by mike | Apr 4, 2016 | Films About Writers, Movies, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Some critics—predictably—knocked the 2015 biographical drama, Trumbo, for its “historical inaccuracies.” Still, this excellent film, starring Bryan Cranston as Dalton Trumbo and Helen Mirren as gossip columnist Hedda Hopper, served to open the eyes of many who might...
by mike | May 25, 2015 | Books, Death, Editing, Life, Non-Fiction, Publishing, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Writing |
Dr. Richard House approached me via a referral a little over a year ago—just about the time I teetered on the cusp of full retirement. He had a non-fiction manuscript that needed a ton of work—his assessment—a true story that was kind of “out there,” he said. Having...
by mike | Dec 22, 2014 | Books, Movies, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Over a century ago a British engineer, Col. John Patterson, wrote a book titled, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures. A considerable portion of the book details his experiences in dealing with attacks by two enormous, man-eating lions that...
by mike | Mar 19, 2014 | Books, Editing, Life, Non-Fiction, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
Given my (approaching) dotage I’ve been taking on fewer writers in recent years, though I imagine I’ll never give it up entirely. The primary reason for that has to do with how much I love sharing in the success that many of my writers experience. This was more than...
