What’s on my bookshelf?!
So I was reading in my room and looked at my bookshelf, and thought to myself, “Hey, I’ll take a picture of this and talk about everything on it in my blog!” Fun, right? I know it is 😉 Please …
Author: michellemadow
Skin Care Routine
Recently I’ve had a lot of people ask me what products I use to take care of my skin. To me, keeping good care of my skin is extremely important. After all, it doesn’t feel good to walk around all …
I don’t believe in “Writer’s Block.”
Sometimes people ask me, “How do you deal with writer’s block?” My answer? I don’t believe in it. It simply doesn’t exist. But here’s what I do believe in: 1) Procrastination. We all do it. We’re not machines; I doubt …
Flashback
So, I used to keep a blog on MySpace before this. I was looking at it, and discovered my first entry from when I decided to start writing for publication. Thought I would post it for you all 🙂 ——– …
Quotes :)
Hi, everyone! So, I’m having difficulty focusing tonight. I think this is due to the fact that in the past week, I’ve read my manuscript two times. Eventually I just need a mind-break! Anyway, I love quotes. I got a …
The process of getting an agent
Farrah asked: I write YA books too. I went through the query/agent search once, and learned the things I needed to improve. Once I graduated last May with a Bachelor’s in English, I realized the mistakes I’d made and have …
“Any word on your novel yet?”
This is a total venting post. Be pre-warned. Who else gets extraordinarily annoyed whenever a family member or close friend asks, “So, have you heard any word on your novel yet?” It drives me positively up the wall! I just …
First round of edits, DONE!
Hiii, everyone. So, today I went to the pool. Got a little bit more tan. Almost finished reading XVI. Anddd …. I FINISHED THE FIRST ROUND OF EDITS for my yet-to-be-named contemporary YA that takes place in Las Vegas! Which …
First draft complete!
Hi, everyone! So I’m not sure if anyone actually reads this, but someone suggested that I start blogging again, so I’m going to try doing that! Last Saturday I finished the first draft of my third novel! This one is …
Keeping Motivated
Jennifer asked: How do you keep yourself motivated when writing? I haven’t gotten writers block, but sometimes I just stop writing for a couple of weeks or so and then I continue my writing. Hi, Jennifer! That’s a good question …