Author Archives: Brandon Braxton

Leading up to Infinite: Why I Love Samurai Champloo

This was an easier question when I first watched it. I first came across Samurai Champloo on a random July 4th. My childhood home was in the small town of Cape Charles–essentially, it was one large square. There was a beach within walking distance and every July 4th, they would do the fireworks display onContinue reading “Leading up to Infinite: Why I Love Samurai Champloo”

Infinite: Poetry meets Samurai Champloo

(I really need to post here more often). As you may remember, my last release was a poetry collection entitled, Easy Come, Easy Go: a poetic companion to Cowboy Bebop. A passion project combining my love for poetry and the anime, the collection served as not only a standalone piece of work but also anContinue reading “Infinite: Poetry meets Samurai Champloo”

Easter Eggs in Whisper

I love the movies of the Marvel Universe and one of my favorite elements is that for dedicated comic nerds like me, they always drop little Easter eggs for you to find. For those unaware, Easter eggs are hidden items within a media. Sometimes it’s a message to the consumer and other times it’s aContinue reading “Easter Eggs in Whisper”

Moment of Reflection.

One of the major things I struggle with is giving myself credit and taking compliments well. I harp on positive reviews and I repost them consistently but that’s more of a way to continue momentum. I appreciate and love all reviews but I’ve always had this feeling that more work is still to be done.Continue reading “Moment of Reflection.”

Update on Signed Copies

The blog post also known as “My Beef with Amazon” To make a long story less long, Amazon has no idea when my shipment is coming in (it’s somewhere between tonight by 8pm or TBD). I appreciate everyone’s patience and as soon as I get them, they won’t be in my possession long. Much loveContinue reading “Update on Signed Copies”

Quick Hits for Saturday 7/24

It’s officially been two weeks since the release of Whisper and people are starting to finish the book! I’ve been getting some feedback through personal texts and social media and people are enjoying it! As you are completing Whisper, please don’t be shy to leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads or, if you’re partContinue reading “Quick Hits for Saturday 7/24”

A Bunch of Gratitudes

Where do I even begin? I started writing Whisper three years ago. It was during November’s annual National Novel Writing Month and I wanted to try my hand at that mountain of a challenge. I made a decent dent in the story but eventually life’s daily happenings caught up with me and I sat itContinue reading “A Bunch of Gratitudes”