by mike | Jan 23, 2017 | Fantasy, Movies, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
The 2012 film, Touchback, is another inspirational sports movie that you undoubtedly missed. I viewed it on Netflix last year because I enjoy sports movies, and because Kurt Russell, one of my favorites, had a co-starring role in it. The film proved a pleasant...
by mike | Jan 12, 2017 | Books, Fantasy, Life, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized |
This post, first presented in 2013, talked about one of the most favorite things that ever happened to me as a writer. File this story under the heading, “Why I Do What I Do.” Prior to the holidays I received an email from a delightful lady named Celeste in Australia....
by mike | Jan 9, 2017 | Disaster Movies, Fantasy, Movies, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized |
Three of Hollywood’s leading men in one movie? Yes, the 2002 post-apocalyptic fantasy, Reign of Fire, gave us Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, and Gerard Butler, all with a common goal: kill the dragons, before humankind on Earth is no more. THEY’VE ALWAYS BEEN...
by mike | Dec 22, 2016 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized, Writing |
This past year has been a challenging one, to say the least. And the upcoming year looms with uncertainty. I think you know why. We need our sense of humor now more than ever, and to that end I offer my latest book, The Wizard From Harrmel. Writing this Sword &...
by mike | Oct 13, 2016 | Books, Editing, Fantasy, Publishing, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized, Writing |
This post first ran in 2012. Obviously, the second Tyron novel mentioned in it was published the following year. I’ve written about this being my third writing career, with a gap of about seventeen years since my second writing career until starting up again in 2011....
by mike | Jun 30, 2016 | Fantasy, Humor, Magical realism, Movies, Uncategorized |
A whole bunch of quirky characters appear in this magical film, which I wrote about in 2012. The word “quixotic” has its roots in—what else?—Don Quixote, the subject of my last post. By definition the word means, “Foolishly impractical, especially in the pursuit of...
