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Reincarnation and an author's journey

Have you ever considered  that a genius or savant in music or mathematics, or any basis of study is so because they have lived a past life which followed their present life's interest? “Consider an example like Mozart; who wrote his first symphony at the age of eight. How could he have accomplished such genius without having the wherewithal to remember a past where he was involved in music and its pursuits?” (Excerpt from Her Past's Present)In an interview with Michael Poeltl,...

Reincarnation and an author's journey

Have you ever considered  that a genius or savant in music or mathematics, or any basis of study is so because they have lived a past life which followed their present life's interest? “Consider an example like Mozart; who wrote his first symphony at the age of eight. How could he have accomplished such genius without having the wherewithal to remember a past where he was involved in music and its pursuits?” (Excerpt from Her Past's Present)In an interview with Michael Poeltl,...

Five Star reviews for Her Past's Present

The new novel by Michael Poeltl is receiving very favourable reviews on Amazon. Poeltl's most recent work of fiction has garnished nothing but five star reviews thus far on the worlds leading book seller site and there seems to be no indication this activity will stop any time soon. With a dystopian edge, Her Past's Present offers insights into past-life regression, a topic that has begun trending with the release of The Gargoyle, by Andrew Davidson, another Canadian author who won 1.25 milli...

Free Book on Goodreads!

Looking for a free book to complete your summer? With an dystopian edge, Her Past's Present see's one woman's life fall apart while her past lives try to make sense of her present.
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World War Z. A review of the movie

I have to start by saying Zombies aren't my go to apocalyptic genre. I prefer the human experience over the fantasy in that respect. You only have to read my trilogy, The Judas Syndrome to understand that. But a friend had read the book and was anxious to see how well the film studios would portray it. I agreed to go along as I'd heard many good reviews of the book.
It was definitely fast paced and the zombies were believable in that they had contracted a type of rabies. They were terrifying i...

Post-Apocalyptic stories far from done being told

Wow, with the epic fail 2012 brought us in an apocalyptic end you'd think the popular conscience would have thrown the idea out the window. But the opposite is proving true. With two more dystopian style book series being made into movies (trilogies no less) like  ‘Divergent‘ and ‘The Maze Runner’ (divergent trilogy isn't even complete) it is obvious that the audience is still very much alive and well despite their chosen genre (apocalyptic).
'This is the End' has also received some amazi...

Where can a writer get the best bang for their FREE buck in marketing themselves?

Looking for a free option for marketing yourself as a writer? The best idea I've heard of with actual results  is joining a fan fiction site or two. You pick your favorite (or most popular) tv show or book series and start writing fiction based on those characters.

There are literally thousands of ready made fans at your fingertips salivating to read something fresh based on the characters and world(s) they've grown to love.

A friend of mine who is an accomplished writer went under...

New Novel free promo for Amazon Kindle June 14-16

The newest novel from Michael Poeltl, Her Past's Present, is being offered for free as a promotional  pre-launch of the print version. The kindle version is being offered free June 14-16th and Poeltl only asks that those who download his new book offer a star rating and or review in order to get the ball rolling. Word of mouth and social networking is all appreciated in getting the word out.
For more on the novel itself visit www.mikepoeltl.com. To download the free version of the ebook...

Malthus and Dan Browns foray into apocalyptic fiction

Have you read Dan Brown's newest novel? Apocalyptic.

Even the big boys are taking their shot at the apocalypse. Inferno, by Dan Brown follows his formula pretty closely throughout, but what was exciting to parallel as I read it was that Brown's apocalyptic vision shares the same vision of that in The Judas Syndrome.

Perhaps you remember Earl's talk around the campfire, in The Judas Syndrome, quoting Malthus and his prediction that the human race would kill itself off? Earl envisioned eith...

Malthus and Dan Browns fray into apocalyptic fiction

Have you read Dan Brown's newest novel? Apocalyptic.

Even the big boys are taking their shot at the apocalypse. Inferno, by Dan Brown follows his formula pretty closely throughout, but what was exciting to parallel as I read it was that Brown's apocalyptic vision shares the same vision of that in The Judas Syndrome.

Perhaps you remember Earl's talk around the campfire, in The Judas Syndrome, quoting Malthus and his prediction that the human race would kill itself off? Earl envisioned eith...