Absolutely. Like anyone, if you live long enough, you’ll recognize chapters in your life, and the music you’ve experienced often serves as a memory trigger. Your life is a story and you’re the main character. Life is full of...
I’m pleased to announce that the final cover design is ready for your eyes only, for my new book The Blind Affect. As with the title for this work of realistic fiction, the cover embodies the story. Taking place in an urban setting, the...
What if you’re writing a story set in the far out 1970’s Michael Poeltl So, usually, my books take place in the present-day or the near future, so as far as creating authentic period language, it hasn’t been an issue. If people use a bizarre term...
Let me preface this review with the fact that I dreamed about this book. Last night, in fact, mere pages before finishing it. Something BIG happened and I needed to process it. When you dream in the world your book is taking place… I mean...
Listen, I’m the last person to encourage anyone to go out and buy the stuff you don’t need. I fully embrace the mantra: It’s not a deal if you don’t need it. That being said, everyone needs books.
Clickbait, I know, but what do you think about magazines? Print magazines that is. Is there a point to putting yourself through the paces, trying to get picked up as an author by a local magazine? What’s it going to hurt? My books have been...
My rant: where sentience in artificial intelligence is concerned, why is there never an original idea? I mean NEVER! A mad scientist who has either lost a loved one or just wants to give himself everlasting life miraculously captures sentience...
So here we all are, stuck at home and binging everything we can on Netflix and HBO and Stars etc… Our eyes are tired from the endless barrage of screen time and our minds are getting weaker as entertainment is spoon-fed to us on our...
I have mixed feelings on this issue. Yes, COVID-19 is top of mind and will be for the foreseeable future, but with China shutting down and manufacturing slowing, the virus is essentially helping lessen climate change for the many millions of...
Here’s the good news: You Can Make a Difference. It’s an understatement to say this campaign means a lot to me. If it didn’t, I wouldn’t approach you with it. We’re all intrinsically tied to our natural environment whether...
Brantford, Ontario Author Donating March Book Sales to Forests Ontario for Tree Planting Brantford, Canada March 1, 2020 – Author and activist, Michael Poeltl, is donating his March book sales to non-profit charity, Forests Ontario. The Brantford...
So, my 9-year-old daughter and I found some ancient history the other day. A stack of my old works. These range from when I was 10-years-old through 14-years-old. That’s early to mid 80’s folks. Some are close to disintegrating, but she has begun...
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