by Rob Baddorf | Jun 5, 2018 | Mythic Monsters
If you’ve ever looked up high on the sides of an old gothic building you might have caught a glimpse of a wonderful set of monsters! Gargoyles! You’ll never guess what their name means. Read on, dear reader, read on: In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved...
by Rob Baddorf | Apr 24, 2018 | Writing
Sometimes it’s nice to know that as a writer, you are not alone. These are some fun and funny quotes for you to ponder on in your own writing journey! Feel free to follow the Pinterest board for more quotes coming your...
by Rob Baddorf | Mar 30, 2018 | Writing
Our friends at the New York Times got Lee Child to write a little op-ed about suspense. Well worth the read! How do you create suspense? I’m asked that question often, and it seems that every writers’ symposium has a class with that title. It’s an important technical...
by Rob Baddorf | Mar 29, 2018 | Writing
Okay, so maybe this has been blogged to death. I just found Margaret Atwood’s advice rather helpful today. Maybe you will too! Take a pencil to write with on aeroplanes. Pens leak. But if the pencil breaks, you can’t sharpen it on the plane, because you can’t...
by Rob Baddorf | Mar 19, 2018 | Good Design
Okay, we’re taking a bit of a turn here in the blog. Moving away from the spooky and about things that go bump in the night. I turn now to something also very near and dear to my heart: good design.y Yes, yes, I know… for some of you “design”...
by Rob Baddorf | Jan 24, 2018 | Mythic Monsters
So it’s past Halloween and you’re stuck in the mid-winter “Where are all the monsters?” blues. If you’re looking for a fun collection of creepy monster artwork pin no further. Of course, you may follow the board. Golly, you should know by...
by Rob Baddorf | Dec 6, 2017 | Monsters Cute
Okay, you just knew that we’d have to do it! If we’re having Monsters in Sweaters, then why not the classic Ugly Christmas Sweater? Now if only we could find some good Christmas monster movies to painstakingly rotoscope over… we’d be all set!...
by Rob Baddorf | Oct 26, 2017 | Real Monsters
You simply can’t go wrong having a giant VW Spider Bug in your front yard! You know, impress the neighbors. Make your yard art into a destination stop for all those looking for a good photo for their Americana Pinterest board. Reminds me of this classic: The...
