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...
by mike | Jul 6, 2017 | Books, Holocaust, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
In this current climate of hate and intolerance, Freedom’s Hand depicts just how bad it could possibly become. This post first ran in 2013. I wrote an early draft of my recently published thriller, Freedom’s Hand, many years ago—out of anger. So why an emotion like...
by mike | Jul 3, 2017 | Books, Death, Humor, Music, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
In last week’s post we left Jack Miller sitting in the waiting area outside the Rock-and-Roll Afterward, wondering who could have summoned him there. I suppose, from the title of this post, that you might have figured it out. Also, you might have guessed the name of...
