by Mike Carlon | Oct 3, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Everything I know about the criminal justice system I learned from Law and Order. Seriously, I’ve watched so much of it I feel as if I have a JD from L&O University! Well, what do you do when the police show up at your door with a search warrant when...
by Mike Carlon | Sep 28, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Though it sounds unintuitive, experiencing grief can be a good thing. All of us suffer losses at various points during our life—it could be the loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or even seeing your kids go off to college. Grief often...
by Mike Carlon | Sep 26, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch I love it when conversations go to unexpected places and today’s does just that. I didn’t anticipate speaking about the passing of my brother but doing so with today’s guest, author Jane L. Rosen simply felt right given one of the core themes of her...
by Mike Carlon | Sep 23, 2023 | Open Mike
We just passed the three month anniversary of my brother’s passing and, to quote the late Jerry Garcia (one of my brother Gregory’s favorites), “I want to know, where does the time go?” How could it have been three months? It’s still so surreal that my brother, my...
by Mike Carlon | Sep 22, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch I’ve long believed that curiosity is one of the most powerful superpowers that authors wield. Thinking it through more, curiosity may help us craft interesting plots, but its nothing without relatability. If our storylines are not relatable to readers,...