by mike | Oct 12, 2023 | Death, Disaster Movies, Medical Thrillers, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Covid variants are still around, but it seems that many have gotten complacent about it. I first presented this post in April of 2020, shortly after most of the world was shut down. Given the current state of affairs, you’d think people would be avoiding pandemic...
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 | Apr 27, 2020 | Death, Disaster Movies, Medical Thrillers, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Given the current state of affairs, you’d think people would be avoiding pandemic films like the plague. Curiously, my research revealed the opposite to be true. Folks just can’t seem to get enough of them, even though most are sheltering at home (we hope) while...
by mike | Jan 5, 2017 | Books, Editing, Historical Novels, Life, Medical Thrillers, Publishing, Read & Critique, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized, Writing |
Happy New Year! Here is a fun and meaningful story for you writers out there. I first presented it in 2013. Enjoy! So, why should you “acknowledge” your writing coach? (And why the heck is the word in quotes?) This is a story in two parts. The first is about Dr. Paul...
by mike | Mar 23, 2015 | Medical Thrillers, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
As far back as Dr. Frankenstein creating his monster, there are many stories about the gross misuse of science and technology leading to disastrous results. Perhaps Ian Malcolm, the chaos theorist in Jurassic Park, said it best. When addressing John Hammond, whose...
by mike | Jan 2, 2013 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Medical Thrillers, Publishing, Writing |
Happy New Year! Here is a fun and meaningful story for you writers out there. I first presented it a few years back in my writers’ newsletter, so there are some dated references, but also a number of updates. Enjoy! So, why should you “acknowledge” your writing...