by mike | Jun 29, 2017 | Books, Death, Holocaust, Psychological Thrillers, Publishing, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
Just about four years ago I released my award-winning thriller, Freedom’s Hand. Here is my introductory blog post. Unfortunately, the book seems to have more relevance in this current climate of racism and intolerance. Just like the name of my website professes, most...
by mike | Jun 15, 2017 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Read & Critique, Uncategorized, Writing |
Well, I’m not doing much of it these days, but the following thoughts, which I first ran in a 2013 post, are still relevant. It’s no secret that breaking into book publishing is a difficult endeavor. Hey folks, this is the entertainment business, you know? Even...
by mike | Jun 1, 2017 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Fantasy, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
That was a question I first asked in this 2013 post. The answer to that is a great big YES. At least I do. I’ve been thinking about that a lot in recent months for a specific reason. Let me explain. I just reissued one of my long-ago adventure fantasy novels, The...
by mike | May 25, 2017 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
A book without a title is a book that I’m not yet writing. I first presented this post in 2013. What? No, not me. Before I ever write word one of a new novel I must have a title. More on that in a moment. During my quarter-century or so as a writing coach and editor...
by mike | Apr 20, 2017 | Books, Humor, Life, Publishing, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
A humorous book doesn’t have to be all funny, and a serious book doesn’t have to be all serious, as I first discussed in this 2013 post. I’ve learned a lot in life through trial and error, or by accident. More specifically, this can be applied to writing. We could...
by mike | Apr 6, 2017 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Publishing, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
This post from 2013 addresses a major issue for folks who say that they want to write a book. Having been a teacher, coach, editor—and, of course, a novelist—for the past couple of centuries, I have heard it all from wanna-be writers about how difficult it is to make...
