by mike | Aug 16, 2018 | Aging, Baseball, Books, Death, Life, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
This was a difficult post to write. It first appeared in 2014. My dad, Murray Sirota, passed away at age fifty-nine in 1969, when I was just a mere slip of a lad—more or less. We knew it would happen; a couple of months earlier he’d been diagnosed with inoperable lung...
by mike | Aug 13, 2018 | Books, Historical Novels, Museums, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
Also called the Great Dinosaur Rush, the Bone Wars comprises an interesting chapter in American history. The phrase refers to a period of fiercely competitive fossil hunting that took place during the latter part of the nineteenth century. Although many others got...
by mike | Aug 9, 2018 | Books, Guest Posts, Historical Novels, Publishing, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
There is a disturbing true story behind the events depicted in The Hammer of Witches, a historical novel by Basque scholar and good friend, Begoña Echeverria, one of my long-time writers. After a brief synopsis, I’ll have Begoña tell that story. (This post first ran...
by mike | Jul 26, 2018 | Books, Bookstores, Horror, Humor, Psychological Thrillers, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
We horror writers face a different sort of horror on the book-signing circuit. This post first ran in 2014. That line, and Stephen King’s Misery—which I wrote about last week—are apparently inseparable. In the hope of finding some more material I entered “writers’...
by mike | Jul 19, 2018 | Books, Films About Books, Films About Writers, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Publishing, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
As a writer I still get creeped out just thinking about this film. I first presented this post in 2014. Authors, athletes, actors—heck, just about everyone in the public eye—all have a Number One Fan. Or two. Or a thousand. Even I had some Number One Fans back in the...
by mike | Jul 16, 2018 | Books, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Once again the trilogy is complete. My revised comedy/sci-fi story, The 22nd Gear (A Retro Ride: Book Three) joins Bicycling Through Space and Time and The Ultimate Bike Path to chronicle bicyclist Jack Miller’s weird and wonderful adventures in some pretty strange...
