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41: Dragonborn Conqueror, Harald v Old Gods

As soon as Harald’s hand pressed against the weirwood, his senses were pulled away. He no longer stood upon the Isle of Faces but within a vast forest where only white-barked weirwoods stretched as far as the eye could see. Their blood-red leaves moved without wind, and the sky above mirrored that same crimson hue, bathing everything in an eerie glow.

Beside him stood Wren, the small, a...

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249: Redoing my Life, The Grind Ahead

Director of Photography, camera operators, 1st Assistant Camera, 2nd Assistant Camera—check, check, and check. I thought as I went through the list that the crew was shaping up nicely for The Witch. With winter settling in up north and the cold making set building impossible for now, we couldn’t move forward on construction just yet, but that didn’t mean nothing was happening. Ev...

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248: Redoing My Life, Editing Aquaman

Recently, I’ve been growing a bit paranoid especially after my accidental magic-shroom trip during the birthday bash. The incident stuck with me, especially how close I’d come to blurting out everything. 

My biggest secret. 

Things no one could ever know and will never know. Not my family or friends. Not even Margot, who I planned to spend the rest of my life with.

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40: Dragonborn Conqueror, The Rats

The cawing of ravens was something calming to Theomore, something he needed more and more these stressful days.

He stood in the middle of the grand rookery of the Citadel, breathing in the musky scent of feathers, droppings, and old parchment. All around him were cages stacked in endless rows, the black-feathered birds shifting, hopping, and flapping, their calls echoing through the stone...

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247: Redoing my Life, 'High' Life

A documentary was made about our Wonder Woman movie and the role of women in superhero cinema. Stardust and DC backed it as good promotion and were helping with distribution.

I watched it with Dave, the documentary team, Alexandra Daddario, Bryce Dallas Howard, Gail Simone, and other prominent female comic writers who’d come to see the screening.

On screen, the narration traced ho...

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40: Marvel's Green Lantern, The Coming Evil

“Woah,” said Sprite, her eyes wide as the projection filled the chamber. She and her fellow Eternals Ajak, Sersi, Ikaris, Gilgamesh, Thena, and Phastos were gathered in the grand hall of Olympia, the hidden city that had once been home to thousands of their kind.

On the massive holo-screen before them, a battle raged. Monstrous creations of the Kree clashed with a strange company of w...

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246: Redoing My Life, Location Scouting

“Oof…cold,” I said as I got out of the car into the autumn chill of Kiosk, Ontario. The bite of the air hit my skin immediately, and as I exhaled, a fog of breath rose up and vanished into the gray.

“Have I mentioned I hate the cold?” I muttered, tugging my jacket tighter as I turned to Julie, who had just stepped out of the car behind me.

“Yes, Danny,” she said with a...

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39: Marvel's Green Lantern, Avengers Assemble pt.4

Fan Fei | The Iron Fist

Fan Fei gritted her teeth as she tried to push against the crushing pressure pinning her to the lunar surface. The weight was suffocating every breath drawn with effort, as if mountains pressed down upon her. She drew on her chi, forcing it to flow through her limbs, golden light radiating faintly around her. For a moment, she rose her knees trembl...

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39: Dragonborn Conqueror, A Talk With The Gods pt.1

“Welcome, Prince Barthogan,” said Lord Edmyn Tully as Bart stepped through the gates of Castle Whitemore beside his uncle, Brandon Snow. The words were warm and welcoming, but Bart barely heard them. His mind was still haunted by the sight outside, giants made of stone setting massive marble blocks into place on the hill, building what looked like a castle that would surely rival Winterfell...

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245: Redoing My Life, News VII

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Title: It is now confirmed.

Adler just confirmed on Twitter that the Gotham Nights radio podcast is run by him and it’s canon to the DCU!

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I knew it was Adler because Jack Malone sounds just like him. It’s a great idea, especially for fans  it give...

