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I’m actually using my second Tumblr! (AKA links, links everywhere)

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I have two tumblr blogs set up. One is my popular DisneyTronBlog with almost 700 followers! (I don’t know if that really is a lot or not)

The other is a blog I made when I converted the first one to a Tron-based blog. It’s where I’ll post more personal stuff, like my poems, Alan Wake stuff, writing related pictures/posts. and non-tron things. Doctor Who pictures/gifs and other BBC shows will be shared on to there as well. It’s easy to find too. It’s just BrandanChapman. I’ll post my blog and journal updates on there as well.

If you’re a fan of Tumblr, this would be an easier means as to follow me, if you lack a Facebook, DeviantArt, Twitter, or even Google+. You can follow me just about anywhere online! If you like games, I like to stream on Twitch. I’ll post any of my decent streams on Youtube. I want to also start making vlogs. More to come on that. I may even read my book prologues for videos.

You can also get my books here, for the readers out there.

Know The Author: Anime/Manga

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I’ve been a huge fan of anime, Japanese animation, and manga, Japanese comics, for as long as I can remember.
The first anime I remember watching was Dragon Ball Z (DBZ for short). DBZ had a lot of action and drama that made me want to keep watching as a kid. Characters held the power to fly, shoot energy out of their hands, and destroy planets! There was so much more they could do. The anime is epic. As a kid watching on TV, I had to wait a week in between each episode to air. Fights would last several episodes, so you can imagine how I anticipated each episode.
Mangas were a new world for me, when I was still in Elementary School. Being a bookworm, it took a bit to get used to reading mangas, due to having to read it from right to left, instead of the tradition left to right. Lucky each manga I read had an example at the beginning. Something that look kind of like this.
My first manga was part of a Shonen Jump issue, which had several popular manga chapters in it. Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, and Yugioh were notable titles.
Over the years, my tastes in the two have changed a bit. I started to collect less mangas, and really only watch anime (next to any of my favourite super wholock shows). Death Note and Black Butler are probably my top favourite with both anime and manga. Black Butler is probably my most favourite. It is about a kid who loses his parents and sells his soul to a demon to become his butler and take care of him. It takes place in England around the Victorian age I believe. What is interesting is that the manga form of Black Butler is pretty different from the anime, which is more reason for fans to read it. DNAngel seemed to be going that approach, being one of my favourite animes of my childhood. I could never find more than the first 5 volumes of the manga sadly. Now Death Note was an iinteresting concept as well. It was my kick start back into anime during high school. It was about a guy finding a book that whoevers name that is written in it dies. The anime covers on how that power can change people and the world around you.
I have seen a few authors make their novels into mangas quite a bit. It would be cool to have such a chance. If a manga writer every asked me about my book (or soon to be series), I would be more than happy to see my work come to life in manga form.

Know The Author: Video Games

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Never hear about authors and video games unless it is about their books becoming one or something. So I decided to share my experience with video games for anyone who wants to know.
With the Steam Summer Sale among us, I have been gaming quite a bit. I’ve been a gamer since I can remember and it does a lot to inspire me. If I can find a great adventure/action/role-playing game that is highly fantasy based or science fiction based, I’m bound to love it. Notable titles would be Skyrim and Mass Effect. Pretty much any Bethesda or Bioware game.
I’ve always been a huge fan of stealth in games too. One of my all time favourite games is Thief: Deadly Shadows. It had a slight open world feel to it with the best stealth mechanics I’ve seen so far in most games. If I get a chance to stealth in a game, I will. Even in a shooter game like Payday 2.
I also like Real Time Strategy games like Civilization V. One of my first RTS games was Red Alert 2. Still is one of my favourites to this day.
One game that I was honestly surprised I enjoyed is Alan Wake. Alan Wake’s concept intrigued me greatly. Playing as an author and fighting with light and guns sounded amazing. When I started playing it, I was scared I was going to hate it because it had the same feel as Silent Hill, which I was terrible at. Turns out it is quite different in its own aspects. Alan Wake and Alan Wake’s American Nightmare are now on my top favourite games.
Massive Multiplayer Online games were my first PC games. Runescape and World of Warcraft. MMOs will always have a place in my heart, but it may be awhile before I get back into one. They take up a lot of time. Trying to read and write and play a MMO is tough.
I decided to reach out to gamers who may enjoy my book, or just the games I play, so I have started streaming on Twitch. Anyone interested in watching an another play video games, with hilarious commentary by me and a few friends, would love the stream. You can follow me on Twitch. My account name is Ragnosk. You can also follow me on Twitter (@Author_Brandan) or like my Facebook page to see when I start streaming, or just to keep up with my books or see writing and SciFi posts.
You can find me on Steam as Ragnosk and if you wanted to join in any multiplayer shenanigans, I use the Veritas teamspeak (http://www.veritasrp.net/). Thanks for reading!