The Writing Process, Part VI: A Question of Talent
Let us talk of talent, you and I--of writing talent. It’s a touchy subject, I know, but we must speak of it as part of this series. This...
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Mike Martinez
- Nov 26, 2021
- 4 min
The Writing Process, Part V: Writing a Non-Fiction Book
This is my fifth post in a series on writing a non-fiction book. I have discussed selecting a topic, searching for a publisher,...
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Mike Martinez
- Oct 31, 2021
- 4 min
The Writing Process, Part IV: Researching a Non-Fiction Book
This is my fourth posting on the writing process. I have discussed how to select a book topic (Part I), the steps in searching for a...
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Mike Martinez
- Oct 2, 2021
- 6 min
The Writing Process, Part III: Preparing a Book Proposal
This is my third post on the writing process. In the first posting, I discussed how to select a book topic. In the second posting, I...
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Mike Martinez
- Sep 17, 2021
- 5 min
The Writing Process, Part II: Finding a Publisher
This is my second posting on the writing process. The first post, from August 31, 2021, concerned selecting a topic. Next up: the...
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Mike Martinez
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
The Writing Process, Part I: Choosing a Topic
When I began writing my blog in July 2011, I promised that I would devote space to the writing life, and so I have. Yet most postings...
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Mike Martinez
- Aug 15, 2021
- 6 min
An Update on My Writing Projects
Every summer since 2011, when I started writing my blog, I have provided an update on my writing projects. Here is my 2021 update. I have...
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Mike Martinez
- Jul 31, 2021
- 13 min
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Jack Abramoff and Influence Peddling
As I discuss in my forthcoming book Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, Jack Abramoff was a lobbyist whose name became...
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Mike Martinez
- Jul 15, 2021
- 28 min
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—2016 Russian Election Interference
The most recent scandal covered in my forthcoming book, Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, involves the 2016...
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Mike Martinez
- Jun 30, 2021
- 26 min
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—The Iran Contra Scandal
As I discuss in my forthcoming book Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, the Iran-Contra scandal occurred during President...
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Mike Martinez
- Jun 15, 2021
- 13 min
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—The Savings & Loan Scandal
As I discuss in my forthcoming book Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, the savings and loan (S&L) crisis has been almost...
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Mike Martinez
- Jun 1, 2021
- 11 min
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Abscam
It sounded like something out of a poorly written crime novel. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) launched an...
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Mike Martinez
- May 16, 2021
- 20 min
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Watergate
Watergate has become the scandal by which all other American scandals are judged. Whenever an elected official is caught in a...
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Mike Martinez
- Apr 30, 2021
- 17 min
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Spiro Agnew
His name was Spiro Agnew, and he served as governor of Maryland before becoming Richard Nixon’s vice president from 1969 until 1973. As I...
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Mike Martinez
- Apr 14, 2021
- 18 min
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—William “Wild Bill” Langer
As I discuss in my forthcoming book, Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, William “Wild Bill” Langer was a...
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Mike Martinez
- Mar 31, 2021
- 12 min
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Teapot Dome
The most infamous example of government corruption before the Watergate era was a scandal that occurred during the presidency of Warren...
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Mike Martinez
- Mar 15, 2021
- 14 min
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Scandals of the 1870s
As I discuss in my forthcoming book Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, the United States suffered through a series of...
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Mike Martinez
- Feb 28, 2021
- 8 min
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—The Caning of Charles Sumner
As I discuss in my forthcoming book Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, Charles Sumner was an arrogant, aloof, erudite...
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Mike Martinez
- Feb 13, 2021
- 3 min
New Book: Congressional Pathfinders Has Been Published and Is Now Available
I am pleased to announce that my 15th book, Congressional Pathfinders: “First” Members of Congress and How They Shaped American History,...
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Mike Martinez
- Jan 30, 2021
- 11 min
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr was a member of the revered founding generation of political leaders, but he suffered an ignominious fall from grace and faced...
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