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244: Redoing my Life, All About Margot

Daniel stirred awake in a haze, his mind sluggish, his throat dry. The last thing he remembered was… dinner? Drinks? Everything was a blur.

He tried to move, only to feel the harsh tug of restraints digging into his wrists and ankles. His stomach dropped. His head whipped around this wasn’t his room. This wasn’t his home. 

Why was he tied to a bed?

The door creaked ...

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38: Marvel's Green Lantern, Avengers Assemble pt.3

Max groaned, pain still rippling through him as he lay in the snow. All around, emerald shards rained down from the shattered shield he had raised over the valley to protect it from the blast. The valley, thankfully, was intact, and when he turned his head he saw the Far Peaks in the distance once coated in millenia of snow, now showed black stone. The ice had been boiled away. The air itself s...

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Bonus Chapter: Redoing my Life, Gotham Nights Radio #2

Some bad news first  244 and 245 will only be finished by Saturday. I need to plan ahead before I finish them.

I’ve been busy this past week, so my schedule is a bit off. I’ll post those two then. One will end Cassie’s plotline, and the other will begin Daniel’s directorial debut. 

So here’s a bonus chapter to read until ...

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38: Dragonborn Conqueror, King Harald of the Heartlands

The shores of the God’s Eye shimmered with a beauty that felt almost otherworldly. The lake stretched out wide beneath the autumn sun, its waters clear and smooth as glass. A gentle breeze carried the scents of pine and wildflowers from the forested banks, whispering through the tall reeds at the water’s edge. Overhead, birds drifted lazily in circles, their cries carrying softly across the...

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243: Redoing my Life, Hostile? No, This Is Not Hostile

“I am the khaleesi of the Dothraki, I am the wife of the great khal, and I carry his son inside me…” Emilia Clarke said on screen as the three of us—me and the showrunners I’d selected for Game of Thrones, Cal Reinhart and Elias Rourke—sat watching her screen test. Emilia had reached the final two in the process, and now it was down to us to make the choice.

Of course...

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37: Marvel's Green Lantern, Avengers Assemble pt.2

“Make the helm more winged…like my father’s,” Odin said as he stood in front of Max, armored head to toe in will-forged constructs. It no longer bore the emerald hue; Max had changed it to Odin’s liking. He had recently figured it out, though it wasn’t perfect a faint green glow still lingered.

Max raised a brow at the request but complied, creating the helm. With some concent...

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242: Redoing my Life, Fire and Blood

There were a lot of changes in this world, not just in entertainment, which had helped me rise to where I was, but also in history itself. Little ripples made an impact, some for the bad and some for the good.

The first major change I noticed was with JFK. He was assassinated, yes, but not in Dallas. In this world, the fatal shots were fired in Boston during a motorcade near Copley Square...

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36: Marvel's Green Lantern, Avengers Assemble pt.1

“Yes, I will come with you,” Azzuri said, his deep voice calm as he sat on his throne.

Max blinked, more than a little surprised. He had expected a polite refusal when he broached the topic of accompanying him, Firehair and Nur back to Agamotto’s home. Instead, the king of Wakanda had agreed almost instantly.

Max and Firehair had taken a detour before returning to Agamotto’s...

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35: Marvel's Green Lantern, The Exiles

Zeydra Dervek stared hard at the flickering holo-screen before her. Its glow washed over her scarred face as the footage looped again and again: a solitary house, buried deep in the spine of one of Planet C-53’s largest mountain ranges, a world that had become her reluctant home.

Once, she had been Accuser Zeydra, voice and hammer of the Kree Empire, proud in her service and unquestioni...

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Bonus Chapter: Redoing my Life, Gotham Nights Radio #1

This is an excerpt from the podcast that Daniel, John, and Matt were discussing in Chapter 240.

It’s set before The Dark Knight. The next one will take place directly after.

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[Intro music crackles through, old jazz riffs layered over city noise. Sirens wail faintly in the background. Static fades.]

