by mike | Nov 22, 2021 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Quotes, Uncategorized |
Gather ’round the campfire, kiddies, and let’s see if we can gross one another out with some juicy lines from a few creepy movies. The first three sets are from films that feature cannibals. Yum! “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava...
by mike | Nov 18, 2021 | Books, California, Editing, Fantasy, Humor, Publishing, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Authors put a little bit of themselves in most of their characters, but I included nearly all of myself in cosmic bike rider Jack Miller. Bicycling Through Space and Time, the first book of my comedy/science fiction series featuring cosmic bike rider Jack Miller, was...
by mike | Nov 15, 2021 | Creature Features, Guilty Pleasures, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Uncategorized |
Like so many sequels before it, did the direct-to-video Deep Blue Sea 2 really need to be made? As a big fan of its predecessor, Deep Blue Sea, I of course had to watch it. (See my post, “Spiders, Bats, And Sharks: Critter Nirvana.”) Wow, what a downer. I should’ve...
by mike | Nov 11, 2021 | Death, Life, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized |
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Friedrich Nietzsche Over the years I’ve written about many weird occurrences, but this particular one ranks way high on the Weird-O-Meter, I kid you not. It is called,...
by mike | Nov 8, 2021 | Aging, Books, Editing, Publishing, Read & Critique, Uncategorized, Writers' Conferences, Writers' Retreat, Writing |
To be honest, I had planned on working into my seventies—where I am now. As a writing coach, editor, and teacher I totally enjoyed what I did, especially when I saw so many of my students and clients find success as published authors. So what changed? I’ll get to...
by mike | Nov 4, 2021 | Books, Death, Fantasy, Films About Books, Films About Writers, Humor, Movies, Publishing, Romance, Uncategorized, Writing |
Writers can definitely relate to what goes through this “character’s” head. I first presented this post in 2018. Harold Crick is an IRS agent who leads a boring life. Harold is also—not by choice—a character in a book, and that character is slated to die at story’s...
