by mike | Aug 18, 2014 | Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized |
Over two years ago I wrote a “Guilty Pleasures” post for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first screen romp as Conan the Barbarian in 1982. Since that time this particular post has received more views than any of the others I’ve done on my blog. Must be a lot of Conan—or...
by mike | Jan 6, 2014 | Baseball, Fantasy, Movies, Science Fiction, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
That line comes from my second-favorite movie of all time, Frequency. Released in 2000, this fantasy/baseball/serial killer/father & son relationship flick, starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel, has just about everything I could want in a story. But for my wife...
by mike | Oct 23, 2013 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Fantasy, Horror, Native Americans, Sword & Sorcery, Thrillers, Writing |
“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 variations thereof, a lot when I did tons of appearances, signings, conferences, and so on. But it had been a...
by mike | Sep 12, 2013 | Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Uncategorized |
“When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you...
by mike | Jun 12, 2013 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Fantasy, Writing |
The answer to that is a great big YES. At least I do. I’ve been thinking about that a lot in recent months for a specific reason. Let me explain. I just reissued one of my long-ago adventure fantasy novels, The Beasts of Zammar, the fourth book in the Ro-lan series....
by mike | May 23, 2013 | Books, Editing, Fantasy, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Psychological Thrillers, Writing |
Holy cow, a semi-retired guy isn’t supposed to be this busy…is he? I’ll soon be evaluating a manuscript for a Buddhist monk (a novel!), and doing a re-read of a 176,000-word epic fantasy novel. I’m writing a new ending for my fourth and final Ro-lan novel (more on...
