Michael's Musings

January 26, 2015

This past week was rather slow.  Also cold and wet here in Austin.

I continue to write on my book of short stories/novellas, but it's also slow going.  I seem to write just a page or so a day.  I guess I need to get motivated.

I'm sure that part of the problem is that I have other books coming out this year (i.e. the Dinah Shore biography and the Paul Muni reprint), so there is really no hurry to finish this next one.

 It also looks like I'll be working with Fred Frees again on the audio version of MURDER IN BABYLON.  Fred did the audio book of DRACULA MEETS JACK THE RIPPER & Other Revisionist Histories, and he's terrific.

The Best Bets on DVD site is down again, but when it goes back up on February 1st, there will be a review of THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY.  So, look for it.

What else?

We're still trying to put together an Austin  production of B MOVIE sometime this summer, but I'll talk more about that when we have something more substantial.

In the meantime, you have a creative week.

Michael

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January 19, 2015

There wasn't as much rain here in Austin this past week, but it was so cold that I rarely ventured out of the house.  It's a good thing that I'm a writer, so I can work at home.

On Friday, it warmed up a bit, so I went out, gassed up the car, ran some errands, got an overdue haircut and picked up the mail.  Later this week, the cold and rain are supposed to return.  :-(

I continue to work on the 2-3 short stories (or novellas) that will be my next new book.  I say "new," because my next 2 books to go on sale are anything but new.  My Dinah Shore biography (MISS DINAH SHORE) was, for the most part, written 35+ years ago, and my Paul Muni biography is a reprint (with a new Introduction) of my first book,  Both will be out later this year.

How did you feel about the Academy Award nominations?

Since I don't go to movie theaters any longer (not since 2012), I've only seen the films that have been released onto DVD or Blu-ray.  I really liked BOYHOOD and THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL.  I expect BOYHOOD to win the major awards, but if GRAND BUDAPEST pulled an upset, that would be okay with me.

I just received a copy of GONE GIRL, but have not watched it yet.  Its only major nomination is for Rosamund Pike as Best Actress.  I'm looking forward to seeing it.

You have a creative week.

Michael

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January 12, 2015

It is so cold and wet here in Austin, as I write this.  I hate the cold.

SEXY REXY, my play about Rex Harrison, got a very nice review on Amazon this past week.  If you get a chance, please go check it out.

In other news, I did a radio interview on Friday with Mary Jane Popp.  We discussed MURDER IN BABYLON, my novel about the William Desmond Taylor murder.  I thought the interview went well.

Earlier that day, I had an appointment with my heart doctor...and he says that I will live.  The old ticker is going strong.

I'm currently working on one of a couple of stories that I started writing a long time ago.  Depending on how they turn out, length-wise, I may release them individually or as part of an anthology.  We shall see.

I finally saw BOYHOOD this past week.  It's a marvelous movie, which will probably win the est Picture Oscar this year.  It's out on home video now, so please check it out.

You have a creative week.

Michael

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