Mike MartinezFeb 15, 20127 minAmerican Environmentalism, Part II want to talk about my latest publishing venture in this blog. For the first time in my career as an author, I am tying together my writ...
Mike MartinezJan 31, 201218 minUp From Clay, Part IIMost of Up From Clay, my novel-in-progress, is written in the present tense, but in some chapters I reflect on past occurrences. In this ...
Mike MartinezJan 2, 201212 minUp From Clay, Part IThe manuscript I have intermittently labored over for almost 18 years is titled Up From Clay. I chose the title to convey the idea that h...
Mike MartinezDec 28, 20117 minChasing My Fictive DreamMy non-fiction writing career progressed well during 2011. It promises to continue moving forward in 2012, and beyond. In addition to pub...
Mike MartinezDec 15, 20117 minComing For To Carry Me Home, Part IIIIt is December 15, 2011, and I am in much better shape than I was a year ago. My book Coming for to Carry Me Home: Race in America from A...
Mike MartinezNov 15, 201118 minThe Swords of Wicked Men, Part IIINow that I am writing the conclusion to my latest manuscript, The Swords of Wicked Men: Terrorist Attacks on American Soil (with an expec...
Mike MartinezOct 31, 20118 minI Found My Thrill on Capitol HillOn October 8, 2011, I set aside my usual cares and attended my aunt and uncle’s 60th wedding anniversary celebration in Falls Church, Vir...
Mike MartinezOct 28, 201123 minThe Swords of Wicked Men, Part IVOn Monday, November 28, 2011, I submitted the first draft of my manuscript The Swords of Wicked Men: Terrorist Attacks on American Soil t...
Mike MartinezOct 19, 20118 minReflecting on Life’s MilestonesOn October 8, 2011, I set aside my usual cares and attended my aunt and uncle’s 60th wedding anniversary celebration in Falls Church, Vir...
Mike MartinezOct 3, 20118 minThe Swords of Wicked Men, Part IIOne afternoon during the late 1990s, I was driving my car while my eight-year-old stepdaughter sat in the back seat. I was navigating thr...
Mike MartinezSep 22, 20117 minComing For To Carry Me Home, Part IIIt is December 2010, and I am as depressed as I have ever been. Normally, I am a happy, “glass-half-full” guy, an optimistic person imbue...
Mike MartinezSep 8, 201110 minA German Interlude; or Ass-Kicking the Ugly AmericanBerlin, Germany, Tuesday, August 30, 2011: When I step in front of the crowd, my heart thunders in my chest as if it will explode from my...
Mike MartinezAug 26, 20117 minWhen “My Precious Ache” Becomes “My Indifferent Yawn”Any worthwhile endeavor — whether it is a romantic relationship, a course of study in school, or a writing project — invariably requires ...
Mike MartinezAug 15, 20119 minReflections on InsanityI am insane. I know the statement smacks of melodrama, but what else explains my obsession with writing at the exclusion of other facets ...
Mike MartinezAug 6, 20115 minThe Swords of Wicked Men, Part IMy graduate school mentor, Dr. Bill Richardson, formerly of Georgia State University, currently at the University of South Dakota, once t...
Mike MartinezJul 29, 20118 minComing For To Carry Me Home, Part IMy latest work, a history of race relations during the nineteenth century, is titled Coming For To Carry Me Home: Race in America From Ab...
Mike MartinezJul 25, 20113 minThe Story of Writing Where the Light is DimWelcome to my story, the story of writing where the light is dim.So here I am--48 years old, reasonably well-educated, more-or-less satis...
Mike MartinezJun 17, 20117 minThe Quest for Obscurity; or the Weird World of Academic PublishingWelcome to the weird world of academic publishing. Faithful readers of my blog know that I always seek an expanding readership whenever I...
