by mike | Feb 12, 2012 | Books, Horror, Romance, Writing |
This Tuesday, February 14th—Valentine’s Day—is the publication date for my new ghost story/horror novel, The Burning Ground, from ZOVA Books. Is that odd? I don’t think so. While there are enough juicy, gory, creepy scenes to satisfy the horror purist, the story is...
by mike | Feb 5, 2012 | Books, Horror, Native Americans, Research, Writing |
My new novel, The Burning Ground, will be published on February 14th. Here is a recent interview I did with Molly Lewis, my editor at ZOVA Books, about the story. Q: How did you get the idea for The Burning Ground? A: One of the most used and abused books in my...
by mike | Jan 29, 2012 | Books, Horror, Research, Writing |
The sign on the shoulder of SR 49 in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills read, “Entering Downieville.” On the other side of the same sign it said, “Leaving Downieville, Thanks for Coming.” Okay, I’m totally kidding here. No town is that small. But Downieville...
by mike | Jan 23, 2012 | Books, Horror, Writing |
Indeed it is. I suppose I could have also called this, my absolute first blog article, “Raising the Dead.” You’ll see why shortly. From the late ’70s through the mid-’90s I had published nineteen novels. Horror, Sword & Sorcery, Sword & Planet, even a Tom...
