by Wade | Aug 14, 2020 | Reader Goodies, Reader Updates
Paradise City! Not just an 80s hair metal reference, but also the floating beacon of hope every Badlands refugee pines for. In the history of Badlands Born, Ryan the Creator founded Paradise City after the deader plague hit the Badlands and (literally) killed the...
by Wade | Jul 31, 2020 | Reader Goodies, Reader Updates
Necrosonic engineers (necros) are one of my favorite Badlands subcultures Equal parts engineer, shaman, and musician, the necro provides a bridge between the living and the walking dead and keep the lights on at night. They’re necessary but only barely...
by Wade | Jul 15, 2020 | Reader Updates
I wrote last time about Metallica’s version of fan service. Sounds great, right? Why doesn’t everybody do that? There can’t be too much? Maybe. But then there’s Star Wars. It’s been said that Episodes 7-9 (the sequels) in general and...
by Wade | Jul 3, 2020 | Reader Goodies, Reader Updates
I’ve been watching the Monday Metallica live-streaming concerts these past months and I’ve noticed something about them that explains why they’ve sold out concerts over the decades: fan service. At the open of every concert, James Hetfield welcomes...
by Wade | Jun 15, 2020 | Reader Goodies, Reader Updates
In the first week of June, Badlands Born ranked #91 in Amazon’s top 100 Science Fiction Metaphysical and Visionary bestseller category; an unexpected side effect of the Badlands Cursed launch along with the 5-day $0.99 sale. It’s a small category to be...
by Wade | Jun 1, 2020 | Reader Goodies, Reader Updates
Making Connections I hope you’re are doing well and staying safe. The other day I had a virtual happy hour with some of my writing friends and while we’re all okay, some of us are doing better than others. I’m still processing what 2020 has brought...
