by mike | Apr 14, 2016 | Books, California, Historical Novels, Horror, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Writing |
I wrote this post in 2012, a couple of years before publishing my historical novel about this tribe, Stone Woman: Winema and the Modocs. Of my four horror novels, three are steeped in Native American culture and mythology. More specifically, the Native Americans that...
by mike | Mar 31, 2016 | Books, California, Ghosts, Life, Nightmares, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Over three decades later, losing my beloved German shepherd still hurts. I wrote about Barney back in 2012. As a writer I don’t often use the old cliché, “Love at first sight.” But that’s what happened the first time I saw Barney. This runty German shepherd, about two...
by mike | Jan 14, 2016 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Research, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized, Writers' Retreat, Writing |
Are the happenings weird—or is it me? You be the judge after you read this post from 2012. In a recent post I wrote about my trip to Downieville, in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, to do some background research for my ghost story, The Burning Ground. Some weird...
by mike | Jan 7, 2016 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
Since this post first appeared in 2012, there have been positive and negative things happening for this country’s indigenous People. On the one hand, fewer cities are acknowledging Columbus Day and have even renamed the holiday Indigenous Peoples’ Day. On the other,...
by mike | Dec 31, 2015 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Today’s blast from the past is about “Romantic Horror.” I published this post just before another significant holiday in 2012. Enjoy! This Tuesday, February 14th—Valentine’s Day—is the publication date for my new ghost story/horror novel, The Burning...
by mike | Dec 24, 2015 | Books, California, Editing, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
My ghost story, The Burning Ground, was first published in 2012. Here is an interview I did back then about the book. Q: How did you get the idea for The Burning Ground? A: One of the most used and abused books in my collection is A.L. Kroeber’s Handbook of the...
