As some of you know, I have been working toward a publishing contract for my books for quite some time. That time is now. I am thrilled to announce that my Young Adult book titled “Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero” has been picked up for publication by 5 Rivers Publishing. 5 Rivers is an Indie Publishing house first established in 2008 by Lorina Stephens. I am looking forward to sharing this book with all of you. If you have questions for me about it please send an email to: author@michellplested.net.
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Staying on Track
There are days when I wonder if I’m crazy. I have several commitments every week both at home and away. I work full-time and I try to do things around the house. Oh yeah, and there’s that writing thing too. I currently have six short stories I want to write. The trouble is, they all need to be done in the next two months. The problem with that is I also have NaNoWriMo looming over me in November. As any of you who have a calendar in front of you can probably tell, that’s a lot of writing to finish in the next week or so. In fact, it is so much that I simply cannot do it all. That […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 42 – Flying Island Press Reviews Flagship Launch
Now that Flying Island Press has two issues of their new e-magazine “Flagship” completed and available for purchase, I wanted to talk with Zach Ricks and Scott Roche about how things went. What worked? What didn’t? How could things be better and just how did the writing community do with their submissions? Zach and Scott share a lot of great information about the past and give us an insight into the future of Flying Island Press including the addition of two new magazines in the new year. In the feedback section of the show, I get a question from Darcy which asks, “How do I decide what stories to write? Do I write what publishers are asking for or do […]
Read morePreparing for Con-Version
I’m sort of a late-comer to conventions. I really only did my first one four years ago. Ever since, I’ve been a convert. I definitely see the value from a network perspective and from a pure learning and having fun point-of-view too. I’ve also wanted to be more involved. Last year I sat in on a panel that talked about Social Media/New Media/Podcasting and its place in writing. I realized quite quickly that this was a panel I should have been on; even though I had only been podcasting for eight months myself, I had been listening to podcasts and learning about them for much longer. That’s when I allowed myself to believe I have something to offer. Immediately following […]
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