Trials and Trope-u-lations
Good morning, Dreamers, Today we are going to talk about something that I think many people misunderstand, Tropes. First, we are going to...
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Michael J. Writing
- May 2
- 5 min
The Beta/CP Review
Good evening, Dreamers, I wanted to apologize for my delayed blog posts. Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a wedding to get ready for,...
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Michael J. Writing
- Mar 28
- 6 min
My Art of the Short Story
We are now deep into March, and my first ever publication, Codename: Viking, is about to drop from Lost Boys Press, and in just about 2...
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Michael J. Writing
- Mar 11
- 5 min
Review: From Dust, A Flame
Good evening, Dreamers! It’s time for another one of my far, and few, in between book reviews. I know I promised them more often, and...
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Michael J. Writing
- Mar 9
- 5 min
In Awe of Agents
Good evening, Dreamers, Today I’m going to switch gears and talk about something I don’t think enough writers think about: and that’s...
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Michael J. Writing
- Feb 28
- 5 min
The Querying Game
Good morning, Dreamers, This week we are back to the great Writer Debates of Twitter. Yes, that’s actually what I’m calling my recent...
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Michael J. Writing
- Feb 22
- 6 min
The Pitch Contest Question
Good afternoon, Dreamers, I thought with #PitMad closing down, that I might take a little time to reflect the point, purpose, and process...
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Michael J. Writing
- Feb 2
- 5 min
The Nero Wolfe Debate
Good morning, Dreamers! I told you I’d be posting another blog this week, hopefully it will make up for the last one being short. With...
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Michael J. Writing
- Jan 30
- 2 min
The New Me - Evolution from Writer to Author
Good morning, Dreamers, Welcome back to my blog! I didn’t engage in any Twitter battles this week, nor did I come across any topics of...
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Michael J. Writing
- Jan 23
- 5 min
Anti-Adverb Assault
Good afternoon, Dreamers! During the week, I engaged in two very in-depth arguments about adverbs. I thought this would be the perfect...
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Michael J. Writing
- Jan 17
- 4 min
Twitter Myths for Writers
Good evening, Dreamers, Following last week’s blog post, I floated around Twitter for the entire week, looking for my next topic. Let me...
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Michael J. Writing
- Jan 10
- 7 min
What NOT to do in 22
Hello Dreamers, Today’s blog post is going to detail the most common issues I see on Twitter that authors can actually do something...
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Michael J. Writing
- Jan 3
- 4 min
Working with an Editor.
If you haven’t heard, my short story, CODENAME: VIKING, will appear in an anthology by Lost Boys Press. (First, if you haven’t heard, are...
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Michael J. Writing
- Dec 19, 2021
- 2 min
Nightmares and Terrors
Good morning, Dreamers, Today’s blog is something a little different from the normal. Instead of telling you about my writing or...
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Michael J. Writing
- Dec 6, 2021
- 4 min
Book Review: Chimera
I very much enjoyed reading Lost Boys Press’ first Anthology – Chimera. The title is a brilliant play on words. A chimera is a legendary...
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Michael J. Writing
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
Target Audience
Good evening, Dreamers, It’s been a long time since I added a post to this blog. I won’t make excuses. I am going to welcome you back to...
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Michael J. Writing
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
What/When/Where Write!
Good morning, Dreamers! It’s been a super enjoyable week here in New Jersey, weatherwise. (Why, yes, they call us the Garden State, so...
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Michael J. Writing
- Feb 28, 2021
- 5 min
The Different Processes
Good Morning Dreamers! Last week, I talked to you about this new love of mine, that of working on Short Stories. Well, something else...
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Michael J. Writing
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
My Struggle with Standalone Novels
Good Morning Dreamers! Today I wanted to talk to you about something that I struggle with in my writing. As you can guess from the title,...
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Michael J. Writing
- Feb 8, 2021
- 4 min
Traditional versus self-publishing: My thoughts and opinions.
Good Morning Dreamers, In the wake of #SFFPit, I made several new friends. One of these new Dreamers, Jodie Renee (@writinghub2), posted...
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