by mike | Apr 9, 2018 | Books, Fantasy, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movies, Publishing, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
In about a month or so I will be re-releasing The Ultimate Bike Path—A Retro Ride: Book Two, the first sequel to my comedy/sci-fi story, Bicycling Through Space and Time. My character, cosmic bike rider Jack Miller, will be pedaling his 21-speed mountain bike with the...
by mike | Mar 29, 2018 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Paranormal, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
I first ran this post in 2014, around the time I reissued my two ghost stories. This one tells the tale of many benign ghosts—and one murderous spirit—in the Anza-Borrego Desert. PRAISE FOR FIRE DANCE: “Sirota returns…with this atmospheric tale of horror in the...
by mike | Mar 26, 2018 | Books, Films About Writers, Guilty Pleasures, Humor, Life, Movies, Uncategorized, Writing |
It is hard to imagine any film starring Morgan Freeman, one of my favorite performers, bombing big-time. But if you go by the box office receipts of the 2012 comedy-drama, The Magic of Belle Isle, you’d have to wonder if anyone saw it. Add to that the film reviewers...
by mike | Mar 15, 2018 | Books, Editing, Ghosts, Horror, Humor, Publishing, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Are we novelists EVER satisfied with our stories? I first presented this post in 2014. The following paragraph is not an entry out of “Mike’s Brag Book.” I only present it to support the point I plan on making in this post. I have written books, and have edited other...
by mike | Mar 12, 2018 | Books, California, Editing, Fantasy, Humor, Publishing, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Bicycling Through Space and Time, the first book of my comedy/science fiction series featuring cosmic bike rider Jack Miller, was initially not supposed to get published. I wrote the three books during the late 1980s-early ’90s with the idea of preserving my sanity...
by mike | Mar 5, 2018 | Books, Fantasy, Humor, Publishing, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Having written over two dozen novels, I can honestly say that I never had more fun than when I created my comedy/sci-fi stories, Bicycling Through Space and Time and its two sequels, in the ’90s. I initially wrote the first book for the sole purpose of entertaining...
