by mike | Jan 31, 2019 | Death, Guest Posts, Holocaust, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
By Simon Moya-Smith I have written a great deal about the abuse of this country’s indigenous People, and also about the travesty that was the Holocaust. This sobering guest article, first published on the website of the Indian Country Today Media Network,...
by mike | Jan 21, 2019 | Books, California, Editing, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Nightmares, Non-Fiction, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
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, Stone Woman: Winema and the Modocs, offers many examples of how (hopefully) not to bore...
by mike | Jan 10, 2019 | Books, Humor, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
You may not want to run into this guy anytime soon. I first presented this post in 2015. The Coyote myth is well known in many Native American cultures, especially out here in the western U.S. In the Creation stories of some tribes he represents the Creator himself,...
by mike | Dec 27, 2018 | Books, California, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Romance, Uncategorized, Writing |
A few years back I wrote about a remarkable Native American woman named Winema, the “Modoc Woman of the Brave Heart.” She is the main “character” in my award-winning historical novel, Stone Woman: Winema and the Modocs. Billed as A WAR STORY; A LOVE STORY; A TRUE...
by mike | Oct 18, 2018 | Books, California, Historical Novels, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Writing |
Native American myths and legends are quite colorful—and meaningful. This post first ran in 2014. The Modoc People, like all Native American tribes, have their own folklore—myths and legends handed down through time. In my award-winning historical novel, Stone Woman:...
by mike | Sep 13, 2018 | Books, California, Editing, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Publishing, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
It took a long time for my award-winning historical novel, Stone Woman, to see the light of day. In Part Two I will explain why. A War Story…A Love Story I thought that my interest in doing this story might wane after I finished my horror novel, The Modoc Well. On the...
