Itinerant Historian and Would Be Cartoon Maker David Perlmutter

Tag: writing

  • Film Flam

    I.You have to literally be prepared for anything that comes your way as a superhero. Rescues from peril, dispersing angry mobs, protecting the needy and the oppressed, helping out friends in a jam. Those sorts of things. And you have to do those things with a sense of humour, and/or a cheerfulness that suggests that…

  • Fandom

    Story Time #1 . I. Usually, I’m not a morning person. I tend to exhaust myself during the day, and I need to get some sleep in the night in order to perform well the following day. That’s even more important when you’re a superhero like me. Your body not only uses more energy and…

  • Writer, Don’t Preach

    Some excellent writing advice from Simon Dillon.

  • Writing A Gothic Mystery

    Simon Dillon, whose writing I admire, explains some of the protocols of his favorite fiction genre in this wonderful piece.

  • A Favorite Cartoon?

    WordPress doesn’t know who they’re asking with this question, because I don’t play favorites with cartoons. I’ve seen enough and know enough about them that making limiting calls like that is arbitrary- and dangerous for those making the calls. I have stated my feelings about what shows work and what don’t in the books I…