by mike | Jan 25, 2018 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Read & Critique, Uncategorized, Writers' Conferences, Writing |
With regard to self-publishing, things haven’t changed much since I first presented this post in 2014. Quite a few years ago, when self-publishing, e-publishing, POD and such were in their embryonic stages, literary super-agent Richard Curtis (who at one time...
by mike | Jan 15, 2018 | Books, Editing, Humor, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized, Writing |
As one who loves to write, I enjoyed creating all my many published novels. But my comedy/sci-fi trilogy (Bicycling Through Space and Time, The Ultimate Bike Path, and The 22nd Gear, all from Ace/Berkley) provided me with the most fun I ever had—and ultimately, sad to...
by mike | Dec 31, 2017 | Aging, Books, Life, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I first ran this New Year’s Eve post a few years ago. Given how relevant it remains, I present it today. Happy New Year! As the year 2017 comes to an end, I got to thinking: how in the name of Zeus’s butthole did it pass so quickly?! I guess when a year is 1/71st of...
by mike | Dec 21, 2017 | Books, Editing, Life, Read & Critique, Uncategorized, Writing |
I thought that a long-ago read & critique workshop I led would be the death of me—literally. This post first ran in 2014. From the early ’90s to the mid-’00s I facilitated numerous read & critique workshops in my home. At its height I led three of them every...
by mike | Dec 7, 2017 | Books, Publishing, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized, Writing |
Authors get their careers started in different ways. Here is one of my earliest experiences. I first presented this post in 2014. This story is about the best day ever for a first-time published author: me. Naturally it took place a long, long time ago: 1978, to be...
by mike | Dec 4, 2017 | Books, Films About Writers, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
The 1993 horror film, The Dark Half, is an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1989 novel of the same name. His main character, Thad Beaumont, is a bestselling novelist—what else? Writers love to write about other writers, and King leads the league in that category. I should...
