by mike | Dec 13, 2018 | Films About Writers, Movies, Research, Sports Movies, Uncategorized, Writing |
This is a compelling film that I first wrote about in 2015. Not a whole lot of folks saw the sports drama, Resurrecting the Champ—“inspired by a true story”—during its short theatrical run in 2007.That’s too bad, because it is an excellent film, and Samuel L....
by mike | Nov 1, 2018 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Read & Critique, Research, Uncategorized, Writers' Conferences, Writing |
Here is a point that I always made clear to my writers. I first presented this post in 2015. Back in my salad days, when I took on just about any writer who had a pulse, I worked with a woman from the Midwest—let’s call her Helen—who had written, according to her,...
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 9, 2018 | Books, Guest Posts, Historical Novels, Publishing, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
There is a disturbing true story behind the events depicted in The Hammer of Witches, a historical novel by Basque scholar and good friend, Begoña Echeverria, one of my long-time writers. After a brief synopsis, I’ll have Begoña tell that story. (This post first ran...
by mike | May 17, 2018 | Books, Editing, Historical Novels, Publishing, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
Here is some more helpful advice for aspiring novelists. This post first ran in 2014. We writers tend to fall in love with our words—sometimes too much. As a writing coach and editor for decades I have been personally responsible for millions of words of unnecessary...
