Mark Noce Stories
Notes on Mark's latest writing endeavors, alongside other creative authors in the community.
June 7, 2010
--> For my wife’s birthday, I took her to the opening night of Faust at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House this last Saturday. Charles Gounod’s operatic rendition of Goethe’s Faust involves…
Read more of “Make a Deal with the Devil”June 4, 2010
--> Well, my favorite band in the world has recently had a mild setback. Bono, the lead singer from U2, injured his back on tour in Europe and had to have immediate surgery after the show. As a…
Read more of “U2 Out of Commission”June 2, 2010
I just finished this last weekend in California’s sunny San Luis Obispo. A great town for relaxing and of course, perusing books. I paid several visits to the local independent bookstore, Phoenix…
Read more of “My Weekend in SLO”May 28, 2010
--> --> Hey all. I decided to take a break from posting story chapters on Fridays and have opted instead to try new approach to breaking into the weekend. Most days I post articles about books,…
Read more of “Not-So-Serious Fridays”May 26, 2010
--> Lots of novels are made into film every year, some successfully and some not so much. But the book industry definitely drives at getting novels into film because despite box-office numbers just…
Read more of “Translating Books into Film”May 24, 2010
This week I wanted to do a tribute to probably one of my favorite authors of all time, Lawrence Durrell. Over the last year or so, I’ve been surprised that many of my fellow book-lovers out there had…
Read more of “My Favorite Author”May 19, 2010
--> With so many things happening in the news today and so many conflicting points of view, I find it difficult sometimes to trust anything I hear on TV. But this week I’d like to put a plug in for…
Read more of “Why the BBC Rocks”May 17, 2010
I just finished a weekend of Civil War reenacting up at Sacramento’s Gibson Ranch. If you’ve never been to one of these NCWA (National Civil War Association) reenactments, picture a town full of…
Read more of “The Civil War Comes Alive!”May 12, 2010
--> Sure, writing is neat and all, but what application does it have in the real world? Ever hear this foolishness from someone before? Well, if you majored in English, History, or pretty much any…
Read more of “Get Paid to Write?”May 10, 2010
In addition to the professional editing my manuscript of The Long Defeat is currently undergoing, I have partials (short sample versions) of the book out with several literary agents right now. Many…
Read more of “An Almost ‘Yes’”