by mike | Dec 4, 2012 | Life, Publishing, Writing |
I made it through December 3rd yesterday. December 3rd? It comes after Thanksgiving and before Christmas, Kwanza, and (most of the time) Chanukah. This year it falls on a Tuesday, an innocuous day of the week at best. So what’s the big deal? Three years ago, on...
by mike | Nov 27, 2012 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Writing |
A person of some fame and accomplishment (in endeavors other than writing) contacted me some years back to see if I could assist her in writing a book about her life. At first thrilled and honored, I quickly re-evaluated the possibility of this happening when she...
by mike | Nov 14, 2012 | Books, Editing, Mystery Novels, Publishing, Sword & Sorcery, Writing |
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” don’t take critiquing well, are defensive, and some actually...
by mike | Nov 1, 2012 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Writing |
Actually, the quote goes something like this: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Depending on where you look, it is either an old Chinese proverb or it comes from the Talmud. (I always thought that the...
by mike | Oct 25, 2012 | Fantasy, Publishing, Sword & Planet, Sword & Sorcery, Writing |
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. One constant, as I’ve come to realize throughout a span of over three decades, is that the majority of...
by mike | Oct 9, 2012 | Books, California, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Research, Writers' Retreat, Writing |
Okay, I don’t mean to belittle a malady that is prevalent among so many writers. It’s just that I’ve never had writer’s block. I mean, never. Not ever. I will admit that there were periods when life got in the way big time, and accordingly I just stopped writing. But...
