For the 11th edition of the Open Mic Creativity and COVID-19 Special Project, I check in with the fabulous historical fiction author Erika Mailman. Her novels and characters have ranged from 16th Century witches to Gold Rush prostitutes to one of America’s most...
Literary agent Liz Kracht of the Kimberly Cameron Agency has seen a lot of troubling stuff come down the publishing pike over the years. But the COVID-19 pandemic is one for the record books. I checked in with her for the Open Mic Creativity and COVID-19 Special...
When we last checked in with my fellow NorCal resident Avanti Centrae, the first book in her new VANOPS thriller series was just hitting bookshelves. For today’s edition of the Creativity and COVID-19 Special Project, I touched base with her again to see this...
For Day 8 of the Creativity and COVID-19 Project, we check in with LA-based reporter and writer Christina Hoag, who has covered everything from guerrilla warfare in Colombia to gang wars in Los Angeles. Her books include the excellent “Skin of Tattoos” and...
Nobody writes suspense with the comic flair of the great Christopher Moore, the man behind such classics as Lamb, Coyote Blue, A Dirty Job, Noir, The Serpent of Venice, Fool and…well, I could go on forever. Suffice to say the man can write. In today’s...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Open Mic’s Creativity and COVID-19 Project. I’m checking in with a slew of writers and creative folks of all kinds to see how they are holding up during this pandemic, and to hopefully glean a few tips on how to stay...
