by mike | Mar 26, 2013 | Books, Editing, Horror, Native Americans, Psychological Thrillers, Publishing, Research, Writing |
Last year, in a post titled, “Writing Novels For Fun And…Fun?” I made the following observation: When I made the commitment to start writing novels a long, long time ago I began by sticking to one of the basic tenets: Write what you know. I knew Edgar Rice Burroughs,...
by mike | Mar 19, 2013 | Movies, Science Fiction, Writing |
In addition to the serious coaching and editorial work that I do for my writers, I also engage in a lot of good-natured banter with them. Hey, why even bother if you can’t have fun! Some of our back-and-forth emails, both text and pictures, often border on the...
by mike | Mar 12, 2013 | Aging, Life |
Let’s clarify one thing right up front: we are ALL aging, every day, every minute. Doesn’t matter whether you’re seventy-two, or forty-two, or twelve. It’s just that the older we get, the more aware of it we become—and, assuming we’ve gathered some wisdom during all...
by mike | Mar 6, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares |
Okay, this is one scary underground chick flick, the cast comprised of six women. Tell the truth, it’s actually two films, given that the creatively titled The Descent: Part Two, though released four years later, picks up right where The Descent leaves off (though...
by mike | Feb 25, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies |
When I decided to write about my favorite dumb/bad/cheesy horror movies last year, the one that leaped to the top of the heap was Wes Craven’s 1981 gem, Deadly Blessing. Big problem: my VHS tape of the film had long gone the way of Goodwill—same as my VCR—and the...
