“Write what you know.” -Mark Twain My book FRIENDZONE, which comes out on September 01, 2020, is loosely inspired by two separate people and events in my life. It is NOT an autobiographical or true story. I simply came up with the story of FRIENDZONE after meditating on these two events. When I was a... Continue Reading →
Happy Wednesday, Writers! I hope you've had a good week so far! It's been a busy week for me. Writing, spending time with my family, cleaning, organizing my new office space... But all week long I've been smelling flowers. The house is full of them right now. We have flowers in vases, potted plants, and... Continue Reading →
Prom is a right of passage for most American High School Students. It is the big event at the end of the year for juniors and seniors. The event that they look forward to attending with their friends and significant others. All across the country Proms have been taking place for the last few weeks... Continue Reading →
Camp NaNoWriMo started on April 1st. Camp NaNoWriMo is a lot like National Novel Writing Month except that it offers you the opportunity to create and set your own goals. Instead of having a goal of writing 50,000 words your goal can be to edit so many words or write for so many minutes a... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=aV7Ag_TFlCc On Saturday my family and I will be attending the Boots & Buckles Benefit which is a fundraiser for a local organization called Refuge Services. Refuge Services is a non-profit organization that was established in Lubbock in September of 1999. Refuge Services aims to enhance the functioning of individuals, families, and groups. This... Continue Reading →
Throughout the month of March millions of students across America have been enjoying Spring Break. It’s been a long time since I was in school and enjoyed Spring Break, but I still remember my most favorite Spring Break Adventures. When I was in eighth and ninth grade my theater teacher took a bunch of us... Continue Reading →
Happy Write About It Wednesday, Writers! So, it is actually 11-ish Tuesday night as I am writing this. I’ve been putting off writing this week’s WAIW post because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to write about this week, or what topic I wanted to give to y’all to write about. So, here I sat... Continue Reading →
Happy Write About It Wednesday, Writers! I hope you have had a great and productive week so far. I’ve been hibernating and reading the past few days. We had the first snow of the season on Saturday. It was a record breaking 10 ½ inches. The most we have ever had in one day. We... Continue Reading →
Happy Thanksgiving Eve and Write about It Wednesday, Writers! I hope you’ve been having a great Thanksgiving week so far. As I am sitting at the kitchen counter writing this blog, my mom is baking pies and the house smells amazing. I am going to be attending THREE Thanksgiving dinners this year. Thankfully, not all... Continue Reading →
Happy Write About It Wednesday! Today is a special WAIW because the topics are near and dear to me. We’re going to be writing about Veterans and the Marine Corps. I served in the Marine Corps Reserves in the early 2000s and though I wasn’t able to serve for very long due to my health,... Continue Reading →
Michelle C. Hillstrom - Author 