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Category Archives: Tell The Damn Story (Satellite)
Tell The Damn Story Unplugged: What Kind of Characters Intrigue You?
Chris and Alex discuss what type (and archetype) of characters in life and fiction intrigue them the most, and how that influences their work. Here are their’s … CLICK. What are yours? Alex
Tell The Damn Story Unplugged: Finding Ways To Write Despite …
Tell The Damn Story hosts, Alex and Chris talk about some useful methods for dealing with writing distractions and excuses that keep many of us from getting the job done. So grab your pen, paper, computer, or whatever and … Continue reading
Tell The Damn Story, Unplugged: Trials of An Eisner Judge
Host Chris Ryan interviews co-host Alex Simmons while Alex is in San Diego as a judge for the comic industry’s prestigeous Eisener Awards. Click here. Recorded Sunday, April 14th TTDS Hosts:
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Tagged art, authors, blogging, Comics, Creative arts, DC Comics, Education, Freelance, graphic novels, hero, imagination, inspiration, inspire, kids, thinking, writing
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Tell The Damn Story Unplugged: Violence On Or Off Page
In fiction what determines when “on or off” the page (or camera) violence is used to serve the story, rather than simply as a sensationalistic trick or gimmick? In this episode, writers Christopher Ryan and Alex Simmons discuss how they … Continue reading
Tell The Damn Story-Unplugged: Tim Fielder Back With “Matty’s Rocket!”
“Join (black) space pilot Matty Watty as she takes on flying saucers, aliens, and southern heat…” Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, african american, afrofuturism, animation, art, black pilot, books, Comics, graphic novels, inspiration, life, movies, pilots, retro futuristic, sci-fi, tim fielder, women hero, writing
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TELL THE DAMN STORY (UNPLUGGED) #1: Trail To the Black Panther Movie
Greetings Faithful Ones, Thanks for keeping an eye out and an ear up for my irregular blog postings. Though I’m always going somewhere, or working on some project, I find it difficult to set aside a consistent time to write … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, art, Avengers, Black Panther, Blackjack Adventures, blogging, books, Christopher Priest, civil rights, Comics, DC Comics, Don McGregor, graphic novels, inspiration, Jack Kirby, learning, Marvel Comics, movies, myths, racisim, Roy Thomas, society, Techonolgy, Television, writing
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Tell The Damn Story: Genius High
“…what we write varies from simply earning a salary to exorcising our own demons, to righting wrongs and saving humankind…” Continue reading
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Tagged accessment testing, authors, books, Christopher Ryan, diversity, Education, Genius High, homophobia, inspiration, motivation, peer pressure, political, prejudice, school, science fiction, social issues, societal norms, super powers, teen pressures, teens, writers, writing, YA novels
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HAVE SUPERHERO FILMS HARMED COMIC BOOK READERSHIP?
“…many of the early superhero films over the past 30 years, did much to either stimulate or mutilate characters’ origins, codes of conduct, costumes, and even powers or abilities. ..” Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, Batman, Blog, books, Captain America, Chris Evans, Comics, Daredevil, DC Comics, films, Flash, graphic novels, Hugh jackman, IP, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, media manipulation, movies, Patrick Stewart, Robert Downey Jr., Smallville, Supergirl, superheros, Superman, Television, Toby McGuire, TV Series, Wonder Woman
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