Michael Cummings's Blog
April 5, 2017
Hello world!
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!
October 19, 2016
Knowing the right time
There are certain things in life, certain events, where you just have to make the hard decision. Knowing when to abandon friends to…
October 14, 2016
An Unexpected Writing Update
There are a few mantras you have to repeat to yourself when submitting short stories.
September 20, 2016
Does Cummings Actually Write?
I’m in a bit of a doldrum, folks. I am committed to finishing the first draft of this fantasy novel.
September 4, 2016
August 13, 2016
Fumbling around with software — I must be half way through something
I know, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I want to feel bad about that, but life is life.
July 19, 2016
Scrivener for iOS, part 2: the Awesome
Yesterday, I brought up the problems I had while testing the new Scrivener for iOS. Now that that is out of the way, let’s talk about how…
July 18, 2016
Scrivener for iOS, part 1: the meh
Later this week, Scrivener for iOS will be hitting the Apple Store. After years (and years) of holding out hope and using makeshift…
July 10, 2016
Sad but true, numbers don’t lie — free sells.
When I put my first self published book up on Amazon, I knew I was doing it all wrong from the get go. In the course of about a day I went…
July 9, 2016
Words In Progress
Last month my wife encouraged me to treat my writing like a startup — work at my day job to pay the bills and have insurance, etc.,
