by mike | Oct 9, 2017 | Books, Holocaust, Publishing, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
I began writing the bare bones of Freedom’s Hand many years ago and ultimately published it in 2013. My storyline was that, five decades after the liberation of the European concentration camps, a white supremacist called The Commander would use his vast wealth to...
by mike | Sep 28, 2017 | Books, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
An old movie that can still creep you out with the best of them? Oh yeah, that’s The Legend of Hell House. This post first appeared in 2013. The late, great Richard Matheson, one of my favorite authors, wrote many novels that I still cherish. At the top are two in...
by mike | Sep 21, 2017 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Research, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
Many writers find it a challenge to come up with names for their characters. This post first ran in 2013. “Hey Mike, where do you come up with those weird character names and place names in your fantasy and sci-fi novels?” Yeah, I used to get that question, or...
by mike | Sep 7, 2017 | Books, Editing, Humor, Uncategorized, Writing |
Reading these outrageous lines is a hoot. I first presented this post in 2013. Here are some more outrageously bad opening lines from the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. Enjoy! Cheryl’s mind turned like the vanes of a wind-powered turbine, chopping her sparrow-like...
by mike | Aug 31, 2017 | Books, Editing, Mystery Novels, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
This small bit of wisdom first appeared on my blog in 2013. Many folks are focused on rankings, so given that there has to be the best of everything, it stands to reason that there also has to be the worst. The worst plumber, the worst bus driver, the worst brain...
by mike | Aug 24, 2017 | Books, Editing, Humor, Uncategorized, Writing |
This was a fun one to research and write back in 2013. It was a dark and stormy night… Just about everyone, writer and non-writer alike, is familiar with that famous—or infamous—opening of a novel, arguably one of the most overused lines ever (even by Snoopy). The guy...
