by Michael McKown | Jul 17, 2026 | moved pages
What you put in your memoir: Scenes from your life. By- Michael McKown Mike, go get a job How I got fired from a gas station job I was a high school senior in 1964 when I landed my first real job. It was after school at a gas station in Tustin, California. The owner...
by Michael McKown | Jun 13, 2026 | moved pages
Ghostwriting services explained: What you’re actually paying for. By- Michael McKown Listen up Every prospective client unfamiliar with the writing process wants to know: “What am I paying for?” You’re not paying for someone to type your story. You’re not paying...
by Michael McKown | Jun 9, 2026 | moved pages
How to know when it’s time to call a script doctor. By- Michael McKown Most writers wait too long to call a script doctor. They rewrite, revise, and polish, repeatedly, convinced the next draft will finally fix what isn’t working. Sometimes it does. More often,...
by Michael McKown | Jun 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
I recently discovered a book containing one of the most remarkable descriptive passages I’ve ever read. Imagine you’re a worker in the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York on 9/11. Your work location was on the 64th floor. The 767 jet had already...
by Michael McKown | May 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Kurt Streeter writes: ”I remember those afternoons — sitting beside her desk, doing homework, listening to the staccato rhythm of her IBM Selectric — the feeling that returns is warmth. Security. The machines she favored were robin’s-egg blue, the keys tapping in a...
