by mike | Mar 21, 2016 | Films About Writers, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Paranormal, Romance, Uncategorized, Writing |
In the 2015 Gothic thriller, Crimson Peak, director Guillermo del Toro has crafted an atmospheric period piece designed to scare the living crap out of viewers. Young, aspiring novelist Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) likes to write ghost stories, but I doubt if she...
by mike | Jan 28, 2016 | Books, Films About Writers, Movies, Romance, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized, Writing |
We’re back to a tiny Texas town today to find out more about a giant of a storyteller: Robert E. Howard. Who knew? While writing a recent post about Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan and the acknowledged “father” of Sword & Sorcery, I did research to make...
by mike | Jul 14, 2015 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Paranormal, Romance, Uncategorized, Writing |
I’m traveling and haven’t been able to give a new post the time it deserves. Besides, the next one you’ll see will contain a pretty cool announcement. Stay tuned. Meantime, here is one from the vaults that I hope you’ll find interesting. My ghost story/horror novel,...
by mike | Jul 6, 2015 | Films About Books, Films About Writers, Humor, Movies, Publishing, Romance, Uncategorized, Writing |
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 comedy, romance, great cast—what more can you ask for from a fun flick? And even better, from my perspective: the...
by mike | Jun 29, 2015 | Books, California, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Research, Romance, Uncategorized |
My blog dashboard informed me that last week’s post was number 199. Being the math whiz that I am, it didn’t take me long to figure out that this week’s post would be a monumental number two hundred! Yes, three-and-a-half years, and I’m still at it. That’s because—as...
by mike | Feb 23, 2015 | California, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Romance, Uncategorized, Writing |
Once again my excellent friend, August McLaughlin, asked me to participate in her “Beauty of a Woman” Blogfest for 2015. This year I’ve chosen to write about a remarkable Native American woman named Winema, the “Modoc Woman of the Brave Heart.” She is the main...
