Hi friends! Happy Sunday and Happy Easter (if you're celebrating). For today's blog post, I thought I would give you an inside peek at what programs, apps, websites, etc I use for writing, editing, marketing... Everything I use in my writing/author career. I frequently see new authors/writers asking what programs people recommend, so if you've... Continue Reading →
The first month of 2022 is coming to an end. That means it's time to reassess goals and set new ones for the month of February. My Goals for January were: Reach 3,000 Newsletter SubscribersRewrite and edit half of the Playing for Keeps Chapters Where I ended up with those goals: 1,769 Newsletter SubscribersOnly 1/4... Continue Reading →
When I was little I loved playing make believe and making up stories and writing them down. I wrote stories about magic and fantasy kingdoms and stories where my characters fall in love. Apparently, I leaned heavily toward the romance and romantic fantasy genres even as a kid. But for some reason, I never even... Continue Reading →
Michelle Hillstrom Boot Camp Photo 2005 Oscar Company 4009 As an indie author, there are frequent moments of frustration, doubt, and questioning if all the work is worth it. Sometimes during this author journey I have wanted to give up because it felt like I wasn't getting anywhere. No one was reading or buying my... Continue Reading →
Inside looks of my writing cave and writing process are rare because it never crosses my mind to share behind the scenes of what I do. I never think people want to know about my writing process, to be honest. I’m not a big name author with a lot of experience to my name. (Hey... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year, friends! I hope you had a truly magical holiday season and that you find yourself in good health and good spirits now that 2022 has begun. At the end of 2021, I found myself watching a lot of self-development, goal setting, planning, and business related YouTube videos that motivated me and had... 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 →
Hello, and Happy Wednesday, friends! (Yes, it's Wednesday for those of you who have lost track.) With so much spare time on my hands, I've been doing a lot of cleaning, rearranging furniture, and organizing. I guess it's right on time for Spring Cleaning this year. But, I don't do it first thing in the... Continue Reading →
About Collision by Kristen GranataMerritt Adams was used to taking care of herself. With her mother's selfish abandonment, and her father's shocking suicide, she is convinced that nobody will ever stick around for long. However, after she is mysteriously rescued from a fiery crash, Merritt needs to learn how to accept help, and love -... 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 →
Michelle C. Hillstrom - Author 