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Author Archives: chrisryanwrites
Loki Finale Prep: Who is Running the TVA?
We are less that a week away from the finale of the MCU’s Loki on Disney+ and it might be fun to ponder who is actually running the TVA and is therefore the series’ Big Bad. Spoiler warning just is … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #MCU, comics, fiction, film, Loki, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, pop culture, super-heroes
Tagged #comics, #Loki #Disney+ #finale #MCU, #Marvel
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Lansdale Delivers An Exciting Visit to Moon Lake
Joe R. Lansdale utilizes his long career as a gifted storyteller in many styles to create what may be the ultimate multi-genre mixtape of a summer must-read. While Lansdale has delivered horror gold and crime classics, pulp delights and comic … Continue reading
Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #reading, Book lovers, fiction, pop culture, writing
Tagged #amreading, #books, #comics, #crime, #ebook, #eReaders, #joerlansdale #moonlake #championmojoauthor #popcornking #summerreads #readmorebooks #getcaughtreading, #Mystery, #Storytelling, #Suspense, writing
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A Key to MCU Phase 4 and maybe 5?
Allow me to begin with an apology. Somebody somewhere in social media may have mentioned this before. If so, I apologize for not remembering your name. But I suspect that Kurt Busiek’s “Avengers Forever” might just be the key to … Continue reading
Posted in #MCU, Black Panther, comics, Loki, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, pop culture, super-heroes, writing
Tagged #amreading, #amwriting, #comics, #Marvel, #MCU #AvengersForever #Loki #wandavision #drstrangeandthemultiverseofmadness #spidermanfarfromhome #blackpantherwakandaforever #disney+, #Storytelling
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The Seductive Lie of Karli Morgenthau
Marvel is pushing the limits of superhero entertainment, asking difficult questions about who gets power and a voice in the world, and they are making the argument excellently well, offering an intriguing range of views for us to consider at … Continue reading
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is The Show America Needs Right Now
America is in turmoil right now. Well, it has been most of my life, and I’ve been around for a long time. There is an ongoing clash between the Idea of America and the Reality of America. The latter is … Continue reading
Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #amwriting, #community, #inspiration, #WeThePeople, America, black lives matter, comics, Faith, fiction, film, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, politics, pop culture, racism, America, super-heroes, writing
Tagged #America, #amwriting, #diversifyyourselfs, #episode5, #Marvel, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #thefalconandthewintersdier
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Spreading the Word on TTDS
When not blogging or writing fiction, my other creative outlet is a podcast called TELL THE DAMN STORY. Here’s a promotion for it that my co-host, the legendary Alex Simmons, created on his phone from his hospital bed. Worth a … Continue reading
A Return to Learning as a Writer
I have a break from my day job as a teacher this week and have been filling it as a student of writing. And yes, it has been a thrilling week. First, I am getting more involved with writing associations … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #community, #inspiration, #reading, education, pop culture, writing
Tagged #amediting, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #books, #comics, #crime, #editing, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #Marvel, #Mystery, #publishing, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #womenwriters, #WriteMotivation, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writingtips, #WroteToday, HWA-NY, MasterClass, MWA-NY, writing
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Pandemic Scars Black Friday, for Me Anyway
By Christopher Ryan So the goddess and I are supposed to hit the malls for Black Friday. In previous years, I would follow my ritual of wandering around wherever she wanted to go and do people watching, picking up snippets … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #coronavirus, 2020, America, Black Friday, writing
Tagged #blackfriday #pandemic #Coronavirus
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New Milford Life: 2020 Needs The Lights
By Christopher Ryan The late fall evenings have been deeply dark, like dusk got fired and midnight was forced to come in to work early. Night descends quickly around 5 pm and that seems to figure into all that 2020 … Continue reading
Missing Writing Cons? Here’s One For Free
Alex Simmons and I do a podcast for creatives, especially writers, called TELL THE DAMN STORY. Since COVID-19 took away summer writing conferences this year, we decided to create one for you. We invited pop culture author and journalist Caseen … Continue reading
Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #amwriting, #comedy, black lives matter, Book lovers, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, horror fiction, independent publishing, pop culture, Pulp fiction, self-publishing, teaching, writing
Tagged #amediting, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #blacknerdp, #books, #comics, #coronavirus, #crime, #ebook, #editing, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #publishing, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #writersconference, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writingtips, #WroteToday
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