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Comment on Get Published Episode 26 – Writing Discussion with JR Murdock by Michell

Michell — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:39:33 +0000

Glad to hear it. And I’m working hard to continue bringing quality guests like you’ve listened to in the past. Stay tuned. More goodness to come.

Comment on Get Published Episode 26 – Writing Discussion with JR Murdock by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:24 +0000

That was a great episode! Chalked full of the exactly kind of stuff I’m looking for as a writer who’s just starting out. I liked the parts about writing 2-2.5K word chapters, it corresponds with my latest blog post “Releasing Our Fiction in Bite Sized Portions” bit.ly/9Qoegv

Excellent cast Mike! Thank you for putting out this great interview, I got a lot out of it and it was really fun to listen to.

Comment on I think I’m finally growing up by Michell

Michell — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:41:45 +0000

I’m completely with you. I want to start with a small press too because then I’ll have to develop and learn to flex my marketing and promotional muscles. I’d like to get involved in a couple anthologies, but I’m not quite to the point where I want to publish my own. I need a few (several?) more polished short stories first.

Comment on I think I’m finally growing up by Scott Roche

Scott Roche — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:38:00 +0000

Where am I at? Well I’m writing more the last few weeks and I’m finally thinking of ways to make money. For me maybe that looks like self publishing some shorts and anthologies? I’m not so sure submitting shorts to traditional venues gets me what I want $$$-wise. The paying markets I’ve found don’t pay much. And most of those seem to have truly MASSIVE slush piles.

For my longer stuff I think small publishers is the way to go for a start. Once I edit Archangel, now that it’s done, I’ll start shopping to those and to agents.

Comment on GalaxyBillies – Episode 5 by Michell

Michell — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:03:51 +0000

Hey Dan, I actually adjusted my speaking voice and then used the software to adjust the pitch and reverb. It’s pretty close to what I had in my head when I conceived the character. I’m glad you’re enjoying Vincent. I think you will see a lot of him in coming episodes.

Comment on GalaxyBillies – Episode 5 by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:14:05 +0000

I think you got the droid’s voice perfectly, is that all just changing the pitch or some other effects to achieve what you’ve got going? Thanks!

Comment on GalaxyBillies – Episode 5 by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:10:34 +0000

Mike, I loved this episode! I love the new character, he’s awesome. I’d much rather have him than my pet dog I’ll keep thinking about what to name us fans, haven’t come up with anything yet, but great episode, I really liked it, and I’m excited to see where the story is going next. Keep up the great work!

Comment on Should I Order the Steak or the Salad? by Aaron Kite

Aaron Kite — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:54:41 +0000

Well, let’s see here – 4 books and 1 trilogy in progress, 9 ideas on the side waiting, stock photography, audiobooks for 2 novels, website updates, and poker.

You may have a point, sir.

Comment on Should I Order the Steak or the Salad? by Michell

Michell — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:12:06 +0000

And vice versa. Somehow, we all manage to make life too busy, don’t we?

Comment on Should I Order the Steak or the Salad? by Huushiita

Huushiita — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:17:14 +0000

You’re exactly in the same boat as I am. Only, it’s knitting, reading, writing, blogging and now I’m trying to fit swim time into all that. With my work being so wonky, it’s really hard. I’m also finding out that if I work on blogging and writing, my knitting gets left out which makes me feel guilty.

But, I realize that sacrifices are necessary.

Good luck, if you find a way to work everything in, let me know. lol

Comment on A Book in the Hand by Michell

Michell — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:59:30 +0000

I need to go back and find the pictures and update it. Watch for it in the coming days.

Comment on Self Doubt by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:35:21 +0000

Yes!!! Let’s march on, manuscripts in hand, boldly forging ahead, getting better as we go. We are the persistent buggers that aren’t going to stop until we see it on a shelf!

Comment on A Book in the Hand by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:27:06 +0000

That’s really cool Mike, I have yet to send off for my free print copy of my first NaNoWriMo book, I’m still trying to finish it. It’s going to end up being like 90K words I think, I must finish it so I can edit it before July 2010, which is the cut off for getting my NaNo book printed for free, but that’s my goal. Inspiring story Mike.

Comment on A Book in the Hand by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:21:08 +0000

The pictures aren’t displaying on your website, is there anywhere I can go to see them? Thanks Mike!

