by mike | Oct 18, 2018 | Books, California, Historical Novels, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Writing |
Native American myths and legends are quite colorful—and meaningful. This post first ran in 2014. The Modoc People, like all Native American tribes, have their own folklore—myths and legends handed down through time. In my award-winning historical novel, Stone Woman:...
by mike | Oct 4, 2018 | California, Films About Writers, Movies, Romance, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
H.G. Wells told some pretty amazing stories, considering how long ago he wrote them. This post first ran in 2014. My previous posts in the “Films About Writers” series, Finding Forrester and Misery, featured fictional writers. In the 1979 movie, Time After Time, we...
by mike | Sep 13, 2018 | Books, California, Editing, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Publishing, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
It took a long time for my award-winning historical novel, Stone Woman, to see the light of day. In Part Two I will explain why. A War Story…A Love Story I thought that my interest in doing this story might wane after I finished my horror novel, The Modoc Well. On the...
by mike | Sep 6, 2018 | Books, California, Editing, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Publishing, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
This post first ran in 2014, and that same year Stone Woman was honored by the San Diego Book Awards Association as Best Historical Novel. No, this post is not about a song from Frozen. (Great song, though.) I imagine you all know the old saying that begins, “If you...
by mike | Aug 27, 2018 | Books, Bookstores, California, Editing, Historical Novels, Publishing, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
The second annual San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books took place this past Saturday at Liberty Station. Last year’s inaugural event drew upwards of 10,000 people, and I’m pretty sure the 2018 version outdid that number. I got to sign my two award-winning novels,...
by mike | Jul 12, 2018 | Aging, California, Life, Uncategorized |
Well, I’m probably still a head case, but not quite the same as I was back in 2014, when this post first ran. 😊 “Hi, I’m Mike, and I’m a head case.” Okay, I hope that didn’t prompt you to counter with the typical twelve-step response, because if it did, I gotta worry...