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Mik Murdoch is back!

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Michell

After a very brief hiatus, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero is once again available for purchase and download. As you no doubt know, Evil Alter Ego Press (EAEP) acquired the rights to the Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero series the beginning of May. Since that time, things have been moving extremely fast and book one, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero is once again available. The book has undergone a few, subtle changes. It has been edited for better readability and the cover, while still sporting the original iconic image, is now a gorgeous wrap-around. Oh yes, and it has a new, lower price too! If you haven’t had the opportunity to experience Mik Murdoch yet, please take a moment and go here to […]

Reviews are Critical! And Needed…

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Michell

Believe it or not, an author’s success is not based on selling books…at least, not just on selling books. Okay, I realize that is a counter-intuitive statement, but let me explain. If I sell 100 books to friends and family who have me sign said books to go up on their shelves, all I’ve done is sent 100 books out into the world to collect dust. Those friends and family who don’t actually read the books might tell the occasional visitor (who asks about the book) about how they have a friend or family member who is a writer. Likely, that is where the word-of-mouth promotion ends. On the other hand, if I sell 20 books to strangers who read […]

Writing Process

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Michell

I have seen and heard the question asked, “How do you write?” The answer I hear most often is, it depends on the writer. Some writers are planners, some discover their writing as they go. For me? The best answer I can give is, “It depends.” For example, when JR Murdock and I are preparing to write our Jack Kane novels (one of which is published already and another is being worked on) we plot and plan to the nth degree. When I write my Mik Murdoch books (again, two published and one at the publisher) I do a combination of the two. I plot high level, getting more granular on the two or three chapters I’m immediately faced with. […]

More Adventures in School Visits

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Michell

Last Monday I had my first paid school visit. Note, I didn’t say, “my first school visit”. That actually happened last month when I spent the morning with a Grade 3 class at Ecole’ Holy Name school. That first visit was done as a donation of time for a school fundraiser. This time, however, I went as an honest-to-goodness paid author. It was done through a Writers In Schools program and I was to do two presentations to two Grade 8 classes Monday morning. Forty-five minutes each in the school library. I’ve known for a few weeks what I was going to talk about: Writing from Experience. I chose that topic because, when I first started to write seriously, I […]

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