Official Author Page of Michell Plested
Late last year when I was preparing for Winter markets I attempted to order more authors copies of three of my books, specifically The Goddess Renewed, […]
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LINK TO AMAZON – for soft cover, hard cover, kindle versions LINK TO EPISODES GalaxyBillies is the story of five humans from the Appalachian Mountains […]
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Written by: me (Michell Plested) Illustrated by: McQuina Peters I wrote Super Sonya vs. the Woodpecker for my granddaughter’s birthday. She inspired the book by […]
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Trust may be the only thing that can save you…or betray you. When his family disappears, Kalten knows he must find them at any cost. […]
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When Jack and Betsy meet Kaiser Wilhelm, they immediately suspect an assassination attempt is about to be made against him. They do everything they can […]
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You might think being a superhero would be cool but Mik Murdoch knows it isn’t all fun and adventure. Being the self-appointed hero of Cranberry […]
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It’s Here! It has been two years since the zombie apocalypse ended, but Scouter Mike continues to relive the horror every day in his dreams. […]
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The world has gone mad. The living are gone, replaced by the mindless undead. The good news: a cure has been found. The bad news: […]
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Mik Murdoch has done a lot in his short career as a superhero. He’s discovered the Cave of Wonders, battled giant glowing turkeys, and rescued […]
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Being a Scout is more than just helping old ladies cross the road. Scouts have a responsibility to their communities and the greater world around […]
Read moreI was interviewed a couple weeks ago by Joshua Pantalleresco. You can listen to that interview here.
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We’re almost there. That single statement fills me with both joy and dread. Joy that I will be sharing a book that I think readers will enjoy/Dread at the possibility readers might not enjoy it. I think that Joy/Dread cycle probably exists for every single writer out there. Realizing that is what keeps me moving forward. That, and I believe in the book. I think it’s a great sequel to the first book in the trilogy. Next steps: complete layout, generate the proof copy, proof the book, generate the eBooks and send it to the printer. I know those sound like a lot of next steps but, believe me, we are in the home stretch.
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There are many costs in producing a book whether you are a big press or a self-publishing independent. Some of them are obvious and some much less so, especially if you don’t live in the United States. For example, to produce a professional-quality book (note, I didn’t say, “bestseller” or “best-written”) there are several things you need to have and do. The one cost I don’t talk about is the cost of time. That’s a given. To produce anything worthwhile will take time. You’ve got to be prepared to invest that. Editing There are two main types of editing that I’m talking about here: developmental and line. You need both. Some editors do one kind, some the other. Occasionally you […]
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I received my final line edits last night for Scouts of the Apocalypse: Zombie War. This is very good news indeed. It means, the book is almost finished and ready for publication. Only a few steps are left: final edit of the story, layout of the novel and printing of the novel. It is my hope to have the first two done by the end of the weekend. Then I can refocus on the other books I’m writing. Unfortunately, those books have taken a bit of a backseat the past few weeks as I’ve worked (also stressed about) exclusively on Scouts. I’m sure JR Murdock will be very happy to have me working on Jack Kane and the Kaiser which […]
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