Recent posts tagged influences
2023
Behind The Scenes With 'Shunga-Satori', Pt. 4: The Story
How the influences of 'Shunga-Satori' came together to form a surreal fantasy story.
Behind The Scenes With 'Shunga-Satori', Pt. 3: The Influences
A rundown of some of the other stories and films that influenced "Shunga-Satori"'s growth and direction.
2022
Behind The Scenes With 'Unmortal', Pt. 4: The Story
How everything from 'The Battle Of Algiers' to 'Soul Eater' fed into the making of my new novel.
Behind The Scenes With 'Unmortal', Pt. 3: The Influences
A rundown of some of the other stories and films that influenced "Unmortal"'s growth and direction.
2021
Untold Influences (2021 Edition)
The books that made me -- specifically, the SF and fantasy books.
Behind The Scenes With 'Flight Of The Vajra', Pt. 4: The Story
How the diverse influences for 'Flight Of The Vajra' shaped its story.
Getting It From Somewhere Else
On how new influences keep every kind of art healthy, including and especially popular arts.
Behind The Scenes With 'Flight Of The Vajra', Pt. 3: The Influences
How everything from 'Dune' and 'Tron: Legacy' to 'Cowboy Bebop' fed into 'Flight Of The Vajra'.
2020
Behind The Scenes With 'Welcome To The Fold', Pt. 3: The Influences
How everything from research on cults to classic shōjō manga fed into 'Welcome To The Fold.'
Behind The Scenes With 'Fall Of The Hammer', Pt. 4: The Story
How everything from 'The Stars My Destination' to 'Streets Of Fire' (and even 'Justice League', in a negative way!) fed into the making of my new novel.
Behind The Scenes With 'Fall Of The Hammer', Pt. 3: The Influences
A rundown of some of the other stories and films that influenced 'Hammer''s growth and direction.
2019
Anxiety Of Influence, Once Again
You don't want to run from your influences. You want to walk away from them.
2018
Spelunking The Inner Archive
Compiling that list of influences the other day was like performing archival research on myself.
Under My Influences
The stories, films, music, and other things that stuck with me.
Behind The Scenes With 'AONO', Pt. 4: The Story
How the diverse influences for my new novel shaped its story.
Behind The Scenes With 'AONO', Pt. 3: The Influences
How everything from 'John Wick' and 'Strange Days' to 'Rurouni Kenshin' fed into my new novel.
2017
Xanax For The Anxiety Of Influence
The other night, in discussion with friends of mine, it came up that most every generation of creators seems to be influenced by whatever happens to be in popular culture at the time. Previous generations were influenced by Star Trek or Star Wars; the last generation or so was influenced by the first wave of anime crashing on American shores; the current generation is surrounded by Harry Potter and now love-triangle YA dystopias.
Lipstick Traces Dept.
'Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned' and its hidden influences.
2012
Other Paths Dept.
SF has its Jack Londons and Joseph Conrads, but where are its Virginia Woolfs or Thomas Manns, among others?
