Michelle Athy's Blog, page 22

Podcasts

I'm not a big podcast person; this is my preface. I don't even like being read aloud to, so I'm not going to listen to a podcast just to have droning noise on in the background or something. I...

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Author Tag

Last week, my writing friend Krystal Jane Ruin posted an Author Tag video on her YouTube channel.  The questions were fun, so I've decided to answer the author tag here on ze blog because I ain't...

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Passing Books On

As a budding history nerd and confirmed bookworm, little Sunflower Michelle read (in this relative order): --a series of paperback (I remember the covers were blue) biographies of historical...

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IWSG: June

It's time for June's IWSG post! The IWSG posts every first Wednesday of the month. June's co-hosts are: JH Moncrieff, Madeline Mora-Summonte, Jen Chandler, Megan Morgan, and Heather Gardner! Did...

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Snippet Time!

This is a scene from my current mess-in-progess, The New Bride of Banner's Edge.             The Serpentine was a river in Hyde Park. Well, that is, it was called a river, when in reality it was...

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Market Research: Romance

I've been a reader of romance--specifically, historical romance--since I was a teenager. And though I know that romance is a big category and it sells really well, I hadn't really ever looked into...

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An Interview with Author Krystal Jane Ruin!

Today, I have a guest--brand spankin' new author Krystal Jane Ruin, whose debut novel No Rest For the Wicked was released on May 10th! Krystal and I have been blogging and writing friends for a few...

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An Interview with Auhor Krystal Jane Ruin!

Today, I have a guest--brand spankin' new author Krystal Jane Ruin, whose debut novel No Rest For the Wicked was released on May 10th! Krystal and I have been blogging and writing friends for a few...

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Naming Your Historical Characters

During NaNoWriMo 2010, I attempted to write a serious work of historical adventure set in Tudor England, just as the Dissolution of the Monasteries was taking place. I gave my lead character a pretty...

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No Rest For the Wicked

It's May 10th, which means.... my friend Krystal Jane Ruin's book is out today!! Goodreads Amazon Nook Apple iBooks IndieBound Kobo

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