by mike | May 30, 2012 | Adventure fantasy, Books, California, Fantasy, Movies, Science Fiction, Sword & Sorcery, Writing |
In my last post I noted that Edgar Rice Burroughs was the single greatest source of inspiration for both my love of reading and my own writing career. With the recent re-release of the first book I ever wrote, The Master of Boranga—which had the Burroughs stamp all...
by mike | May 24, 2012 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Fantasy, Movies, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Writing |
In the 1980s I published a sword & sorcery novel titled, The Twentieth Son of Ornon (reissued earlier this year as The Sons of Ornon). It might have been my tenth or eleventh published book at the time; I’m not sure. More important was the dedication/author’s note...
by mike | Mar 22, 2012 | Books, Fantasy, Research, Sword & Sorcery, Writing |
Everything I write—everything that just about all novelists write—begins with those two words. I prepare detailed outlines for my stories, so that I always have a pretty good idea of where I’m going. But even before outlining a story, there is the “what if?” I...
by mike | Feb 19, 2012 | Books, Bookstores, Horror, Writing |
This past week, Mysterious Galaxy bookstore hosted the launch of my new novel, The Burning Ground. At a time when so many bookstores, independents and chains alike, are closing their doors, this specialty shop (science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, thrillers),...
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...
