Cinematic genre fiction, dark mythmaking, and narrative experiments from the creator of the "Shadowdance" dark action fantasy saga—stories of power, consequence, and justice for the bad guys.
Conan the barbarian has a vast history of epic adventures, well beyond the Arnold Schwarzenegger movies. With the help of the Modiphius RPG and Fantasy Grounds, I crafted a story featuring new characters in Robert E. Howard’s Hyborian Age. As their chronicler, let me tell you a tale of high adventure!
The Year in Review for 2021 from writer Mark Wooden: the highs, the lowest of lows. It was the worst of times and then it was a little bit not worst. Also, a look into the future of 2022, including the “Shadowdance” action/ urban fantasy saga!
Die Hard is an f-ing Christmas movie. It’s all right there in the title. But in case you weren’t already sure of that, writer Mark Wooden is here to make the case using three elements that all Christmas movies have — even the ones involving lone cops, terrorist thieves, and Twinkies.
Podcasts are mythical beasts like dragons. If you don’t know where to look, it’s hard to find them. So here’s a handy list of how to find my podcast for writers, “Thoughts From the Shed” podcast, in both its audio-only and visual forms!
Happy Wednesday, faithful readers, watchers, and listeners! Time for another episode of the “Thoughts From the Shed” podcast! This week we’ll look at my “Shadowdance” action/ urban fantasy saga: its origins, the influences, how I put together the first two books, and where I hope to take the saga!
It’s that time of year again when you empty your pockets to give to the ones you love! So what to get that writer geek cowboy or cowgirl in your life? Writer Mark Wooden is here with a few ideas!
Foreign films! Some folks hate them, but get over that and enjoy them! You can learn about filmmaking, finding the humanity in your characters, and dammit! They’re good movies. Let your Uncle Mark explain.
It’s Halloween month! What better time to discuss horror movies and the techniques that have helped Writer Mark Wooden’s creativity! We’ll look at five three horror movies that do just that!
Writer Mark Wooden presents the premiere episode of his “Thoughts From the Shed” podcast/ vlog thingee!
Netflix dropped the opening credits sequence for their live-action Cowboy Bebop. I would have written about it sooner but I’ve been too busy picking my jaw up off the floor. Let’s talk about why.
