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Archives for June 2016

Book Excerpt: Wizzy Wig by Tiffany Pitts

June 28, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Wizzy Wig by Tiffany Pittz

Warning: May contain nanotech-augmented cats. Also pizza.

Today I’ve got a bit of fun to share with you! It’s an excerpt from author Tiffany Pitts’s light-hearted–yet simultaneously deadly–Seattle-based sci-fi adventure novel Wizzy Wig. (Wow, I used all my hyphens in that sentence, huh?)
You might remember my review of Wizzy Wig just a few months ago, which included positive statements like this:

Pitts writes with a uniquely delightful literary voice. Her particular brand of contemporary sci-fi adventure somehow manages to present life-and-death situations alongside blithe imagination in a way that often seems to look askance at reality as if to say, “Really, reality? Really?”

I’m not sure if I’m making sense here, so to sum up my opinion more concisely: Wizzy Wig is a fun sci-fi read that’s certainly worth your time. Especially if you like cats. And strong characters of any gender. And reality-bending pizza.

Well, now Tiffany has provided me with a chapter from Wizzy Wig to share with you. So, without further babbling on my part, have a read!

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Filed Under: Books, Featured Tagged With: Excerpt, Science Fiction, Seattle, Wizzy Wig, writer Wednesday

Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian – Ch 6

June 26, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Chapter 6

Alternate chapter title: Home Is Where the Hellhound Is

You can’t go home again. But you can go to Luke’s home again. Unless you’re Luke, because he’s a little borked up right now. But then again, so is Luke’s home. This rambling series of sentences must mean that it’s time for the sixth chapter in Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian, referred to by those in the know as…

My Cookies Get Scorched

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Filed Under: Featured, Michael Reads, TLO Tagged With: Fantasy, Hestia, Let's Read, My Cookies Get Scorched, Mythology, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian – Ch 5

June 19, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Chapter 5

Alternate chapter title: Satyrs Needin’ A Smack

Big dogs, fat satyrs, and shadow-hopping! It must be time for the fifth chapter in Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian, aka…

I Drive My Dog Into a Tree

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Filed Under: Michael Reads, TLO Tagged With: Fantasy, I Drive My Dog Into a Tree, Let's Read, Mythology, Percy Jackson, shadows, The Last Olympian

Bad Sci-Fi Theater: Stung (2015)

June 18, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

I’d like to introduce a new recurring feature here on Geek Notes: The feature with the descriptive yet banal name…

Bad Sci-Fi Theater!

Stung (2015)

Might be a good time to blink.

See, so-bad-it’s-good sci-fi is something of a guilty pleasure of mine. I’m not sure if I should blame adolescent viewings of Mystery Science Theater 3000, more recent times of getting together with bunches of people to watch things like The Beast of Yucca Flats, or just a general weirdness on my part. Perhaps all three. The point is, if you love to watch (and make fun of) bad sci-fi, these entries might be for you.

And hey, if you follow me on Twitter (@TheWriteMunz), you might even catch me doing it live with the hashtag #BSFT, and can even join in. Most of what I watch will likely be on Netflix streaming, and sometimes I’ll be joining up with other geeks to watch simultaneously. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Bad Sci-Fi Theater, Featured, Movies and TV Tagged With: Geek Interest, giant mutant wasps, Jessica Cook, Lance Henricksen, Matt O'Leary, Science Fiction, Stung movie

Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian – Ch 4

June 9, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Alternate title: Four Giant Evil Badgers and a Funeral

Alternate title: Four Giant Evil Badgers and a Funeral

Dreams, disputes, and dealing with doom! All that and more forced alliteration on my part in the fourth chapter of Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian, known to the rest of you as…

We Burn a Metal Shroud

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Filed Under: Michael Reads, TLO Tagged With: badgers, Fantasy, Let's Read, Mythology, Percy Jackson, The Last Olympian, We Burn a Metal Shroud

My Worst Movie Theater Experience

June 5, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

When the movie theater experience works, it works really well. Who doesn’t like sitting in the middle of a darkened theater in front of a massive spectacle of storytelling and visual awe, sharing the group experience with mostly total strangers amid incredible sound and the scent of popcorn? (Okay, I’m sure there are those who don’t enjoy that, but it’s meant as a rhetorical question. No need to name names.)

Yet we’ve all had the opposite experience, too. That guy wearing the British Royal Guard hat who sits down in front of you just as the movie starts. The little kid behind you who won’t stop kicking your seat. The horde of gremlins who break into the theater on Christmas Eve, carve up the screen, and keep checking their cell phones. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Featured, Movies and TV Tagged With: bad movie experiences, Camela Thompson, childhood memories, Elise Stephens, Humor, Lord of the Rings, Tiffany Pitts, Watership Down

Now (Re)publishing via Red Muse Press!

June 1, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

And so it begins!

So you heard the news a few weeks ago: Booktrope, the publisher I signed with in 2014, went out of business as of May 31st. As I retain the rights to my books, I’ve chosen, for the moment, to republish them myself under my own imprint. I’m now pleased to present to you the name of that imprint, along with its own fancy-ass logo!

Red Muse Press Logo

Actually, I suppose it’s kind of a simple-ass logo. But it’s a logo. They’re supposed to be efficient like that. And I really like it. So there.

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Filed Under: A Dragon at the Gate, A Memory in the Black, A Shadow in the Flames, Books, Featured, Press, Zeus Is Dead Tagged With: Amazon, Booktrope, Cyberpunk, Fantasy, Kindle, Kobo, Mythology, Nook, Reading, Red Muse Press, Science Fiction

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