by mike | Aug 31, 2017 | Books, Editing, Mystery Novels, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
This small bit of wisdom first appeared on my blog in 2013. Many folks are focused on rankings, so given that there has to be the best of everything, it stands to reason that there also has to be the worst. The worst plumber, the worst bus driver, the worst brain...
by mike | Aug 28, 2017 | Death, Films About Writers, Humor, Movies, Music, Uncategorized, Writing |
It is always a pleasure to see eighty-something Shirley MacLaine on the silver screen. Sadly, not a whole lot of people saw her perform in the 2017 comedy-drama, The Last Word. MacLaine plays Harriet Lauler, a woman who is rich, retired, and reviled. We see this...
by mike | Aug 24, 2017 | Books, Editing, Humor, Uncategorized, Writing |
This was a fun one to research and write back in 2013. It was a dark and stormy night… Just about everyone, writer and non-writer alike, is familiar with that famous—or infamous—opening of a novel, arguably one of the most overused lines ever (even by Snoopy). The guy...
by mike | Aug 21, 2017 | Books, Editing, Fantasy, Publishing, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized, Writing |
Over the past few years I’ve been busy rewriting and reissuing many of my novels, the ones that were published from the late 1970s through the ’90s. Some revisions proved relatively easy; others required a good deal of effort. But nothing, nothing came close to the...
by mike | Aug 17, 2017 | Death, Holocaust, Life, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
I first ran this post in 2013, and since then things have only gotten worse, especially in the current climate. What a shame. This morning my wife picked up the main section of our local newspaper and started reading, as she does every morning. But this time she did...
by mike | Aug 3, 2017 | Books, Editing, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Research, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
Today’s post, which is essentially my credo, appeared on this blog in 2013. I feel no differently. Through the centuries decades I’ve been asked a thousand times, “Mike, why do you write?” Being of eastern European descent I always answer that question with other...
