by mike | Dec 23, 2019 | Fantasy, Ghosts, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Nightmares, Romance, Uncategorized |
I first presented this Christmas post in December two years ago, and since then it has been viewed numerous times—in April, August, and just about every other month of the year. Here it is again, at the “right” time of year. 😊 As a Jewish kid growing up in The...
by mike | Nov 25, 2019 | Books, California, Fantasy, Life, Romance, Uncategorized, Writing |
In addition to Thanksgiving, this week is notable for two special anniversaries. Twenty-nine years ago, on November 26th, I met Jacqueline for the first time. Seven years later, on November 29th, she became my bride. I’ve been blessed to have this remarkable woman in...
by mike | May 20, 2019 | Aging, Death, Life, Movies, Music, Romance, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
A national treasure is gone. Singer, actress, animal rights activist Doris Day passed away last week at the amazing age of ninety-seven from complications of pneumonia. Word of her death, in her hometown of Carmel, California came from her charity, the Doris Day...
by mike | Apr 25, 2019 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Paranormal, Publishing, Romance, Uncategorized, Writing |
Is “Romantic Horror” oil and water? Or bacon and eggs? This post last ran in 2015. My ghost story/horror novel, The Burning Ground, contains enough juicy, gory, creepy scenes to satisfy the horror purist. But the story is also about relationships—in particular the...
by mike | Apr 18, 2019 | Films About Books, Films About Writers, Humor, Movies, Publishing, Romance, Uncategorized |
It’s always gratifying to have a novelist as a main character in a movie. 😊 This post first appeared in 2015. For many movie lovers—my bride included—Romancing the Stone (1984) and Jewel of the Nile (1985) are the perfect films. Action and adventure, outrageous...
by mike | Jan 17, 2019 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Historical Novels, Publishing, Romance, Sword & Planet, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
Advice about the business and the craft of writing seldom gets dated. Let me share some thoughts from what I’ve experienced over the past gazillion years and about thirty novels written, in a post that last ran in 2015. When I made the commitment to start writing...