Comment on Get Published Episode 25 – Interview with Erik Buchanan by Michell

Michell — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:34:23 +0000

I’m glad that answered your question and even more pleased that I was able to get Lorina Stephens to weigh in on it. I have my own opinion on the subject but I think an answer from an honest-to-goodness publisher is even more valuable.

Comment on Get Published Episode 25 – Interview with Erik Buchanan by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:17:55 +0000

Man, that was a great answer to my question. Thank you Mike, and much thanks to Lorina Stephens. What she said was really great to hear. I think that as time goes on, more and more publishing houses may start to accept authors who have used the model of putting stuff out for free to build a fan base of people who will then be asking to buy. We’ve seen it work for podiobooks authors. I think that if I do get published, it probably would be with a small or indie press. With that in mind, I think I’m going to go ahead and give my first couple books away for free in every format except hard copy. I will perhaps make paperbacks available online to sell, we’ll see. I suppose I need to finish editing one and writing the other before I can do any of this We writers love to plan, but as Mur Lafferty would say, I should be writing! Cool interview as well, a lot of great info for us newbie writers to glean. Thanks Mike!

Comment on Heros by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:15:29 +0000

Great post, makes you stop to think and get all introspective, which everyone needs to do WAY more often. Nice post man.

Comment on The Wind in My Hair by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:25:37 +0000

Nice. Who knew three years later you’d as me on twitter if I was doing NaNoWriMo, and I would respond with a quick “No, I could never find the time to crank out 50K words in 30 days!” but it would make me think about doing it, and then I would do it, and find myself getting out 50K words in 28 days! Thanks again for asking me that simple question, I got my second novel out of it

Comment on Marketing Yourself by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:15:03 +0000

That’s an inspiring email line from Dave Duncan. Really cool stuff Mike.

Comment on The Art of Coincidence by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:45:37 +0000

A great phrase I picked up from the writing podcast Get Published is: plot twists/reveals should be unexpected but inevitable; meaning you didn’t expect it, but it makes sense when you think back on the story, it could happen. On another note, some of the things you mention above not to do are why I didn’t like the movie X3. I LOVED X-Men 1 & 2, but X3 had me saying “Really? Come on now! Really, everyone coming over on the bridge?” It was all over the top for me, I forget who directed it, but it wasn’t Bryan Singer, the director of the first two movies, and I think that’s mostly why I didn’t like the 3rd, different director made a huge difference to me, I could tell it was someone else directing it. The director of novels is (obviously) the writer/author, and these comments you give are ones to pay attention to. Nice post. I think sometimes it’s easy to think, could this really happen? But life is crazy like that. There really is so much to crafting a good story isn’t there? I think I’ll read more of your posts to help me in that endeavor.

Comment on Framing Your Story by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:35:23 +0000

Nothing pulls a reader out of the story like an anachronism. Okay, I just wanted to use that word, haven’t used it since I learned it in A.P. English class my senior year in 2001

Comment on Framing Your Story by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:30:08 +0000

See, I knew it would be worth it to go back and read through your blog posts from the beginning. Sage writing advice my friend, I must read on! Next blog post…

Comment on Making Time to Write by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:20:36 +0000

This is definitely a challenge for me. NaNoWriMo taught me I can do it, even using 10 minutes here and 15 minutes there to get to the 1,666 word count mark at the end of the day. The best was when I had like 4 hours and got over 6K words down, that was nice. But the small chunks do add up, I need to try and get back in the habit of writing once a day, even if it’s for 10 minutes, that’s more words of my story written. Thanks for the post Mike!

Comment on Let’s Start at the Very Beginning by Michell

Michell — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:00:03 +0000

Hard to believe I’ve written in the neighborhood of 100,000 words in blog posts since that first one.

Comment on Let’s Start at the Very Beginning by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:56:48 +0000

I thought it was high time I went on back to the beginning of your blog and got to know who the real Mike Plested is On to August 2006!

Comment on Beware of Foot in Mouth Disease by Huushiita

Huushiita — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:49:29 +0000

O.o I will state that people who blindly spout their opinion of things without being informed are not really a concern of mine.

Though, I do find it amusing. If podiocasts were a ’sell out’, would they really be as popular as they are today?

