by mike | Jun 5, 2013 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Mystery Novels, Publishing, Writing |
What? No, not me. Before I ever write word one of a new novel I must have a title. More on that in a moment. During my quarter-century or so as a writing coach and editor I’ve had many fiction—and even non-fiction—manuscripts come to me without titles…books that the...
by mike | May 30, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends |
Pardon the adverbs, but this 1981 film could be considered “humorously gross” or “grossly humorous.” Either way, An American Werewolf In London has more than enough gore and laughs to entertain during its 90+ minutes of run time. And now I find out, via research, that...
by mike | May 23, 2013 | Books, Editing, Fantasy, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Psychological Thrillers, Writing |
Holy cow, a semi-retired guy isn’t supposed to be this busy…is he? I’ll soon be evaluating a manuscript for a Buddhist monk (a novel!), and doing a re-read of a 176,000-word epic fantasy novel. I’m writing a new ending for my fourth and final Ro-lan novel (more on...
by mike | May 6, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Sports Movies |
In retrospect, I could have written about Mystery, Alaska as one of my many Guilty Pleasures. The thing is, I never thought of this outrageous 1999 comedy, with a cast of solid actors and a load of memorable lines, as a film that I had to feel guilty about throwing in...
by mike | Apr 29, 2013 | Books, California, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Research, Writing |
Writers who, like me, work in genres such as horror and fantasy often mine the rich folklore, myths, and legends of different countries, cultures, ethnic groups and so on to enrich our stories. I thought it might be fun to explore some of the individual entities drawn...
