A Quick Update and a New Story!

Hey, just wanted to bring some attention to a few things.  First, I ended up doing some writing for NaNoWriMo 2023.  It wasn't as much as last year, but right before it started, I suddenly got an idea for a new space opera style story, and started writing along with the other writers.  However, I didn't stick with it, so it's only 6000 words long, but I decided to throw it up on the site regardless.  Click here if you want to jump right to it!

I've also removed my previous NaNoWriMo attempt, The Elimination Virus, from the navigation bar above, and made it a part of my [Scraps] page for my NaNoWriMo attempts.  You can find both my 2022 and 2023 attempts there, and I will probably include any others I end up writing.

But that's basically it.  Just a minor thing.  I do plan on having a few more articles before the month is out, though I'm afraid they may end up crowding with the holidays.  Until then, stay safe and stay warm!

Wandering Through the Hyborean Age - Part 6: Conclusion

So, after 21 books (well, 22, if we want to count all the short stories from Swordsman that got mixed in my versions of the Lancer/Ace books), I think it's time to present my overall thoughts, like I promised.  I doubt my conclusions will be particularly profound or earth-shattering, as most of this material is the epitome of shallow genre fiction, for better or worse.  Still, as I have been poking through the catalog of stories published over the last 90s years, I have been writing up my thoughts regarding this franchise, which is why this article is so dang big.  Hopefully, you'll indulge me as I go over my thoughts on the various themes and qualities of the different authors I experienced.  Here we go!

Wandering Through the Hyborean Age - Reviewing Conan Books Part 5!

So much for finding something else to talk about!  As I got closer to the end, I found myself getting excited to complete my journey!  This final stretch has Howard's only Conan novel, the bizarre sequel by Nyberg, and the last adventures of our hero, wrapping up the Lancer/Ace books by de Camp and Carter.  While it remains stirring pulpy adventures throughout, these ones do show a few different sides to Conan that we wouldn't have gotten otherwise.

Wandering Through the Hyborean Age - Reviewing Conan Books Part 4!

It's taken a while, but I've finally got another chunk of Conan books to discuss.  Things seem to be moving along pretty well as we get towards the end of Conan's renowned career.  However, the stories remain consistently inconsistent in quality.  I know that when you get to this much material, it's gonna be a mixed bag, but I think I'm getting used to it now.  In fact, let's start on a rather positive note!

Recently Watched - 2023 Part 6!

Finally!  After nearly six weeks, I've got another article to share with you all!  At least I'm sticking to my "one article a month" plan, if only technically so.  (Also, I did hear that Dune got delayed, much to my dismay.)  Still, I was able to catch a handful of films, and while they may not be the mostly timely of movies, they're still pretty decent, each in their own way.