Writing A New Genre: A Dialogue With My Muse
The Dialogue: Writing A New Genre Mike and Muse stare at Mike's laptop screen, both are clearly perplexed. MUSE: What the hell is that? MIKE: I don't know They both…
How To Choose The Story To Write: A Dialogue With My Muse
The Dialogue: How to Choose The Story To Write I sit on my ugly yellow sofa, staring at my laptop, choosing the story to write next. My muse marches in…
Handling Rejection From Publishers: A Dialogue With My Muse
The Dialogue: Handling Rejection From Publishers Muse crouches on the back of my ugly yellow sofa, quivering with excitement. I sit on the sofa, laptop open, staring at my Gmail.…
Getting Through The Crappy Rough Draft: A Dialogue With My Muse
Dialogue: Crappy Rough Draft Open with me sitting on my ugly yellow sofa staring at my laptop, working on my crappy rough draft. My Muse perches on the back of…
Creating New Characters: A Dialogue With My Muse
The Dialogue Open with me sitting on my ugly yellow sofa staring at my laptop, trying to create new characters. My muse sits on the back of the sofa, hunched…
Writers Block: A Dialogue With My Muse
The Dialogue Open on me sitting on my ugly yellow sofa staring at my laptop. My muse lays face-down on the floor, unconscious (or possibly dead). ME: Come on! MUSE:…
Mike Goes To New Zealand: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Driving On the Left Size of the Road
This isn't typically a travel blog, but my wife and I recently got back from spending several weeks traveling through New Zealand. This was our second time there and we…
3 (Recently Published) Short Stories I read In January 2024
I actually really enjoy the month of January. The hectic holidays are over. Marathon training is over. We don’t have a lot planned, and we finally get a chance to…
5 (Recently Published) Short Stories I Read In December 2023
So a lot happened in the month of December. First of all, my wife and I trained for and ran our fifth marathon. The race was in Kiawah Island, the…