Michelle McLean's Blog, page 54

ten word tuesday - slightly paraphrased

Get your facts first...then distort them as you please. — Mark Twain 

What's Up?

So, I was sitting here at my computer this morning thinking "Hmmm, no comments on my post yet this morning. I usually wake up to at least one or two." And then I realized that I had completely forgotten to write something.

Oops.

:D

Yeah, I really am just that spacey sometimes LOL

So, I thought I'd give you a little heads up on what will be coming up on the old blog in the coming weeks.

1. I found this cute cartoon word count tracker, courtesy of Writertopia - however, it's too big to fit in my lay...

Friday Funnies

When the Lord finished the world, He pronounced it good. That is what I said about my first work, too. But Time, I tell you, Time takes the confidence out of these incautious early opinions. — Mark Twain
(why it's a bad idea to post everything you are doing on Facebook)
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Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life. — Lawrence Kasdan


















I wrote a few children's books ... not on purpose. — Steven Wright

You don't write a novel out of sheer pity any more than you blow a...

Thirty Word Thursday

Name names. Make your writing physical. Use lots of exact nouns. "Food" is an idea; "black-bean soup" is a thing. Naming…makes the writing more visceral… makes the reader trust you. — David Long
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WIP Wednesday - What Kind of a Writer are You?

Non-fiction update: Edits with my developmental editor are complete and I am now working with a fabulous line editor. A few revisions led to a much needed new Chapter 1 :D Things are looking good!

As to my question for the day, we talk a lot about being a pantser or outliner, but I've been thinking about another kind of writer lately.

My crit group started up again recently, and this time, I didn't have a finished project to post. So I've been writing as I go along, sometimes finishing my requi...

Ten Word Tuesday - Funny and Oh So True

You shall know the truth, and it will make you odd. — Flannery O'Connor
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Blog Chain - The Grass is Always Greener in That Other Genre...

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Happy Monday Everyone! I get to start off the week with another entry for the ol' Blog Chain. This topic was chosen by the fabulous Margie, who wants to know:

How did you come to write your YA genre (e.g. contemp, fantasy, etc.)? AND (yep, it's a 2 parter), if you weren't writing that, what genre would you be interested in exploring?
Answer Part 1:

It just sort of happened LOL Okay, I started out writing adult historical romances. They are what I grew up on, what I love, just about all I read. I...

The Haunted Contest Winner

And our Haunted winner, chosen by the handy Random.org, is.......

Carolyn V.!!!
Congrats Carolyn! Shoot me an email (authormichellemclean(at)yahoo(dot)com) and tell me which book you'd like (The Hollow or The Haunted), whether you'd like to have it signed (realize this may take several weeks as Jess is traveling), and of course, where to send it :D

Thanks for playing everyone! We have several fun book and CD releases coming up in the next few weeks, so stay tuned for more fun!

Friday Funnies

Last day to enter for chance to win The Haunted!!!! Click HERE to enter if you haven't already!


Weird Book Titles:(from Stupid History by Leland Gregory and http://bookstove.com)
- 101 Super Uses for Tampon Applicators by Lori Katz and Barbara Meyer (High Stress Press)- The Making of a Moron by Neil Brennan (Sheed & Ward)- Living With Crazy Buttocks by Kaz Cooke (Penguin USA)- Cold Meat and How to Disguise It (M.E. Rattray, 1904)- Sex Life of the Foot and Shoe (William Rossi, 1977)- Fish Who...

Thirty Word Thursday

You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analagous to a good country breakfast: what we want is something simple, but nourishing to the imagination.  — Larry McMurtry 
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