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37: Dragonborn Conqueror, Six Months In

“We should’ve been here six months ago,” grumbled Prince Barthogan Stark, his voice heavy with frustration as his black horse trudged through the mire of the Neck.

The youngest son of King Torrhen Stark, Bart did not like the slow, humid drag of the Neck’s bogs. Mud clung to his boots, and the stench of wet earth never left his nose. Beside him rode his uncle, Brandon Snow, his fa...

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241: Redoing my Life, Ambitious Gaming

I leaned over the table, tapping the concept art again. “Yeah, I like this better,” I said. The concept art of Hal Jordan’s suit on Chris Pine stared back at me: one looked like the suit from the disastrous Ryan Reynolds movie from my old world; the other had no glowing veins of energy, no plastic sheen just a practical, grounded design, a deep emerald fabric that still looked otherworldl...

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34: Marvel's Green Lantern, Some Assembly Required pt.2

Max’s first thought as he stared at the figure before him was simple and impossible to ignore: Why is Jean Grey here?

The woman standing amidst the fading fire was unmistakably bonded to the Phoenix Force. Flames still curled faintly around her body; her control over them was absolute. She radiated power—terrifying and magnificent—and yet her eyes carried a calm steadiness ...

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Peace In Our Time, Ultron SI

I wrote this about a year ago when I had some writer’s block while writing Redoing my Life. I even posted a couple of chapters on my alt account on Webnovel. Since then, it’s just been sitting around and completely forgot about it until yesterday. Not really my best work but it was fun to write.

I am doing some rewrites on a battle scene in the new Green Lante...

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240: Redoing my Life, Billions and Billions

“So what do you think?” Matt asked.

I leaned back in my chair, hands laced behind my head. John was on the call too, both of them looking very eager.

“So… it’ll be three of us doing this?”

“Yes,” they said in perfect unison.

Matt leaned closer to the camera. “Think about it, this'll be so much fun to do.”

What they had pitched me was of all thin...

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239: Redoing my Life, News VI

Podcast Excerpt – Geek Talk #40
Hosts:
Derek Lun & Miles Bourne
Special Guest: JakeTalksComics

Miles: First of all, welcome back, Jake!

Jake: Good to be back. I’ve actually been looking forward to this one. [glances at Derek]

Miles: [laughs] Oh, I bet you have. [sarcastically] Wh...

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33: Marvel's Green Lantern, Some Assembly Required pt.1

“He called himself ‘Mara,’” Max heard their unexpected guest say as he walked out of the room where he’d secured the unconscious caveman. The open courtyard of the house was calm; Odin, Fan Fei, and Agamotto sat together, sipping the tea the sorcerer had brewed.

Agamotto’s brow furrowed. “Mara… I do not recognize the name.”

Max’s eyes narrowed. Mara. He’d heard...

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32: Marvel's Green Lantern, The Council of Red

Mephisto sat slouched upon his throne, the jagged stone and twisted steel of his infernal seat echoing the foul weight of his mood. His clawed fingers drummed against the armrest, each tap sharp and impatient; his crimson face twisted into a scowl as his eyes bored into the glowing orb hovering before him.

Through the swirling, smoky depths of the orb he gazed into the mortal realm. His f...

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Chapter 239(1): Redoing my Life, News VI

This will be a long chapter here’s just the beginning of it.

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[DISCUSSION] Daniel Adler reveals he owns nearly 2% of Bitcoin in circulation

So apparently Daniel Adler claims he owns nearly 2% of all Bitcoin in circulation.

I didn’t even know he was into crypto, but if that’s true, he must have been ...

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238: Redoing my Life, This Could Be a Problem

“It’s fine, Grant. I don’t think you have anything to worry about,” I said.

“Still…” Grant Gustin’s voice trailed through the phone, full of hesitation. “I don’t know… I feel like I let everyone down.”

I sighed.

What Grant was calling me about was how The Flash had ended up being the lowest-performing film in the DCU so far. Reviews had started strong, ...

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