by mike | Nov 8, 2018 | Books, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
In the interest of transparency, here is a post about the Invisible Man. 😊 It first ran in 2015. Old joke: Igor says to Count Dracula, “Master, the Invisible Man is here!” and the Count replies, “Tell him I can’t see him.” (Like I said, old, and also bad.) Of late...
by mike | Nov 5, 2018 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized, Writing |
Ah, November! I’m not even sure NaNoWriMo or whatever is around anymore, but the point I attempt to hammer home to all writers, novice and otherwise, remains valid in any month or year. So as in Novembers of yore, here is this oft-run post. Okay, this week I’m going...
by mike | Nov 1, 2018 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Read & Critique, Research, Uncategorized, Writers' Conferences, Writing |
Here is a point that I always made clear to my writers. I first presented this post in 2015. Back in my salad days, when I took on just about any writer who had a pulse, I worked with a woman from the Midwest—let’s call her Helen—who had written, according to her,...
by mike | Oct 25, 2018 | Books, Movies, Museums, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
This story remains fascinating—and chilling—even after so much time has passed. I first presented this post in 2014. Over a century ago a British engineer, Col. John Patterson, wrote a book titled, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures. A...
by mike | Oct 18, 2018 | Books, California, Historical Novels, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Writing |
Native American myths and legends are quite colorful—and meaningful. This post first ran in 2014. The Modoc People, like all Native American tribes, have their own folklore—myths and legends handed down through time. In my award-winning historical novel, Stone Woman:...
by mike | Sep 27, 2018 | Books, Humor, Life, Uncategorized, Writing |
Acceptance of cannabis has come a long way since this delightful novel, The Everweed State, was published. The post first ran in 2014. Dude, you gotta read this book! About a year ago I had the great pleasure of working on The Everweed State (subtitled E Cannabis...
