The FRIENDZONE Series was very, very loosely inspired by events and people in my life. That is not to say that the characters from FRIENDZONE or the events that happened are true or based upon real people or events. It's just the idea for the story that was inspired by things from my own life.... 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 →
Happy Write About It Wednesday, Writers This week in my personal life I am really trying to refocus on healthy eating. Get back to cooking meals, counting my calories, focusing on macros and micros, making sure that I am buying and cooking foods that are good for me and nourish my body instead of eating... Continue Reading →
“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 →
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 →
Happy Write About It Wednesday, Writers! I hope you have had a good week so far. Monday was April Fools’ Day. Did you pull any pranks or get pranked? Maisie Williams from Game of Thrones and Jimmy Fallon pulled a pretty epic prank on The Tonight Show. Did you see it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw2SaHkGfss April Fools... 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 →
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 →
Michelle C. Hillstrom - Author 