Have you ever heard the phrase “Kill your darlings”? If you haven’t or if you have but don’t quite understand what it means, it refers to deleting writing that is dear to you but doesn’t really add anything to your writing project. It is something that I have never liked doing. Every word on the page represents blood and sweat and effort that I have put into a specific piece of work. It was work to get it there so why should I delete it? Then I started working on ‘GalaxyBillies’. ‘GalaxyBillies’ represents a real departure for me. As much as I’ve always wanted to write humor, I have never had the nerve to do it. All my writing has a […]
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Get Published Episode 22 – New Years’ Goals… or are they Resolutions?
Happy New Years, Everyone. I wanted to start the new year out talking about my own personal goals for 2010. I have some ambitious plans for the coming year that I want to share with you. I also have a great question regarding when to start connecting to people via social media. It’s a little shorter episode than the past few, but I wanted to ease into the new year. Thanks for joining me for another year. I hope we can make it a great one together. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 22 – New Years’ Goals… or are they Resolutions? Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 […]
Read moreGalaxyBillies – Episode 1
Hey Folks, The Earthlings learn a little more about their home on the Grokmar. They come to realize that the ship really doesn’t understand them at all. They threaten a hunger strike and the ship reluctantly gives in to their demands: proper food and a place to sleep. The ship adamantly refuses to return them to Earth. It maintains its claim to need them in order to continue its mission… except, it doesn’t remember what its mission is. I also have a special offer at the end of the show. This offer is to support the effort being taken to help out Tee Morris in his time of need. Please see the following two URL’s for more information about the […]
Read moreThe Quest for Publication
My goal to get my work published and on bookstore shelves is pretty all-consuming. I’m always trying to learn new tricks and tips for the writing industry and I’m continuously trying to meet and connect with other people in the writing world. I’ve called it a journey in the past but, if I really think about it, this is more of a quest. But what is the difference? To me, a journey means travelling from point A to B to C to (eventually) Z. You have a clear idea of where you are going and what route you are travelling to get there. Getting published is not that. I call it a quest because I know where I want to […]
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