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Michael C. Bailey

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Michael C. Bailey is a professional writer from Falmouth, Massachusetts who kind of hates writing bios.

Michael has been a working writer since 1998 when he simultaneously (and at the same time) sold his first freelance article to Renaissance Magazine and landed a job as a staff reporter for the Enterprise Newspapers. Michael recently ended his time at the Enterprise to focus on his creative writing.

Over the years Michael has contributed several more articles to Renaissance Magazine and other local publications, and has since 2004 been a staff writer for two New England-based renaissance faire production companies: Pastimes Entertainment and the Connecticut Renaissance Faire.

In September 2013, Michael's debut novel "Action Figures" became av ...more

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	Secret Origins (Action Figures #1) 4.11 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Magic Women (Action Figures #2) 4.16 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pasts Imperfect (Action Figures #3) 4.17 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cruel Summer (Action Figures #4) 4.21 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Team-Ups (Action Figures, #5) 4.25 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Power Play (Action Figures, #6) 4.21 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black End War (Action Figures #7) 4.51 avg rating — 68 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crawling From the Wreckage (Action Figures #8) 4.32 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Action Figures - Issue Nine: Hell Hath No Fury 4.38 avg rating — 50 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scratching a Lich (The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Weekly Update – May 30, 2023

To my surprise, I spent part of my long weekend starting draft one of The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot book eight.

I know, I haven’t even fully finished work on Draconian Measures, but when the muse visits, you have to run with her.

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“The singer was so heavily auto-tuned she sounded like a Cylon. From the original Battlestar Galactica, I mean, not one of the sexy clone types from the reboot. After”
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“I’m going to conveniently forget that and pretend a super-rich guy I actually respect is responsible. So, thank you for your generosity Scrooge McDuck.)”
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“And I’m sorry I’m being so pushy, but it kills me to see anyone hurting you. I want you to have the strength to walk away if you need to, for your own sake.” “I get that, but you know me, I’m not a big fan of walking away from anything.”
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