The Life And Writings Of Alex Cortright

In this episode, I hit on a bunch of different topics! I discuss my thoughts on Christopher Nolan's Tenet, Robert Pattinson's career, Tom Holland's new film, Devil All The Time, Millie Bobbie Brown a…

In this one, I break down the opening page of Christopher Paolini's new science fiction book, To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars. Released by Tor Books. Paolini is the author of The Inheritance Cycle which I…

This one is all about The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood. An awesome new science fiction/fantasy novel from a debut author. This is my mini-review and recommendation where I give you what you need to…

Welcome to the first episode of the Cortright Cast! A weekly podcast series that will live here. A place for longer-form discussion about books, movies, and pop culture. Unscripted and off the cuff. …

In this one, I breakdown everything you need to know about William Nicholson's classic, The Wind Singer. Part one of the Wind On Fire trilogy. the story of Bowman and Kestrel Hath and their journey t…

In this series I breakdown the opening page of a novel sentence by sentence to find out how it really works and where it excels. This piece is on Patrick Rothfuss and The Name Of The Wind, the first …

This week's book is Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. One of my favorite Gaiman novels. We follow Richard Mayhew and Door Portico on their search to uncover her family's murderers. This is a short segment w…

This piece is my take on Into The Spider-Verse and what I think makes it stand above the rest. I talk about the animation, writing, production, and analyze the key components that made Miles Morales …

In this piece, I give you a rundown of everything you need to know about Eiji Yoshikawa's Musashi. Only five minutes long because you probably don't have the time! If you're interested in historic Ja…

This one is all about Jezal Dan Luthar, one of the most intriguing characters of The First Law trilogy. A deconstruction of the character and his journey across the series from insufferable brat to s…

This one is all about Guy Gavriel Kay, one of my favorite authors. He writes historically inspired fantasy with a literary edge, and is an author worth knowing about. His books are many, including Ti…

Today, I'm trying out a new segment called the Book Of The Week, where I let you guys in on books I'm loving and give you a rundown on things you need to know before picking up the book. This one is …

You might be aware of the recent developments surrounding the Netflix, live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Fans are mad and rightfully so. In this video, I break down why I don't th…

Today's episode is all about Joe Abercrombie and his The First Law Trilogy. Analysis of what makes the grimdark genre work, highlighting Abercrombie's writing ability. This trilogy is a masterclass o…

This one is all about the author of the bestselling series, The Kingkiller Chronicles, Patrick Rothfuss. An in-depth analysis of how the first book, The Name Of The Wind handles its opening and the i…

Today, it's all about writing craft!
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Apologies for the shoddy audio! Some things went wrong in the recording process that I couldn't fix! Will fix for the next episode!
Let's talk writing CRAFT!

Follow my Youtube Channel: https://www.yout…

Let's talk writing CRAFT!

Follow my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNU2oqvRAs_aE00SmDG_Dng/featured
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Alex_Cortright
My blog: https://alexcortright.wordpres…