Reading: The Princess Bride by William Goldman

The Princess Bride
by William Goldman

What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince in the world — and he turns out to be a son of a bitch?

Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex.

( Click to read more at The Princess Bride Book )

A Writer’s Book of Days Exercise: Routine

Shel walked in the door and hung his coat on the second hook from the end. He sat down on the bench, bent at the waist and untied his right shoe, then his left. He sat back up, slipped off the right shoe, then the left, and bent again to pick them up from the floor before tucking them into the third cubbyhole from the bottom.

He stood, and then walked into the kitchen. Randall couldn’t see him anymore, but he knew what Shel would be doing, because he’d seen it every day for the past two weeks.

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A Writer’s Book of Days Exercise: Connection

One day, when the winds were blowing harder than she’d ever heard before, Xue went up to the attic and found a box of her grandmother’s jewellery. It was packed away with old clothes that smelled of dust and damp, folded in old newspaper. The box was a cigar box, her grandfather’s brand, with patched sides and a beat-up surface. She’d taken it out mostly to see if it still smelled of tobacco, only to almost drop it from the weight of the forgotten treasures.

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A Writer’s Book of Days Exercise: Snow Day

Cara swore and pulled her glove back on. The board in front of her had keys, actual physical unwieldy things, and even the thin layer of cloth made them impossible to use. But the weather in the outskirts was unpredictable, and this bunker was sitting in a field covered in frost. Every time she took the gloves off her fingers began to sting, and then slowly stopped listening to what she wanted, growing clumsy enough to hit multiple buttons on their own.
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Niteblade Issue #14: First Loves for the First Time

The next issue of Niteblade is due out soon. Have you read the March issue yet?

You should :)

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A Writer’s Book of Days Exercise: Think Fast

“It’s not the fall,” Diamond said, “it’s the landing.” And then ey pushed Llewelyn off the side of the wall.

He could feel the wind rushing through his hair, the pressure of it forcing his arms up away from his body as he picked up speed, more speed than gravity could account for. But of course, gravity didn’t account for anything here, and he had no idea what Diamond had programmed beneath the cliff.

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Free Comic Book Day!

This year May 7th is Free Comic Book Day!

If you’re in Edmonton, Happy Harbor Comics is once again hosting special guests and holding raffles. Head down  to one of their locations to join in.

If you’re not, swing by comic stores in your area for free comics :)