by mike | Apr 18, 2024 | Books, California, Editing, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
Yes, writers do get comments like this. I first presented this post in 2021. The above quote, with a few variations, was something I heard numerous times after the first of my four horror novels hit the shelves over thirty years ago. People knew me as a rather quiet,...
by mike | Apr 15, 2024 | Books, Fantasy, Horror, Nightmares, Research, Sword & Planet, Sword & Sorcery, Writing |
Circumstances preclude my presenting a new post for today. But here is one of my favorites from long ago. What’s the deal? A guy who writes horror, fantasy and other weird stuff thinking that creativity is a curse? To be honest—no, not the majority of the time. My...
by mike | Apr 11, 2024 | Aging, Books, Death, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
This was an emotional chapter to write, but most cathartic. I first presented this post in 2020. When I wrote the first Jack Miller book, Bicycling Through Space and Time, in the ’90s, it didn’t take me long to learn that his many crazy comedy/satire adventures needed...
by mike | Apr 8, 2024 | Books, Fantasy, Research, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized, Writing |
Circumstances preclude my presenting a new post for today. But here is one of my favorites from long ago. Everything I write—everything that just about all novelists write—begins with those two words. I prepare detailed outlines for my stories, so that I always have a...
by mike | Apr 1, 2024 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
Circumstances preclude my presenting a new post for today. But here is one of my favorites from long ago. Many writers dislike research. I’m just the opposite. For me, research is one of the most important and fun things that I do. This post tells the story about one...
by mike | Mar 28, 2024 | Aging, Books, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
I don’t think it will be too difficult for any of you to recognize the King of Turdville in this satirical romp. This post first ran in 2020. All of the books in my “Bicycling” series are a combination of comedy, science fiction, satire, and an occasional serious...
