I was going great guns with NaNoWriMo the first week and then the wheels fell off. I took my Scouts out to camp Saturday and Sunday so no writing got done: Saturday because I was no where near electricity and Sunday because I was tired from Sunday. At least, that’s my story. I did manage to write again Monday and Tuesday (and again today) but the pace of my writing was only about half what it had been. Still, I’m sitting just shy of 30,000 words as I write this, so I’m still doing okay. I just have to pull my socks back up so I can take a good run at the 70,000 word personal goal. I’m not panicking […]
Read moreAuthor: Michell
Humbled
I hear stories from my fellow authors all the time about how someone has reached out to them to say how much something they wrote has changed their life. I’ve always envied those people hoping to have something similar happen to me. Yesterday it did. I received a note about a story I wrote for the shear fun of it. One I hoped people would enjoy but also one I didn’t think would make any kind of an impact other than entertainment. Then, I got a note on Wattpad from one of my readers. He thanked me for the great story. I thanked him for his comment and then it happened. He replied back telling me how he was fighting […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 140 – VG Ford’s Ghostly Project
I have a lot of very talented friends. That’s a good thing because, whenever I start to lose my own motivation, I just have to look around to see what amazing work is going on around me. That always helps to kick me back into gear. One of those friends is Val Griswold-Ford. I stumbled across her work when I was still trying to get my own stuff written. Later, I had the privilege to meet and talk with her. I don’t exaggerate when I say, some of my favorite stories are Val’s. So, when I heard she had a project of epic proportions coming I knew I had to talk to her again. So, for today’s show, Val and […]
Read moreNaNoWriMo: The Race Has Officially Begun
I started NaNoWriMo last night. At midnight to be precise. I have some pretty lofty goals this year. I am not only trying to hit 50,000 words in 30 days (which is the NaNo goal), but I am actually trying to hit 70,000 words in those same 30 days. The reasons for this are many. I have managed to win NaNo every year I’ve participated, usually in 21 days or less. That tells me I have the capability to do more. That’s a very good thing because I have several projects I need to make progress on. The first and most important of these is, of course, the third book in my Mik Murdoch series. The book is targeted to […]
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