Hey all, Sam here. I finally took the plunge into One Piece. David talks about it all the time (much like he does with Dragon Ball Z and Naruto), and I had originally decided that reading the manga would be the faster and easier way for me to catch up with the series...but with the… Continue reading Manga Review: One Piece Vol 1 by Eiichiro Oda
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NetGalley Review: Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S Jae-Jones
Hey all, Sam here. We are just a few days away from Gen Con...and David and I are trying to adjust to our work schedules...for this week and next week they are a little wonky because of our vacation as well as some co-worker vacations, but it'll be okay. We'll get through the next few… Continue reading NetGalley Review: Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S Jae-Jones
August TBR
Hey all, Sam here. Wow, okay, so we're at the end of July, and I think things went pretty well with the TBR for the month, so we'll do it again for August. I mean, okay, I guess it helps that I'm really trying to keep up with my NetGalley release schedule the past few… Continue reading August TBR
NetGalley Review: The Valkyrie’s Shadow by Tiana Warner
Hey all, Sam here. It is getting hot out there. So, where I live in the US is under a heat advisory, with daily temps ending up in the triple digits (or technically the upper limit of double digits while feeling like the triple digits). We're in the kind of days that make you want… Continue reading NetGalley Review: The Valkyrie’s Shadow by Tiana Warner
WIP Wednesday – July 26
Hey all, Sam and David back again today. It has been another fulfilling week for us here at Free State of Geek. While we sometimes feel like we don't have all that productive of a week, that's just because to us it does seem a little slow...but in reality we're still doing a lot of… Continue reading WIP Wednesday – July 26
Manga Review: I Got Fired as a Court Wizard so Now I’m Moving to the Country to Become a Magic Teacher Vol 1 by Rui Sekai and Kyou Kitazawa
Hey all, Sam here. Welcome back to another new installment for Manga Monday, the series on the blog where I review a somewhat-recently read volume of manga each week. Today's post features the final review from the volumes I read during Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon back in April. Beginning next week I'll be doing a… Continue reading Manga Review: I Got Fired as a Court Wizard so Now I’m Moving to the Country to Become a Magic Teacher Vol 1 by Rui Sekai and Kyou Kitazawa
NetGalley Review: Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto
Hey all, Sam here. Welcome back to another Sunday, and another NetGalley book review. I feel like I'm churning out book reviews at a decent pace, but it also feels like I'm not getting enough done...and I know that's my own mind sort of self-sabotaging me, making me feel less accomplished than I am, but… Continue reading NetGalley Review: Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto
Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Writing by Donald Maass – Chapter Four
Hey all, Sam here. Welcome back to Weekend Writer, the weekly series where I dive into creative writing in a few different ways. For the first Friday of the month, I use creativity generators to come up with prompts to spark ideas (and you can use those for writing or art, whatever sets your creative… Continue reading Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Writing by Donald Maass – Chapter Four
Weekend Writer: Editing an Old Novel (A Before Look at the Prologue)
Hey all, Sam here. I needed a little bit longer to get the creative writing chapter deep-dive finished, so I'm pushing that Weekend Writer post to either Saturday or Sunday as a bonus post. So, for today, I decided to let you in on a project I'm working on. A decade ago, I released a… Continue reading Weekend Writer: Editing an Old Novel (A Before Look at the Prologue)
NetGalley Review: The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero-Lacruz
Hey all, Sam here. All right, well today has been an interesting day. Shortly after waking up, I was checking my e-mails, and had one from the Gen Con Writer's Symposium. Unfortunately it held not happy news; it seems that the panel I was most looking forward to has been cancelled. I understand why, because… Continue reading NetGalley Review: The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero-Lacruz
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