50 years ago, I did the near-impossible . . .
How, at the tender age of 19, did I become the youngest person to sell a script to any of Star Trek’s twelve TV series (totaling over...
What the heck is an “Arabber”?
Have you ever come across an unusual word you’d never heard or seen before? Every so often, I’ll bump into one that enters my brain,...
A Quote Too Good to be True?
When I shifted to historical fiction after four decades writing lots of Star Trek novels and comic books, I decided to start each chapter...
Of Maps & Time Travel
OK, so why is there never a time machine handy when you need one? When authors of historical fiction try to bring the past to life for...
Find the "Easter Eggs"
So, you know the term “Easter egg,” right? Not the decorated eggs hidden by the Easter Bunny (or the Easter Beagle, for fans of Snoopy...
A Tale of Two (or Three) Covers
“Never judge a book by its cover.” We’ve all heard this familiar admonition, warning us that superficial first impressions may be...
"Man plans . . . and God laughs."
There’s an old Yiddish saying that translates to: “Man plans . . . and God laughs.” When it comes to the tale of why my new novel took me...
Anatomy of a scene (3 scenes, actually) . . .
I always enjoy behind-the-scenes or anatomy-of-a-scene features for movies and TV shows. Now that my new historical novel GALLOWAY’S...
Stuff I learned, part II: What famous people really said!
As noted in an earlier blog, historical fiction needs to be accurate, and feel truthful. That’s why historical novelists often anchor a...
Stuff I learned about...19th century baseball!
Until I started writing historical fiction, I had no idea research was so much fun. Some research was specific – I needed to know when it...
