Small Details Bring Characters to Life.
When I [Allen] wrote a draft for the fourth book in the John Stone thriller series, there was a short scene setup with a sentence in it that read: “Marvin Van Pierce checked the time on his watch. 09:00 hours.” Perfectly fine, it conveyed the information the scene needed. I didn’t really think about that […]
Zombies vs The Sword
Can ancient, cutting-edge technology save you? Swords have changed the face of warfare for millennia, since emerging on the battlefield. Stone, bronze, iron, steel, from the Egyptian khopesh to the mass-produced katana found in flea markets and smoke shops, swords have literally carved out their own history. For a weapon to be of any real […]
Movie Review: The Bricklayer
The Bricklayer (2023). A disillusioned ex-CIA operative builds a wall to separate his current life from the one he left behind until his past smashes through like a wrecking ball. The story attempts to build a substantial, load-bearing base only to come across as a static barrier blocking the viewer’s enjoyment. The plot is often […]
Movie Review: The Baker
…a half-baked revenge thriller that still satisfies a craving for a brittle, crusty protagonist, only to reveal a warmer, softer interior by the end.
Drop Zone(‘s blurb) is A Chute-To-Thrill Adventure!
Brian and I did some research about writing blurbs for our books, those short descriptions of what a reader should expect when they read the book. We were mostly looking at how other action books did it, but when we looked for examples in movies too, we found this amazing gem. Drop Zone, starring Wesley Snipes, […]