I don’t think so.

Comment on GalaxyBillies – Promo by Michell

Michell — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:23:51 +0000

Thanks Dan. I had fun with that one. I even scripted the argument that happens in the background

Comment on GalaxyBillies – Promo by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:11:43 +0000

Dude, that promo is hilarious! Nice job, that’s awesome man.

Comment on Beware of Foot in Mouth Disease by Michell

Michell — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:43:13 +0000

That’s hard to say. She claimed that the article was meant to be an entertainment piece poking fun at herself. Unfortunately it didn’t come across that way.

Comment on Beware of Foot in Mouth Disease by Aaron Kite

Aaron Kite — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:59:00 +0000

re: Article Writer – No doubt she still listens to nothing but CD’s, since only *real* musicians put their music on those. All of us listening to MP3’s are just wasting our time with small indie bands that’ll never make it big.

Comment on Beware of Foot in Mouth Disease by Michell

Michell — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:02:18 +0000

Thanks Brandy. Fingers are crossed that this leads somewhere. The publisher has been very generous with her feedback; now I just need to act on it. Con-Version was in October last year (I think).

Comment on Beware of Foot in Mouth Disease by Brandy Ackerley

Brandy Ackerley — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:17:50 +0000

Hey Congrats on the near-win! A page and a half rejection, AND a request for more? Brilliant, Mike! I hope this leads to publication later this year (or at least signing the book to a publisher)!

And Great interview with Jennifer Rahn! When was Con-Version?

Comment on GalaxyBillies – Episode 4 by uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:25:30 +0000

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Comment on Get Published Episode 24 – Interview with Publisher Lorina Stephens by Michell

Michell — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:17:18 +0000

I haven’t seen one yet, but I know what you mean. Authors and publishers will have to do something else to maintain that experience. Maybe social media, maybe some other method. I’m still looking forward to seeing an Espresso machine. Even better if one of my books can be purchased from it.

Comment on Why I Care About Critiques and Feedback by Michell

Michell — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:16:00 +0000

Thank you, I agree. Now I just have to find the time to incorporate those comments into my story.

Comment on Get Published Episode 24 – Interview with Publisher Lorina Stephens by Nomad Scry

Nomad Scry — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:03:02 +0000

I have mixed feelings about the Espresso. One of the two ways that I pick books to read is by picking them up and flipping through them. That doesn’t quite work when there isn’t anything to flip.

Comment on Why I Care About Critiques and Feedback by Nomad Scry

Nomad Scry — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:59:50 +0000

Seriously, congratulations on that rejection! That is excellent news.

Comment on Why I Care About Critiques and Feedback by Michell

Michell — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:17:56 +0000

Thanks, Richard/Mainframe. It really ties into my comments about feedback. I now know how to fix the problems with the story and the writing was good enough that the door is still open for future submissions. The only thing better than that is an actual acceptance of the submission.

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Comment on Why I Care About Critiques and Feedback by Richard Green aka Mainframe

Richard Green aka Mainframe — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:38:28 +0000

Congrats on the favorable feedback from the publisher on your YA novel

Comment on Get Published Episode 24 – Interview with Publisher Lorina Stephens by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:51:31 +0000

I look forward to the day where I can use an EBM (Esspresso Book Machine) in my own home town. I’ve already researched and seen that Seattle, a 4 hour drive away, has two of them, I even thought of driving down just to print some of my own books with their machine, but after hearing this I bet there will be one in my city before I know it. That would be so awesome! Thanks for the great interview Mike.

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Comment on GalaxyBillies – Episode 3 by Michell

Michell — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:53:44 +0000

I had to make something happen eventually. I could only build up the story for so long.

I’m glad you enjoyed it. I already have some ideas to keep building the story for you.

Comment on GalaxyBillies – Episode 3 by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:50:17 +0000

That was a sweet episode Mike! I loved the atmosphere you created, and it was fun seeing some action. Can’t wait to see where it goes from here!

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Comment on Get Published Episode 23 – A Chat with author Simon Rose by Michell

Michell — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:49:35 +0000

Thank you very much (and especially, thank you for taking the journey with me)

Comment on Get Published Episode 23 – A Chat with author Simon Rose by Nomad Scry

Nomad Scry — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:18:03 +0000

Congratulations on your anniversary!

