Fanfics, writing tips, and thoughts on geek culture with a side of snark!
Fanfics, writing tips, and thoughts on geek culture with a side of snark!
Seriously. It’s been, like, twenty years since Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” came out. Audiences are dying to know.
Unfortunately, Michael Jackson isn’t around to tell us. I don’t trust Alien Ant Farm.
But we wanna know. Is Annie okay? Did the Smooth Criminal who hit her ever get brought to justice?
We demand to know the truth!
I guess we’ll just have to watch the video instead. What a cliffhanger!
https://youtu.be/h_D3VFfhvs4&rel=0
Mark Wooden is a SYFY Wire Fan Creator, Horror Writers Association member, and a writer. He added filmmaker with his horror short film "Where the Heart Bleeds" and podcaster with "Thoughts From the Shed." A short story from his "Shadowdance" action/ urban fantasy series, "Fall to Grace," was a quarterfinalist in the 2017 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Contest. Mark draws inspiration from vampire slayers Anita Blake and Blade; "Batman" and "X-Men" comic books; and action epics "24" and anything by John Woo. He'd be remiss if he didn't mention an assassin named Elektra. Mark passes the time with table-top role-playing games and his day job as a video camera switcher.
My Urban Fantasy eBook is available for presale on Amazon.com! That’s it. That’s all the news. But if you’re curious, there’s some more below the fold.
Welcome to writer Mark Wooden’s all-new (mostly), all-different (definitely) “Thoughts from the Shed” writer blog. Here you’ll find pop culture news and commentary, fanfiction, and updates on my “Shadowdance” action urban fantasy saga. All served with a side of snark! (NOTE: Updated October 2023)
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!
Once in a while, an author has to have a bit of fun. Or a distraction. Or a way to flex the creative muscles for a story, but can’t work on a particular story. For me, that means it’s time to write some fanfiction!
Make writer Mark Wooden (that’s me!) the “Face of Horror” by voting in the “Face of Horror” contest!
Now’s your chance to enjoy a Star Wars fanfiction audiobook! I love reading but find myself doing so via audiobooks. Figuring others share my outlook, I created an audiobook from my Star Wars fanfiction. Read the full post for more!
My action urban fantasy book is out now! In eBook format, anyway. I made a video on how to buy and review said action urban fantasy book. Like to hear it hear it go!
As promised, here’s the epic conclusion to the fanfiction I set in the world of Conan the Barbarian!
As promised, here’s the next chapter in the fanfiction I set in the world of Conan the Barbarian!
Here’s the full-length promo video for my action urban fantasy book, Two Sisters. It’s part of my “Shadowdance” series. Don’t worry; it’s under forty seconds but has elements of the three influences on the saga as a whole. Writing is easy. Marketing is hard.
