Michell Plested's Blog, page 53
May 30, 2012
The FUD Factor
For those of you who have never heard of FUD, it stands for “Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt” and has long been a tool used to sell things or coerce people into making a decision. In my case, the FUD factor is more about the upcoming launch of my debut novel, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero. Now [...]
May 27, 2012
Get Published Episode 84 – Mike Plested Talks Publishing & Promotion
I am kicking the marketing and promotion machine into high gear. Or, at least, I’m trying to. This part of the process is all new to me and it is a challenge to know what to do and when and where. So, I’ve been blogging and tweeting about Mik Murdoch, but it seemed to me [...]
May 25, 2012
Happy Towel Day
For those of you who aren’t aware, May 25th is Towel Day, an annual celebration and tribute to Douglas Adams. Douglas Adams, in case you grew up without access to great literature (okay, that was tongue-in-cheek, honest!), was the creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, one of my all-time favorite books. I can’t [...]
May 23, 2012
When Life Gives you Lemons…
Yesterday was a difficult day for me. After being on the road all day for work, I was asked by my wife to help her move the bed of a lady that she helps out at the Nursing Home. That isn’t a big deal, but this lady is nearing the end of her life and [...]
May 19, 2012
Guest Post – Books that Inspired – Finding Worth in Fiction – by Timothy C. Ward
It’s amazing to think of my journey from first reading books to writing my own. Before I worked on editing my novel’s chapter six of draft four, I finished reading, Wool, by Hugh Howey, the best Sci-Fi since, Ender’s Game, the Sci-Fi that showed I could enjoy a young adult hero, and which shocked me [...]
May 17, 2012
Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero ARCs now Available
Exciting news (for me anyway)! I received word yesterday that Advanced Reader Copies (in PDF) of Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero are now available. If you would be willing to do a review of the book, we would be happy to send you one. To get involved, please email 5 Rivers Chapmanry and let them know. (ARC [...]
May 16, 2012
What are you trying to say with your writing?
I don’t make a habit of trying to be controversial in my writing. I have stories I want to tell and I do that to the best of my ability. It wasn’t until a friend of mine pointed out that my stories tend to have some common themes that I was even aware of them. [...]
May 13, 2012
Get Published Episode 83 – John W Campbell Nominee Mur Lafferty
When I first started listening to podcasts there were two that I always downloaded: The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy and I Should Be Writing. The Survival Guide with Tee Morris is no longer being produced, but I Should Be Writing with Mur Lafferty most definitely is and I still listen to and enjoy it. [...]
May 9, 2012
The Next Book
I have come face-to-face with something I had always hoped for but wasn’t sure would ever happen. That is, writing the next book in a series. Now, before I start sounding all new and everything, the truth is, I have written the first three books of the Mik Murdoch series. Even still, I wasn’t sure [...]
