by mike | Aug 18, 2016 | Books, Death, Editing, Life, Mystery Novels, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
Tomorrow, August 19th, marks the four-year anniversary of the passing of Jeff Sherratt, a wonderful writer and an even better friend. Knowing that he was terminally ill I wrote a post about Jeff in July of 2012, because I wanted to make sure he got to read it. I also...
by mike | Aug 4, 2016 | Books, Editing, Horror, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
For you writers, or even wanna-be writers out there, this bit of information may be helpful. I first presented it as a newsletter for my writing community years ago, and later in a 2012 post. To some writers, “outline” is a dirty word (much like “synopsis”). To...
by mike | Jul 18, 2016 | Books, Editing, Films About Writers, Movies, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
Actually, I could have categorized the 2012 romantic drama, The Words, as a film about a writer writing about a writer—who’s writing about another writer. With a top-notch cast that includes Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Dennis Quaid, and Jeremy Irons, among others, I...
by mike | Jun 13, 2016 | Books, Editing, Horror, Uncategorized, Writing |
At the beginning of last week’s post I mentioned that I was a real weenie. People who know me often ask, “How can you write that stuff!” Like I said, the best (worst?) of it often comes out when I’m angry or frustrated about something. The cathartic effect of writing...
by mike | Jun 6, 2016 | Books, Editing, Horror, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
My self-assessment is that I’m one of the most passive guys on the planet. That’s why, when I go back and read one of the (many) violent, bloody scenes that I’ve written in my novels over the decades, I wonder, “Where the hell did that come from?” WRITING AS A...
by mike | Mar 17, 2016 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Humor, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
With regard to writing novels I had to start somewhere, as noted in this post from 2012. What? No, this isn’t about THAT first time. This blog is about writers, and writing, and fantasy, and horror, and stuff like that. Besides, that would be telling. This is about...
