by mike | Aug 15, 2019 | Books, Horror, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Writers' Retreat, Writing |
I modeled the writers’ and artists’ colony in one of my novels, Demon Shadows, after this amazing place. This post first ran in 2015. For well over a century the artists’ community called Yaddo, located in Saratoga Springs, NY, has nurtured creativity by giving...
by mike | Aug 5, 2019 | Books, Death, Holocaust, Non-Fiction, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
I’ve chosen this time to re-run a post from a few years back. Why? Given the horrors of the past few days, I think that’s obvious. EVIL is running rampant, and if anything it is getting worse. This morning my bride picked up the main section of our local newspaper and...
by mike | Jul 18, 2019 | Films About Writers, Horror, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
Another strange role for the guy who played Captain Jack Sparrow and Tonto, among others. This post first ran in 2015. “You stole my story!” That is arguably the most memorable line from the 2004 psychological thriller, Secret Window. Based on a short story by Stephen...
by mike | Jun 27, 2019 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
French novelist Jules Verne is often referred to as the “Father of Science Fiction.” You’ll get no argument from me. This post, about one of his most famous works, first ran in 2015. My muse, Edgar Rice Burroughs, wrote his adventure novel, At the Earth’s Core, in...
by mike | Jun 20, 2019 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Death, Ghosts, Life, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized, Writing |
The first novel that I ever published had the main character getting knocked off in the opening chapter. Really!? This post first ran in 2015. I’ve never dwelled too much on what happens after I croak. But now that I’m pushing an age that once seemed science fiction,...
by mike | Jun 13, 2019 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Fantasy, Publishing, Sword & Planet, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized, Writing |
Last week I thanked ERB for being my inspiration to write. This 2012 post details his interesting life. (A great Kindle deal on a couple of my own “lost world” novels can be found at the end of this post.) In a recent post I noted that Edgar Rice Burroughs...
