Face First
If you pay for nothing else, pay for a cover. Don’t make it yourself. … Continue readingFace First
Author: tonydeldegan
Straining my Cranium – In River Cardinal
The new year is starting off with a bit of bang. I got COVID, which is a bit annoying, since I managed to avoid it for THREE YEARS. And of
Making a Mythology – The Evermore Compendium
How does one make up an entire mythology, alike to that created by J.R.R. Tolkien, or those created by the myriad of writers who came after him? … Continue readingMaking a Mythology – The Evermore Compendium
Creating a New World – The Evermore Compendium
When our current world sucks, why not make a new one? … Continue readingCreating a New World – The Evermore Compendium
Ceres is Done – What Now?
My newest work is available for the world to buy. There are few feelings in the world to match this one. … Continue readingCeres is Done – What Now?
Legitimizing Your Story – How You Can Create a World Behind the Words
It’s incredibly important – just as much as the story itself. Without worldbuilding, the story seems shallow and unfounded. … Continue readingLegitimizing Your Story – How You Can Create a World Behind the Words
How Sci-fi Made Me a Better Writer
Starting my writing career with an epic, dark fantasy novel eight-hundred pages long is all well and good, but what Fantasy doesn’t teach you is brevity. … Continue readingHow Sci-fi Made Me a Better Writer
CERES – Something Actually Finished
From Start to End I typically have a lot of projects going at once, and since I published The Recognition a few years ago, I haven’t actually come to the
Review: Interstellar
I’d been hearing about this movie since it came out back in 2014. I saw the short clips of the black hole and knew about how the creation of this
Short Film Review – LOST BOY
What’s this? It’s a short film review. Hollywood makes cool stuff, but I usually find the really interesting ideas in short films people put on the internet. And at the
Redshift 2301 – More and Less than Expected (Film BTS)
A Labor of Confusion and New Learnings I just released my first “big” short film, Redshift 2301 – at least, big in its ambition and storytelling. When I set out
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Review: A Quiet Place 2
Initial Impressions I’d seen the first one close to when it came out and was wildly impressed with it. It took place in one location the entire time, but kept
Review: Blade Runner 2049
I’ll let you know right now, reader, that Blade Runner is my absolute favorite sci-fi film ever constructed. I should say both Blade Runner films are my favorite, as that would be the truth. … Continue readingReview: Blade Runner 2049
Film Reviews
Whenever I watch a film, I feel the need to talk about what I just saw, and to analyze it in some way as a form of education for myself. Typically I just mull it over in my brain, either obsessing or remarking on how terrible the film was I just saw. … Continue readingFilm Reviews
An Old Shack, An Ambitious Idea, and A Low Budget
My first live-action short film project… Yes, that’s true. All the small videos I did before with my brother don’t count. This is the real deal, with real actors, costumes,
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2021
Yes. 2021. Finally. I won’t write the typical drivel about how bad the year was and how happy I am for 2021, etc., ’cause you’ve probably heard everyone and their
Behind the Scenes of It Was Raining in Minneapolis.
So my first real directing gig was a success. In this post, I’ll take you through a little bit of behind the scenes stuff, and give you an insight into
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2020 Updates
So I’ve been unable to film the projects I was looking to film this year, but in place of those, I’ve been writing some interesting things lately. One of them
My New Publishing: The Recognition
I’m publishing a second book. It’s a stage play script in book format, kind of like when they publish a Shakespeare play as a novel and annotate it; I won’t
Audiobook for the Plight of Steel
Yes. That’s correct. I’ll be recording an audiobook for the Plight of Steel. I thought that since I’m stuck inside right now with nothing else to do, I might as well get this done, since I’ve been meaning to anyway. … Continue readingAudiobook for the Plight of Steel