by mike | Aug 21, 2017 | Books, Editing, Fantasy, Publishing, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized, Writing |
Over the past few years I’ve been busy rewriting and reissuing many of my novels, the ones that were published from the late 1970s through the ’90s. Some revisions proved relatively easy; others required a good deal of effort. But nothing, nothing came close to the...
by mike | Aug 3, 2017 | Books, Editing, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Research, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
Today’s post, which is essentially my credo, appeared on this blog in 2013. I feel no differently. Through the centuries decades I’ve been asked a thousand times, “Mike, why do you write?” Being of eastern European descent I always answer that question with other...
by mike | Jun 15, 2017 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Read & Critique, Uncategorized, Writing |
Well, I’m not doing much of it these days, but the following thoughts, which I first ran in a 2013 post, are still relevant. It’s no secret that breaking into book publishing is a difficult endeavor. Hey folks, this is the entertainment business, you know? Even...
by mike | May 25, 2017 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
A book without a title is a book that I’m not yet writing. I first presented this post in 2013. What? No, not me. Before I ever write word one of a new novel I must have a title. More on that in a moment. During my quarter-century or so as a writing coach and editor...
by mike | Apr 6, 2017 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Publishing, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
This post from 2013 addresses a major issue for folks who say that they want to write a book. Having been a teacher, coach, editor—and, of course, a novelist—for the past couple of centuries, I have heard it all from wanna-be writers about how difficult it is to make...
by mike | Feb 27, 2017 | Books, Editing, Life, Read & Critique, Uncategorized, Writers' Conferences, Writers' Retreat, Writing |
What does former National Basketball Association great Bill Russell have to do with leading classes and workshops about writing novels? I’ll tell you…shortly. But, first things first. MY STUDENTS NEVER KNEW I began facilitating novel-writing workshops in the early...