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Comment on GalaxyBillies – Episode 2 by Michell

Michell — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:24:26 +0000

Thanks Dan. I’ve got to start introducing some conflict (even if it’s hidden for now). It will definitely factor into future episodes.

Comment on GalaxyBillies – Episode 2 by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:18:59 +0000

Great episode Mike! Cool extra story origins too, if there’s any writers like me listening, I know they’ll enjoy that as much as I did!

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Comment on Get Published Episode 21 – The Writing Journey of Christina Rundle by Michell

Michell — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:05:01 +0000

It was a pleasure to speak with you. Thank you for taking the time to talk to me for ‘Get Published’.

Good luck with your future writing endeavours and please keep me posted on how you are doing.

Comment on Get Published Episode 21 – The Writing Journey of Christina Rundle by Christina

Christina — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:55:23 +0000

I wanted to thank you again for giving me this opportunity to discuss the short story and my writing experiences.

Comment on It’s OK to Delete by Michell

Michell — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:57:43 +0000

While I agree that writing new material is more important than blogging, I made a commitment to the blog too. I HATE not living up to commitments.

As for GalaxyBillies, I am targeting release of another episode next week. Trying hard to get my podcasts falling on opposite weeks so I don’t get snowed under. When that happens, quality suffers. I am excited about this next episode though. It marks the beginning of a multi-episode story arc. It should be fun.

Comment on It’s OK to Delete by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:52:12 +0000

Writing instead of blogging?! Dude, you seriously need to get your priorities straight! We’d much rather have you writing, I’m the same way, only one thing can fit in my head at a time, I’m always having to put everything on my phone’s calander or I’ll drop the ball on a daily basis on stuff. I’m excited to see what happens to those hillbillies in the stars, keep writing!

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Comment on The Quest for Publication by Aaron Kite

Aaron Kite — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:09:30 +0000

Yes… I know who *I* am, that’s for sure.

I’m the guy cursing the fact he didn’t get to work on his YA Fantasy story when he originally wanted to. (grumble grumble)

Comment on Goals for the Coming Year by Michell

Michell — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:48:09 +0000

Good goals. The only thing missing is when.

I’ve got to do the same thing so I can hold myself accountable.

Comment on Goals for the Coming Year by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:59:07 +0000

Edit my first novel, Complete my second novel, and write a lot of short stories.

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Comment on Get Published Episode 21 – The Writing Journey of Christina Rundle by Lynda Williams

Lynda Williams — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:52:55 +0000

Nice job! Update on ETA for Opus 5, the anthology Christina appears in, is summer 2010 due to scheduling shuffle at the publisher’s. But we’re still on track.

Comment on Get Published Episode 21 – The Writing Journey of Christina Rundle by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:09:42 +0000

Awesome interview, a lot of great points for beginning writers like me. I think the advice of just keep going, just keep writing the next story is such good advice.

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Comment on Holiday Brain by Michell

Michell — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:46:07 +0000

I hope everyone is as enthusiastic as you

Merry Christmas/happy holidays.

Comment on Holiday Brain by Dan Dan The Art Man

Dan Dan The Art Man — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:24:13 +0000

A Christmas present for your Get Published listeners? Yes!

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Dan Absalonson (Dan Dan The Art Man) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:10:21 +0000

Way to go Mike. It is no small thing to put your creation out into the wild for other eyes and ears, I know when I put out my first podcast novel I’m going to be sitting on the edge of my seat to see how people react to it. You made some good points, no matter how many times you go over your own work, getting new eyes on it with a fresh perspective is immeasurably helpful. I can’t wait to hear the first episode of your new project, thanks for putting it out there, I’m sure it will rock.

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Comment on Writing Humor by Michell

Michell — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:55:12 +0000

Yes, Writing Excuses is a good one. I’ve added it. Thanks Dan.

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Dan Absalonson (Dan Dan The Art Man) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:46:51 +0000

P.S. The second most recent epipisode of Writing Excuses was about this topic, “Mixing Humor with Drama and Horror” http://www.writingexcuses.com/ Your podcast and this one are awesome Writing Podcasts out there, and as to your post above this one, I think Writing Excuses should go on your list of links, like Get Published it’s a great podcast for writers.

