by mike | Nov 10, 2016 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Read & Critique, Uncategorized, Writing |
They are indeed, as I first pointed out in this 2012 post. I’ve worked with countless writers over the decades as a coach and editor, and interacting with the majority of them has been a joy for me. But with some, not so much. The difference? The “not-so-muchers”...
by mike | Nov 7, 2016 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized, Writers' Conferences, Writing |
It’s novel-writing month or some such thing again, so I’m going to revisit my post on the matter, as I will likely do for a long time to come. My opinion has not changed. Okay, this week I’m going to be a curmudgeon—something that I do quite well, actually. There are...
by mike | Oct 27, 2016 | Books, Editing, Historical Novels, Mystery Novels, Publishing, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
How’s this for a storyline? A young woman named Eve so strongly supports a candidate in her bid to become America’s first female president that she takes a bullet for her. But Eve doesn’t mind. She’s actually not a “young” woman; she’s over three hundred years old,...
by mike | Oct 17, 2016 | Books, Bookstores, California, Life, Publishing, Thrillers, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing |
Just got home from the beautiful town of Idyllwild, a mile high in the San Jacinto Mountains of southern California, where I take my bride every October to celebrate her birthday. It is a breathtaking place, both literally and figuratively. So as usual, this post will...
by mike | Oct 13, 2016 | Books, Editing, Fantasy, Publishing, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized, Writing |
This post first ran in 2012. Obviously, the second Tyron novel mentioned in it was published the following year. I’ve written about this being my third writing career, with a gap of about seventeen years since my second writing career until starting up again in 2011....
by mike | Sep 29, 2016 | Books, California, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Research, Uncategorized, Writers' Retreat, Writing |
Writer’s block has been around since primitive men and women had difficulty deciding what to scrawl on cave walls. This 2012 post would have been relevant even back then. Okay, I don’t mean to belittle a malady that is prevalent among so many writers. It’s just that...
