Scott B.

Category: Codorus Press

Power Pop Wednesday: Liz Phair and Hermione and Women Who Rock

As a lover of early ’90s alternative rock, it’s practically illegal for me to NOT like Liz Phair. Oh, Liz, with your girl-I-would-date looks and WAY-out-of-my-league fantastically filthy mind, you…
Funky Friday Writing Advice: Take What Someone Else Did and Make It Your Own

OK, now that you’re good and worn out from chair dancing, let’s talk about the Grammy Awards, where last Sunday, despite a truckload of radio play, Robin Thicke failed to…
Have a Happy, ‘Happy’ Funky Friday

The Oscar nominations were announced yesterday, and along with my annual bout of angst over having seen very few of the nominated films, I was delighted to see that Pharrell…
Entirely Biased and Totally Subjective Book Review: ‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’ by Neil Gaiman

A writer friend, after reading Neil Gaiman‘s excellent The Ocean at the End of the Lane, described herself as “still in a dream state,” days after finishing this slim but…
Inspiration For the Last Monday of 2013 – Make It Count

I can’t emphasize this bit of advice enough. Part of what has helped me be the writer I am (good or bad, you can judge that yourself) is that I…
Pre-Christmas Funky Friday: It’s All About the Guys in the Furry Hats

Yes, Santa wears a furry hat. So does Humpty. Coincidence? I think not. Here’s wishing everyone a little extra sumnthin’ in their stockings.
Your Monday Morning Motivational Reminder
For Your Holiday Book Shopping Pleasure, Here’s How To Get Inscribed Editions of ‘Immaculate Deception’

The holiday gift-giving season is here, and one of my favorite ways to say how much I care about someone is to give them a book that I either know…
It’s Monday – Don’t Be Afraid to Let Your Freak Flag Fly
It’s a Short Work Week, But You Still Need to Kick Work’s Ass

Yep, a lot of us still have to work this week. And some (like me) might have some ugly, snarling, drooling deadlines looming over us before the annual celebration of…