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...
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...
