by Hanley Brady | Mar 8, 2018 | Opinion, Tv/Film
Director’s Commentary… Much like cilantro, I feel like watching a film with director’s commentary is a love-it-or-hate-it kind of endeavor. A college roommate introduced me to director’s commentary in 2005 with, of all things: Yes, The Princess...
by Hanley Brady | Aug 30, 2017 | Law, Opinion, Tv/Film
In this week’s episode of… I’ll state flat out, this post may have been inspired by a slight dab of wine. Still, I’ve run into a phenomenon that I’ve mostly been able to avoid by watching only fantasy and Disney movies: FILM/TV...
by Hanley Brady | Jan 19, 2017 | travel
Our Whirlwind Tour of Western Europe In December of 2016, my (now hubs) “Q” and I took a 3 week trip through western Europe. For Q, this was his first time out of North America (he’s been to Mexico and Canada). For me, I’ve been to several of...
by Hanley Brady | Jan 11, 2017 | Art, Writing
New Artist, New YA Look Just a quick check-in post that I’m working with a fabulous new artist (new to me, not art), Jackson Tjota, on updating the look and feel of my characters so they better reflect the YA direction my story is now headed. I still love my...
by Hanley Brady | Jul 1, 2016 | Opinion, Writing
You might be surprised to learn that it is very difficult to make up swear words and slang for a fantasy world–especially phrases that, when read aloud, don’t sound like you’re saying something stupid like, “By Glurf’s right eye...
