It's been over a year since my last post, and I'm going to stick with the story that I was writing two novels and they got the best of me. The Crossroads Chronicles is on hiatus. I felt it best to focus on a shorter, less intricate but no less fun and interesting work that could stand alone as a short story, perhaps a novella. Of course, this is me we're talking about and that short/story novella rapidly expanded into a novel, which rapidly expanded into the first in a series of probably three. Probably.
This novel, Third-Blood, is a YA urban fantasy novel that could most succinctly be described as Spider-Man meets A Midsummer Night's Dream. The first draft was completed back in the spring, and I'm currently revising it for submission.
I've also gotten work at Den of Geek U.S., courtesy of my old buddy and fellow comics geek, Mike Cecchini, the managing editor. I contribute content once a week or so. I'm currently working on a series of articles exploring the themes of Power Rangers as well as weekly review and analysis of The Legend of Korra. And on the side, I'm working on an essay that's been over a decade in the making: the thematic and structural parallels between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sailor Moon. It's fun stuff, folks. Check it out.
Also of note, I've finally been dragged into the world of Twitter, so you can find me @Michael_Mammano for more concise updates on my writing and current projects. I avoided it for as long as I could, but what the hell. I can either be a part of the entertainment world or not.
That's all for now, folks. Keep checking in!
