Michael Scott Monje Jr.'s Blog, page 12
June 27, 2014
Chapter Four: Rules of the Game (Imaginary Friends)
Imaginary Friends is a serial novel. New chapters go up every Friday. If you're new to it, you can catch up by starting from the Introduction.
If you're impatient to read more about Clay Dillon, click on "Books" above for ordering information for Nothing is Right, the prequel to this story. You an also check out Defiant, last year's serial, by searching the blog for the "Defiant" tag (until June 30--then it will be unavailable until the paperback is published).
“All right, Clay! Let's...
If you're impatient to read more about Clay Dillon, click on "Books" above for ordering information for Nothing is Right, the prequel to this story. You an also check out Defiant, last year's serial, by searching the blog for the "Defiant" tag (until June 30--then it will be unavailable until the paperback is published).
“All right, Clay! Let's...
June 20, 2014
Chapter Three: The Example of Job (Imaginary Friends)
Imaginary Friends is a serial novel. New chapters go up every Friday. If you're new to it, you can catch up by starting from the Introduction.
If you're impatient to read more about Clay Dillon, click on "Books" above for ordering information for Nothing is Right, the prequel to this story. You an also check out Defiant, last year's serial, by searching the blog for the "Defiant" tag (until June 30--then it will be unavailable until the paperback is published).
Clay slammed his Bible...
If you're impatient to read more about Clay Dillon, click on "Books" above for ordering information for Nothing is Right, the prequel to this story. You an also check out Defiant, last year's serial, by searching the blog for the "Defiant" tag (until June 30--then it will be unavailable until the paperback is published).
Clay slammed his Bible...
Guess What?
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June 16, 2014
Mirror Project in paperback! Give aways! Deadlines! Caffeine!
You might have noticed that the poetry dropped off the minute I launched Imaginary Friends. I'm sorry about that, but I have been working on some promotions and goodies while I prepare Mirror Project for its paperback debut.
Here's the status update:
I have a finalized galley text now. I have also realized what gave me technical problems earlier in the year, when I tried to release my update. I will be beta testing the text update over the next few days, and once I have it working on my Kindle,...
Here's the status update:
I have a finalized galley text now. I have also realized what gave me technical problems earlier in the year, when I tried to release my update. I will be beta testing the text update over the next few days, and once I have it working on my Kindle,...
June 13, 2014
Chapter 2: Overnight at Patrick's (Imaginary Friends)
Imaginary Friends is a serial novel. New chapters go up every Friday. If you're new to it, you can catch up by starting from the Introduction.
If you're impatient to read more about Clay Dillon, click on "Books" above for ordering information for Nothing is Right, the prequel to this story. You an also check out Defiant, last year's serial, by searching the blog for the "Defiant" tag (until June 30--then it will be unavailable until the paperback is published).
“So what do you want to...
If you're impatient to read more about Clay Dillon, click on "Books" above for ordering information for Nothing is Right, the prequel to this story. You an also check out Defiant, last year's serial, by searching the blog for the "Defiant" tag (until June 30--then it will be unavailable until the paperback is published).
“So what do you want to...
June 6, 2014
Chapter One: The Feast of the Maccabees (Imaginary Friends)
Imaginary Friends is a serial novel. New chapters go up every Friday. If you're new to it, you can catch up by starting from the Introduction.
If you're impatient to read more about Clay Dillon, click on "Books" above for ordering information for Nothing is Right, the prequel to this story. You an also check out Defiant, last year's serial, by searching the blog for the "Defiant" tag (until June 30--then it will be unavailable until the paperback is published).
Clay wrestled his body across the...
If you're impatient to read more about Clay Dillon, click on "Books" above for ordering information for Nothing is Right, the prequel to this story. You an also check out Defiant, last year's serial, by searching the blog for the "Defiant" tag (until June 30--then it will be unavailable until the paperback is published).
Clay wrestled his body across the...
June 5, 2014
Poetry as scaffolding/Narrative, Literacy, and... (An Introduction to Imaginary Friends - Part IV)
Editor's note:
Yes, this is the introduction and work statement that accompanies Imaginary Friends. I am leaving comments open on both the posts that unfold this poem and the individual chapters of the novel, and I invite my readers to conduct a conversation relating the information in the narrative to the expression of the structure in these verses.
I also want to take a moment to spell out dedications:
“Poetry as Scaffolding” and “Narrative, Literacy, and cross-Cultural communicating” will pos...
Yes, this is the introduction and work statement that accompanies Imaginary Friends. I am leaving comments open on both the posts that unfold this poem and the individual chapters of the novel, and I invite my readers to conduct a conversation relating the information in the narrative to the expression of the structure in these verses.
I also want to take a moment to spell out dedications:
“Poetry as Scaffolding” and “Narrative, Literacy, and cross-Cultural communicating” will pos...
June 4, 2014
Sense Information/Look for our communications. (An Introduction to Imaginary Friends - Part III)
Editor's note:
Yes, this is the introduction and work statement that accompanies Imaginary Friends. I am leaving comments open on both the posts that unfold this poem and the individual chapters of the novel, and I invite my readers to conduct a conversation relating the information in the narrative to the expression of the structure in these verses.
I also want to take a moment to spell out dedications:
“Sense Information” is for Nick Walker and Kassiane Sibley, who remind me constantly of the...
Yes, this is the introduction and work statement that accompanies Imaginary Friends. I am leaving comments open on both the posts that unfold this poem and the individual chapters of the novel, and I invite my readers to conduct a conversation relating the information in the narrative to the expression of the structure in these verses.
I also want to take a moment to spell out dedications:
“Sense Information” is for Nick Walker and Kassiane Sibley, who remind me constantly of the...
June 3, 2014
Standard Model (An Introduction to Imaginary Friends - Part II)
Editor's note:
Yes, this is the introduction and work statement that accompanies Imaginary Friends. I am leaving comments open on both the posts that unfold this poem and the individual chapters of the novel, and I invite my readers to conduct a conversation relating the information in the narrative to the expression of the structure in these verses.
I also want to take a moment to spell out dedications:
“Standard Model” is for Ibby Grace, Kerima Cevik, Melanie Yergeau, and Nicole Nicholson, who...
Yes, this is the introduction and work statement that accompanies Imaginary Friends. I am leaving comments open on both the posts that unfold this poem and the individual chapters of the novel, and I invite my readers to conduct a conversation relating the information in the narrative to the expression of the structure in these verses.
I also want to take a moment to spell out dedications:
“Standard Model” is for Ibby Grace, Kerima Cevik, Melanie Yergeau, and Nicole Nicholson, who...
June 2, 2014
Thoughts on Writing (An Introduction to Imaginary Friends - Part I.)
Editor's note:
Yes, this is the introduction and work statement that accompanies Imaginary Friends. I am leaving comments open on both the posts that unfold this poem and the individual chapters of the novel, and I invite my readers to conduct a conversation relating the information in the narrative to the expression of the structure in these verses.
I also want to take a moment to spell out dedications:
The italicized segment at the beginning is for Ariane Zurcher, her husband Richard, and thei...
Yes, this is the introduction and work statement that accompanies Imaginary Friends. I am leaving comments open on both the posts that unfold this poem and the individual chapters of the novel, and I invite my readers to conduct a conversation relating the information in the narrative to the expression of the structure in these verses.
I also want to take a moment to spell out dedications:
The italicized segment at the beginning is for Ariane Zurcher, her husband Richard, and thei...
