by mike | Jul 28, 2022 | Books, California, Editing, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Nightmares, Non-Fiction, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
Most of my novels were ones that I wanted to write. STONE WOMAN was one that I HAD to write. When writing historical novels based on true events, the challenge is to not make the scenes read like dry, academic research for a thesis. My award-winning historical novel,...
by mike | Apr 14, 2022 | Books, Historical Novels, Museums, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
Who knew? Not me, until I read about the Bone Wars in Michael Crichton’s book, Dragon Teeth, back in 2018, when this post first ran. Also called the Great Dinosaur Rush, the Bone Wars comprises an interesting chapter in American history. The phrase refers to a period...
by mike | Sep 6, 2021 | Books, Editing, Historical Novels, Life, Medical Thrillers, Publishing, Read & Critique, Uncategorized, Writing |
It may be fifteen years that Courage to Heal, a novel based heavily in fact, was released by Sunbelt Publications, but its history goes back farther than that. As an editor and writing coach I worked on the project with its author, Dr. Paul Bernstein, years earlier....
by mike | Oct 8, 2020 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Ghosts, Historical Novels, Horror, Humor, Life, Native Americans, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Sword & Sorcery, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
When I first presented this post I had put seven years behind me following a health issue that nearly sent the Mother Ship down to take me home. Four more years have passed, so I’ve updated this post. As the challenging year of 2020 staggers to an end, I’ve had a...
by mike | Jan 9, 2020 | Baseball, Books, Editing, Historical Novels, Horror, Life, Publishing, Read & Critique, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
I still keep in touch with old friend Hank Garfield. This post first ran in 2016. I had lunch last week with a horror writer from Maine. (No, not THAT horror writer.) Hank Garfield and his friend, Lisa, were in San Diego for a vacation, as well as to visit some of...
by mike | Nov 21, 2019 | Books, Editing, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Publishing, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
Don’t we just love those readers who didn’t “get it” when they read our books? I first presented this post in 2016. A rather recent rancid review prompted me to write this post. Sure, most writers are sensitive to criticism; I was like that too, back in the day. But...
