by mike | Jan 25, 2018 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Read & Critique, Uncategorized, Writers' Conferences, Writing |
With regard to self-publishing, things haven’t changed much since I first presented this post in 2014. Quite a few years ago, when self-publishing, e-publishing, POD and such were in their embryonic stages, literary super-agent Richard Curtis (who at one time...
by mike | Dec 21, 2017 | Books, Editing, Life, Read & Critique, Uncategorized, Writing |
I thought that a long-ago read & critique workshop I led would be the death of me—literally. This post first ran in 2014. From the early ’90s to the mid-’00s I facilitated numerous read & critique workshops in my home. At its height I led three of them every...
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 | Feb 27, 2017 | Books, Editing, Life, Read & Critique, Uncategorized, Writers' Conferences, Writers' Retreat, Writing |
What does former National Basketball Association great Bill Russell have to do with leading classes and workshops about writing novels? I’ll tell you…shortly. But, first things first. MY STUDENTS NEVER KNEW I began facilitating novel-writing workshops in the early...
by mike | Feb 13, 2017 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Fantasy, Guest Posts, Non-Fiction, Publishing, Read & Critique, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Author David Lemmo and I go way back to the early nineties, when he became one of the first writers to join a read & critique workshop that I facilitated in my home. David enjoyed reading—and writing—the same genres as I did and, given both his writing abilities...
by mike | Jan 5, 2017 | Books, Editing, Historical Novels, Life, Medical Thrillers, Publishing, Read & Critique, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized, Writing |
Happy New Year! Here is a fun and meaningful story for you writers out there. I first presented it in 2013. Enjoy! So, why should you “acknowledge” your writing coach? (And why the heck is the word in quotes?) This is a story in two parts. The first is about Dr. Paul...
