January 27, 2013. Twenty years back, I was a lawyer working at one of those huge firms where middle-aged men (like me) worked when they were twenty years younger than they are today. During one grueling week, I worked all night long, and then the next day, and then the next night, until the dawn … [Read more…]
November 11, 2012. In my western science-fiction novel, The Ghosts of Watt O’Hugh, my eponymous hero and outlaw is camping out in the middle of Utah when a lizard flies across the night sky. A great lizard with “hundreds of scales on its body, the head of a camel, a demon’s eyes, a cow’s ears, … [Read more…]
October 15, 2012. More than 10 years ago, the award-winning, acclaimed author Elizabeth A. Lynn wrote a truly great book called Dragon’s Winter, the first of a projected trilogy. In 2004, the second book came out, called Dragon’s Treasure, which served mostly as an intriguing set-up for what promises to be a spectacular conclusion to one of … [Read more…]
Well, anyone following the box office — and really why should anyone follow the box office? — has noticed by now that Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter went belly up, like John Carter before it, like Cowboys vs. Aliens before it, like Wild Wild West before it. And on the small screen, Firefly failed a decade … [Read more…]
The Indie Excellence Awards has named Watt O’Hugh the winner in the Fantasy Novel category, and the Next Generation Indie Awards has named it a finalist in the Action Adventure category. Thanks to both organizations for the recognition and the honor. Check out all the winners, and maybe read a book or two.
Indie Bookspot had some nice things to say about The Ghosts of Watt O’Hugh a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been working on the sequel and trying not to Google myself compulsively every day, so I didn’t notice it for a while, but it was gratifying to see that my book is spreading its wings and flying … [Read more…]
I think it’s generally discouraged on GoodReads for authors to contact their readers directly and personally; so I just wanted to send out a word of thanks to everyone who has read my book, and especially to everyone who has rated or reviewed it, even if you’ve been critical. I’ve appreciated it. I will be … [Read more…]
So I wrote a science fiction western historical fantasy, The Ghosts of Watt O’Hugh, and according to the critics – those who have looked at it – it’s a good book. (Kirkus Reviewsnamed it as one of the best of 2011, as you may have heard me mention about a thousand times, if you are … [Read more…]
Well, this article isn’t really about Jackie Chan or Drunken Master Part 2 – not entirely – but sort of about the concept of “immortality”. I wrote a couple of articles about Jackie Chan, back in the late 1980s and early ‘90s. I interviewed him for the Chicago Sun-Times and for Entertainment Weekly, and as … [Read more…]
I learned about a year ago that my mother’s grandfather – Professor Allen Johnson – was a prominent historian of the very early 20th century. His books – including a Jefferson biography – are still available in print on demand format from numerous venues, including one publisher aptly named “Forgotten Books”. He died in 1930, … [Read more…]