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Dan Absalonson (Dan Dan The Art Man) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:39:23 +0000

“Their normal needs to be considerably different from what I think is normal and correct.” That made me stop and think, hmm, I should pay attention to that, cool insight Mike! Great blog post.

Comment on Get Published Episode 19 – Chat with Tee Morris by Michell

Michell — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:15:47 +0000

Tee does in fact = teh Awesome.

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Dan Absalonson (Dan Dan The Art Man) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:12:06 +0000

Excellent podcast, thanks for getting Tee on the show, it was fun to hear you guys chat about writing and publishing.

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Comment on That’s All She Wrote by Dan Absalonson (Dan Dan The Art Man)

Dan Absalonson (Dan Dan The Art Man) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:29:16 +0000

Wow, that’s pretty cool Mike. Three books in a series, that’s great. It sounds like you’ve been pretty busy besides NaNoWriMo, and you still finished early, that’s great! I’m really looking forward to hearing your new podcast.

Comment on Get Published, Episode 3 – Don’t Fail to Plan (2nd try) by Michell

Michell — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:54:14 +0000

Hello Lynda,

I’m glad you were able to find me and even happier you liked what you found.

I hope things are going well in Prince George and Oka Rel continues to thrive. I look forward to seeing you again the next time we cross con-paths.

-Mike

Comment on Get Published, Episode 3 – Don’t Fail to Plan (2nd try) by Lynda Williams

Lynda Williams — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:43:01 +0000

Hi Mike. Cruised here today going through my cards collected at a con. Lovely production! Like your positive attitude and creative approach to serving your muse.

Comment on Developing a Thick Skin by Michell

Michell — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:32:48 +0000

Thanks for the great comment, Cathy. I’m afraid no matter how hard you try you can’t please everyone. All you can do is your best and let the negative comments roll off. Learn what you can from them and keep working. Good luck with your book.

Comment on Developing a Thick Skin by Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:19:17 +0000

I can much relate to this post, when I started writing, (blog mostly) I never expected to receive a bad comment about an article I wrote. This person really dug deep, and quoted a two word metaphor I used and ripped it apart like I was back in high school on a test. I know for books, it is a bit different, I have finished my book, and well I got my proof (I am self publishing) and I was disappointed that after really paying attention to all my spelling, and editing I still have many faults in it. I think it is because I was very emotional when writing. However, I got back in the sattle yesterday, edited again and resubmitted for approval. I was approved, so now I will reorder my proof and again review with a fine tooth comb.
I want to be able to publish early December.
So I too wish you the best and keep up the great writing. Look forward to interacting.
Cathy

Comment on Developing a Thick Skin by Michell

Michell — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:52:54 +0000

Thanks Dan. That day will come, just never as soon as I want it to.

Comment on Developing a Thick Skin by Dan Absalonson (Dan Dan The Art Man)

Dan Absalonson (Dan Dan The Art Man) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:40:28 +0000

Great comments Mike. I look forward to the day when I can be in your shoes and have my manuscripts edited to the point where I think they’re ready to send out. I look forward to hearing about how your persistence has paid off and you’ve sold a manuscript to someone!

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uberVU - social comments — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:49:08 +0000

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Comment on Get Published Episode 18 – Discussion with K.A. Bedford by Michell

Michell — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:39:48 +0000

I’m glad you enjoyed it, Tina.

-Michell

Comment on Get Published Episode 18 – Discussion with K.A. Bedford by Tina Hunter

Tina Hunter — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:20:27 +0000

I love K. A. Bedford.

Thanks for a great interview – to both of you.

Comment on Take a Moment to Say “Thank You” by Dan Absalonson (Dan Dan The Art Man)

Dan Absalonson (Dan Dan The Art Man) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:49:37 +0000

That’s great Michell. We all need a support system. It’s great to hear you praise them, it sounds like they’re really behind you when it comes to your writing. That’s pretty amazing. Best of luck on breaking in with that first manuscript, I really hope it happens for you soon, but I know if it doesn’t it eventually will. Keep at it speed hands, you’re typing rate is crazy fast! And I’ll keep at it as well.

Comment on Hours in the Day by Michell

Michell — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:47:42 +0000

Thanks