“My Coco” by Stellastarr – An Underrated Song Review
As someone who played a lot of baseball video games in my youth, I can never forget the soundtrack from MVP Baseball 2004 for the PC (or the Gamecube). It’s to this day my favorite in-game soundtrack of all-time, with plenty of great songs, including “Walkie Talkie Man” by Steriogram, “Spitting Games” by Snow Patrol, […]
A Look at Jose Abreu Rookie Cards After His 2020 MVP Season
In the 2019-2020 Major League Baseball offseason, White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu was about to hit the free agent market for the first time in his career. Knowing that he preferred to stay in Chicago, the team extended him a one-year qualifying offer worth $17.8 million. It seemed that it would be a foregone […]
Is It Worth Buying the Signature Spellbook: Gideon Box Set for Magic the Gathering?
The Jace Signature Spellbook was an interesting concept, but many players and collectors agree that it fell short in terms of power level. But, with the Gideon Signature Spellbook, Wizards of the Coast chose some powerful cards, as well as some other decent cards, all of which make sense to include in Gideon’s spellbook. So, […]
How Popular is Nomar Garciaparra in the Baseball Card Hobby?
As one of the best Red Sox players for the better part of a decade, it’s no surprise that many Red Sox baseball card collectors covet his cardboard treasures. Number 5 looked like a surefire Hall of Famer after breaking out in his true rookie year of 1997. Of course, just seven years later he […]
Are Digital Blockchain Collectibles the Future of Game Marketing?
While the digital collectibles market size is certainly currently nowhere near it yet, it’s believed that blockchain collectibles could end up becoming a $200 billion industry. Yes, you read that correctly: a two hundred billion dollar industry. Companies both new and old are pouring tens of millions of dollars into crypto collectibles ventures. One in […]
Once You Choose Your Blogging Niche, Can You Change It Later?
When you’re starting out writing online, the conventional wisdom is you must choose a niche right away. This niche isn’t only the general topic that you want to focus your writing on, but should also be the specific subjects at which you can write the best. Then, you pick a name for your blog or […]
“The New Asylums” – A Documentary Review
The film “The New Asylums” is a fair and balanced documentary on the state of mental illness into today’s prisons. It has a balance of questions of facts and questions of values, while allowing equal time to explore the pros and cons of the mental institutions created out of necessity in America’s prison systems. Perhaps […]
The Importance of a Muse to a Writer
There must be a purpose when you write. It shouldn’t only be the topic that you wish to cover. Some of the best writing that I’ve encountered, whether my own or others, was a product of simply writing for a purpose besides covering one or more specific things. There are so many things that deserve […]
Reading is Good!
As a writer, it seems rather obvious that I should say that “reading is good.” But, let me tell you. As someone who didn’t pick up a book for a long time, until recently, I’d forgotten the truth of that statement. Sure, I’ll still read plenty of blogs and articles when I’m not reading books. […]
How to Spot a Bad Literary Agent: Five Warning Signs
Can a Bad Literary Agent Be Worse Than No Agent At All? Finding a literary agent to pitch your book to publishing houses is a major step forward in getting your book into print. Many publishers will not accept unsolicited queries from authors without an agent. So, finding a reputable agent is extremely important. This […]