Crazy Ideas
by Jeffrey J. Michaels From whence dost we draw breath? Sound like a cool quote? I just made it up. Out of thin air, as it were. I respired the Continue reading
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Only the Beginning: Crafting Memorable Opening Lines
by Jeffrey J. Michaels Let us talk of opening lines. Where to start…Every writers conference and instructional course will emphasize the import, the absolutely vital, pivotal necessity of the first Continue reading
Searching for Greener Pastures
by Jeffrey J. Michaels Making Green It is spring and, after a long cold lonely winter of starving in the attic gable apartment in Paris, many a young, creative human’s Continue reading
Pantsers Become Plotters
by Jeffery J. Michaels “Who,” as the caterpillar asked Alice, “are YOU?” It is an apt question that we as writers often ask our characters. Sometimes we ask before the Continue reading
I’d Like to Start Procrastinating, But I Just Can’t Find the Time
by Jeffrey J. Michaels The following is based on a semi-true story that happened to, um, a friend of mine, a guy I know. Not me. It is pieced together Continue reading
The Gift of the iMagi
by Jeffrey J. Michaels Imagination: A gift shared There are times I pine for the world that was. A strange nostalgia sweeps over me and I do not understand the Continue reading
The Grateful Writer: A brief history of the printed word
by Jeffrey J. Michaels I cannot think of a better time in history to be a writer. Sure, it is tough to make a living at it, but for those Continue reading
Writing Scared, Part 2
by Jeffrey J. Michaels The quiet is pervasive. Usually you are distracted by so many noises that it is difficult to concentrate on your Craft, your Profession, your burgeoning Career Continue reading
Writing Scared, Part 1
by Jeffrey J. Michaels You are alone. The only light in the room shines directly into your eyes. You are faced with questions, intense questions, with persistent demands for answers. You Continue reading