Blogger: Michelle Ule
Filling in for Wendy who is at the dentist–and then recovering–after a long weekend of dental pain.
Momentous Books for Momentous Times
As a life-long voracious reader, I’m seldom without a book in hand. My i-touch makes that even easier…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Oct 16, 2012 in Blog, Fiction, Reading | 33 Comments
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Filling in for Rachel Kent
I’m about to start writing another novella; this one takes place in turn-of-the-last-century Alaska. I haven’t been to Skagway, Alaska, in 21 years, so I can’t trust my memory about events and locales. I…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Sep 26, 2012 in Authors, Blog, Fiction, Writing Craft | 52 Comments
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Filling in for Rachel Kent
The American Christian Fiction Writer’s Conference (ACFW) begins tomorrow in Dallas, Texas, and I, unfortunately, will not be in attendance.
I had a great time last year at the ACFW conference in St. Louis and…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Sep 19, 2012 in Agents, Blog, Business of writing, Writing Life | 42 Comments
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I continue to fill in for Janet this week. She developed a severe sinus infection and has been working to get well.
Some authors seem to have no problem with coming up with new book ideas; others struggle mightily.…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Aug 27, 2012 in Authors, Blog, Productivity, Writing Craft, Writing Life | 48 Comments
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While Janet continues her time away from the office because of her husband’s death, I’m filling in for her today.
A friend asked me once how many words I had to write to complete a novel.
My answer: How ever…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Aug 20, 2012 in Authors, Blog, Writing Craft | 33 Comments
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Note: I’m substitute blogging for Wendy today, who is out of the office on a medical leave while she’s recovering from surgery. She’s mending well.
How do I love “that?” Let me count the ways.
I love that whether “that”…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Aug 7, 2012 in Authors, Blog, Productivity, Writing Craft | 47 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule, writing for Janet who is at the International Christian Retailers Show this week.
I have a novel sitting on the sidelines, about a third done, while I work on other projects. The novel takes place eighteen months after the…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Jul 16, 2012 in Blog, Productivity, Writing Craft, Writing Life | 50 Comments
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I’m filling in for Rachelle Gardner who is out of the office today because of the Colorado Springs fires. She and her family are fine.
Don’t you wish I could come up with a better description than the bland, antiseptic, flat, “fine?”
Obviously,…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Jun 27, 2012 in Authors, Blog, Reading, Writing Craft, Writing Life | 38 Comments
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Janet’s traveling to various publishing houses this week; so I’m filling in for her while she’s in all-day meetings.
Last week I wrote about the genres you should read as a writer (all of them); this week I’ll talk…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Jun 25, 2012 in Blog, Reading, Writing Craft | 45 Comments
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Our office occasionally receives queries from teenagers seeking representation for novels they’ve completed. If we have time, we try to respond to a young writer who has done something many adults talk about but seldom accomplish.
We encourage them…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Jun 20, 2012 in Blog, Reading, Writing Life | 56 Comments
