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My new YA novel begins today!

I’m so excited to start sharing my new YA book today! It’s absolutely my “fight The Man” activism book, and it really gets my blood pumping with the need for change. But before I turn you loose in Chapter 1, I wanted to share the story behind why I’m publishing this book in an all-new format than you’ve seen from me before. If you’ve been on my blog for more than 5 minutes, you know that I write fanfiction as well as original fiction books. One thing I’ve always loved about fanfiction is the community. There’s something magic about a place where status & success are taken out of the equation, and stories are offered freely, out of joy. Even the reviews are different- readers review to the author, to share their reactions about the work, instead of reviewing for...
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*COVER REVEAL* YA Contemporary

I’m delighted to get to share the cover of my new Young Adult Contemporary novel today! This book marks a lot of firsts for me. It’s my first non-romance book (though there will still be a little kissing, no worries!), my first Young Adult novel, and the first book of my original fiction that I am going to serialize, posting it one chapter at a time online at no cost to anyone who would like to read it. It’s an all-new publishing experiment for me, and I’m really excited about the possibilities. I was inspired to write this book by three things: A fire in my gut to transform widespread apathy into activism after Trump’s election in 2016 By the first Women’s March I attended in 2017, organized by two very memorable teen girls And by two quotes I saw...
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Playing to Your Front Row: How to Make Your Writing Career More Satisfying

All writers want basically two things: free food and for others to love their work. So often, you write, you put yourself out there and wait with hands clasped and bated breath…and then other people just keep living their lives. Going to the grocery store and bathing their kids and not stopping everything to gaze in awe at the thing you worked so hard on. THE NERVE! But just like so many other things in life, sometimes you have to take charge of getting your own satisfaction, instead of waiting on other people. Except…how though, Michelle? Obviously, you can work on your writing craft, to make your stories the best they can possibly be (see: every other blog on this website). You can put yourself out there more often to give your work the widest possible audience. But there’s a...
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