Writing, publishing, post-rock music, foreign films, anime, roadtrips, Final Fantasy, Tim Powers books, television, current events, sports on television, Penny Arcade, staying in the shade, Big O and Dukes Radio, Wii'n it up
You Should Be a Film Writer
You don't just create compelling stories, you see them as clearly as a movie in your mind.
You have a knack for details and dialogue. You can really make a character come to life.
Chances are, you enjoy creating all types of stories. The joy is in the storytelling.
And nothing would please you more than millions of people seeing your story on the big screen!
Godspeed You Black Emperor, Sigur Ros, First Wave Hello, Nobuo Uematsu, Interpol, Sneaker Pimps, Beck, Radiohead, Ken Andrews, Tool, Kenji Kawai, Neko Case, Swervedriver, Failure, Underworld, Machines of Loving Grace, Hooverphonic, The Arcade Fire, Sisters of Mercy, Stars, Nightmare of You, Editors, and lots more
You Are 4: The Individualist
You are sensitive and intuitive, with others and yourself.
You are creative and dreamy... plus dramatic and unpredictable.
You're emotionally honest, real, and easily hurt.
Totally expressive, others always know exactly how you feel.
Pan's Labyrinth, Dolls (Takeshi Kitano), Advent Children, Garden State, All Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, etc.), Most Tim Burton (Corpse Bride, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow, etc.), The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Boondock Saints, Super Troopers, Army of Darkness, Monty Python, Terry Gilliam flicks, asian horror movies.
You Are Likely A Fourth Born
At your darkest moments, you feel angry.
At work and school, you do best when your analyzing.
When you love someone, you tend to be very giving.
In friendship, you don't take the initiative in reaching out.
Your ideal jobs are: factory jobs, comedy, and dentistry.
You will leave your mark on the world with your own personal philosophy.
Parking Wars, The Steve Wilkos Show, Pushing Daisies, Pardon The Interruption, Scrubs, Family Guy, The Simpsons, The McLaughlin Group, The Soup (on E), the McLaughlin Group.
Books
Tim Powers: The Anubis Gates, Declare, Last Call, Expiration Date, Earthquake Weather; Annette Curtis-Klause (Blood and Chocolate); Christopher Moore: Bloodsucking Fiends A Love Story, Coyote Blue, Lamb, A Dirty Job; Neil Gaiman: American Gods, Neverwhere; Neal Stephenson: Diamond Age, Snow Crash; Max Barry, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, Hermann Hesse, Lemony Snicket, Gregory Maguire, Jonathan Carroll, and naturally the Harry Potter books.
"A fresh twist of vampire lore ... Patrick Vaughn storms onto the glutted vampire scene with a fresh interpretation ... 4.5 out of 5" - Wantz Upon A Time Reviews
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"...interesting, magnetic and captivating. My Highest Recommendation." - newbookreviews.org
Warrenna and her family have just arrived in a small desert town around twenty miles from nowhere. She doesn’t know anyone at her new high school, but that’s the least of her problems.
Warrenna just found out that her parents are vampires...and so is she.
Her family undergoes a grueling ritual to preserve their remaining humanity and keep their blood cravings at bay. They must live in total secrecy, even as they try to protect oblivious humans from the growing vampire threat.
But there’s hope on the horizon. His name is Thomas, and he wonders why he feels so sad around the strange new girl. And why do Warrenna’s paintings seem to come straight from his dreams?
Can Thomas somehow help Warrenna fight her awful condition? Could he really be The Cure for the Curse?
Check out my blog or my website for more. The sequel was just released!
Who I'd like to meet: Readers of my books, potential readers of my books, writers, authors with publishing experience, authors who want publishing experience, and people with whom I share taste in movies and music. Imagination sparkers and idea bouncers. Big and Dukes if they ever come back to town.
Hey you! Eeeeep. I am so excited for Allure of the curse. lol. annnd just so you are aware, I had some problems with my youtube account and I had to close it. I ended up losing the video interview and I don't have the video saved on my computer.
I thought I would let you know incase you had added the interview on your site.
By the way, I saw the "PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW" You had with Pat McMahon. It was fantastic! ^_^
Video is up. hahahaha. Hope this prepared you for any video interviews you do in the future. I had to do alot of converting for this thing to finally get it accepted on youtube. gah. ^_^
Hey there Pat! First of all I wanna apologize for not sending you over that video. For some reason youtube isn't accepting it. I've tried uploading it a million times and its the right length, shorter than 10 minutes and the right file to upload but I just don't know. I thought i'd let you know what was up. :D
Did you get the Jay Sherman cardboard cutout that says, "Buy my Book, buy my book." Good luck at your signing. I did see it on amazon. com so it is getting out there.
Well done sir, how much longer until you're done with the next one?
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