWriter™ has been enamored with Doctor Who since even before most of us here were born, and the love affair has become even stronger with the almost-imminent advent of Jody Whittaker as the newest Doctor.

Which is why we were delighted to run across the following morsel of ultra cool news:

Courier News, Blair Dingwall story. CR0001110 An Abertay student has recreated a working K9 (from Doctor Who) robot for his coursework and took to the streets of Dundee with the robot. Pic shows; Abertay University student, Gary Taylor with K9. Tuesday, 8th May, 2018. read article

Writers Guild of America West May 2018 Calendar

Knowing what’s going on in the Writers Guild can be helpful in many, many ways, even if you aren’t a member. So, for your edification:

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Why Seattle (and Environs) is a Very Cool Place to Live

And, no, we aren’t prostrating ourselves before the techies who’ve raised housing prices (and restaurant prices etc. etc. etc.) into the stratosphere.

Instead, we’re saluting Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture and its latest exhibit, the Marvel Universe of Super Heroes. In other words, as this article puts it:

The single very best ever version of the Thing ever presented in any media (that isn’t by Jack Kirby)!

Drool over Marvel Comics’ rarest original art, costumes at new museum exhibit
by Sam Machkovech

As the Marvel Cinematic Universe expands to every movie theater in the world, the MoPOP Museum of Pop Culture (formerly Experience Music Project) swoops in this week with an exhibit that reminds fans where the heck these costumed heroes came from: the comics pages. read article