Professor Beej

With a startling lack of action and an emphasis on political intrigue, Frank Herbert’s Dune helped redefine what a space opera could be and earned its place at the head of the genre.

Starting out as a blogger is hard, and there’s an awful lot of it that you just have to figure out on your own. But whatever tidbits of advice I can give you, I will. Whatever nuggets of usefulness I’ve come across in the past couple of years, I’ll pass on to you.

The movie makes no apologies for appearing to be a rougher version of the shiny original. By showing the human condition at its best and worst, without making excuses or altering reality, the Coen brothers bring the essence of True Grit to the surface.

Despite the stigma attached to self-published authors, they have more control over their careers, and experience increasing success among readers.

Despite many authors making a living publishing their own books, many people still see them as second-tier (or lower) writers. Is this stigma true?