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I just returned from a trip to Dallas and while there I finally got to see Batman Begins. I thought it was a terrific movie. It was played dead serious! That's right, no nipples on the armor or any of that silly stuff. Batman finally gets the respect he deserves! The beginning is a little slow, but there is no other way of telling the origin. Everybody knows the basics of how the little boy, Bruce Wayne, sees his parents gunned down by a criminal on the street, but few people really know the details of his life before and after that. Then we get to see how he got his Batsuit, his Batmobile and other toys--we even see him making a batarrang! It is all very interesting. Once he finally puts on the suit, though, about a third of the way through the movie, things really start to roll. Serious Bat fans will not be disappointed in this movie. However, if you liked the nipples and costumed clowns like Mr. Freeze and Batgirl, you may not be satisfied. I thought it was fantastic.

Is it one of those stories that I wish I had written? Not really, but it was pure fun! Which movies do I wish I had written? Somewhere In Time, a film that really wrenches the emotions from a person. Oh and Stargate, although I did kind of write it once in a book called The Last Guardian. Just like Stargate only different--no Egyptions, no pyramids, no military, no big government project, no space ships--otherwise very similar. It has big lizards and flying devils, magicians and tall ships that sail above the seas with dragons following along to eat the garbage--all just like in Stargate. Later, Steve

Just got back from a trip to Little Rock/Pine Bluff. Will be going to see the new Batman movie I hope tomorrow. I'll let you know how that goes. Also, it seems I'll be interviewing Hartley James, one of the characters from Dreams of April Ten, and will be posting the interview to this blog at a later date. If you happen to read this, don't forget to come by the Whiskey Creek Press Reader Group for my Author Day July 29. I'll be giving away an autographed trade paperback copy of Dreams of April Ten. If you are interested, go to www.wcpreader.com and click on the link that takes you to the group. I'll be chatting there all day with readers from throughout the world. You are certainly welcome. Also, if you get the chance, drop by my website, www.stephenlafevers.wcpauthor.com and sign my guest book. I'll randomly select a lucky winner from among the lucky signer's to receive an autographed cover-flat of Dreams of April Ten. Go ahead, what could it hurt? Avid readers will also enjoy Authors Unlimited, a website ( www.authorsunlimited.net ) where a group of authors offer interesting insights, tidbits, and many prizes. Everything there is free. You can even get free download of samples from each of the authors who hang out there. And if you enjoy reading blogs (you must or you wouldn't be here) you can click on the link to the Authors Unlimited blog. See you soon, Steve

My Award Winning Novel 

I just got back from a trip to Tunica, MS. Went to the Hollywood Casino, it was wonderful. Only spent one day. Back to promote my current book, Dreams of April Ten, which is a thriller that has received some great reviews and has been doing really well at Fictionwise.com. Oh, well, time to get back to work. IF you are reading this, another site you will be interested in is www.authorsunlimited.net There is a blog there too. Steve

Stephen LaFevers 

I've almost finished the first chapter of Blood Moon, a horror novel I'm working on, possibly in collaboration with Beverley Bateman, a Canadian writer. Blood Moon is kind of a sequel to Dark Moon using some of the characters from Dreams of April Ten, a strange concept, I guess, but it seems to be working. I always have a hard time finding time to write. I hope to get this first chapter finished and sent to Beverley soon. It would be nice to finish the book this year. Steve