M. Laszlo
On the Threshold: the Background
On the Threshold follows from an idea book written while working on an M.F.A degree in poetry at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville,...
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M. Laszlo
- Mar 10
- 4 min
The Lost Scene from On the Threshold: The Madman from Chapter Twenty-One(Deeming it totally unnecessary, the publisher deleted it.)
The madman pointed at her winding watch and then tapped the dial. “Do you remember the night of the big fire in Leicester Square? I’ll...
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M. Laszlo
- Mar 10
- 2 min
The Burning Man: A Note on the Symbolism
Some who read my latest work, On the Threshold, may possibly wonder just what in the world would be the origins of the burning-man figure...
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M. Laszlo
- Mar 10
- 4 min
On the Threshold: How a Visionary Novel Healed a Personal Wound
So much of the inspiration for my work, On the Threshold, comes from the notorious Amityville murders of 1974. Chances are that many...
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M. Laszlo
- Feb 1
- 4 min
The Voice of London: Or, the Power of Colloquialism and Peculiar Jargon
We all know that everything began with the word. According to Judeo-Christian tradition, nothing even existed before Jehovah spoke. “Let...
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M. Laszlo
- Feb 1
- 2 min
5-10 Musts That Every Story in My Trans-Genre Must Have
The Phantom Glare of Day is a trans-genre work that seeks to truly help people to grasp and to face very real and very difficult aspects...
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M. Laszlo
- Feb 1
- 5 min
Character Creation
The creation of a character hinges on a short list of things. First, the character must embody at least some of the author’s intellectual...
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M. Laszlo
- Feb 1
- 2 min
The Phantom Glare of Day - Background of the Book
The Phantom Glare of Day follows from a youthful diary that I wrote while traveling through England in the summer of 1985. It’s hard to...
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M. Laszlo
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Why Did I Become a Writer?
For some, this kind of question may be difficult to answer. For me, the question is exceedingly easy. And my answer is quite simple: the...
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M. Laszlo
- Feb 1
- 5 min
Where do Ideas Come From?
Many ideas come from our conscious observations of the phenomenological world, obviously. Still, we must remember that in the selfsame...
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M. Laszlo
- Feb 1
- 1 min
Breaking My Silence and Speaking from the Heart
Readers, you should understand several key points regarding a visionary work like The Phantom Glare of Day. First: These novellas are...
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M. Laszlo
- Feb 1
- 2 min
How to Handle Negative Criticism
To the best of my knowledge, there are only three ways to handle negative criticism. First, a writer may seek to learn something from the...
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