For the next little bit (April 11th -17th), I am suspending myusual activities to participate in the Autism Awareness Blog hop.
My oldest son, Jarem, has a form of autism and I hear all the timehow much more prevalent it is becoming. I’m very glad that there are so manyresources to help people with autism.
In honor of this blog hop, I’m giving away a free signed copy of “TheCanticle Kingdom”. You can use the widget to enter below, and don’t forget tofollow the other blogs who are participating in the hop for more ways to win.
Also don’t forget to check out my web serials to which I havecontributed.
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I'd like to announce that the winner of this month's blog hop is Diana! She has won a signed copy of The Last Archangel. Thanks to everyone who entered and I hope that you will stop by often.
As you might have noticed in last post, I'm very excited for National Novel Writing Month, which starts on November 1st. I've managed to write 50,000 words both of the last two years I've done it and got done before the 30th. This year, I'd like to raise the stakes a little bit and encourage some of you, who I am sure are also writers, to participate.
On the entry form below, you can show that you have registered for NaNoWriMo. There is another button for when you "win" NaNoWriMo (which means reaching the word count goal). Each entry is timestamped, so I can tell in which order they come in. If any of you can "win" NaNoWriMo before I do, I will agree to do a full manuscript evaluation of your NaNoWriMo manuscript. If I get there first, I will still give a 50 page evaluation to the first person who wins after me. From all those who enter, I will pick three random people to receive a first chapter evaluation of their NaNoWriMo manuscript and other prizes at my discretion.
You can also get additional entries for prizes by spreading the word about this contest. If you have any questions or need writing advice, know that I'm always available at
[email protected].
Let the writing commence!
Writing Update: Had a great writing week. Simon Says is up to 36,370 and the Last Archangel II is up to 23,143. I'm also working with a company provide a serial story that chronicles some of the backstory behind The Canticle Kingdom, specifically the lives of the creators of the music box and how one of them became corrupted. I'll have more news about that as it progresses. They let you retain the rights, so hopefully, I can let the series run and then publish the entire series in an inexpensive ebook somewhere down the road.
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Here’s the list of angel songs I found just by searching through my playlist. Maybe I could even call it my angel soundtrack.
1. Angel by Lionel Richie
2. Angel’s Among Us by Alabama
3. Hear You Me by Jimmy Eat World
4. Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls (from the movie City of Angels)
5. Pretty Little Angel Eyes by Curtis Lee
6. Johnny Angel by Shelly Fabares
7. Lullaby (Goodnight my Angel) by Billy Joel
8. Angels by David Archuleta
9. Hark! The Herald Angel’s Sing by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
10. Like an Angel Passing Through My Room by Sissel
I’ll be listening to these while I write the next installment. What other angel songs did you come up with?
In other news:
1. I’ve made a new landing page for my Facebook autho
Latest Post: Beyond Worlds: Author Interview with Michael D. Young
Stop by to read and interview that includes an excerpt from the book.
Click here to view the blog tour rules and conditions.
Today marks the start of the blog tour for "The Last Archangel". I've got a lot of great bloggers on board who will be hosting reviews, giveaways, guest posts, and even interviews with some of the characters from the book.
I just got my first physical copy of the book yesterday and it looks great! Can't wait to get it into the hands of others.
To encourage everyone to check out the blogs of the people supporting the blog tour, I'm giving away some prizes at the end for five lucky participants. I'll even let you choose your prize. They are any one of the following:
- A signed copy of "The Last Archangel"
- A signed copy of "The Canticle Kingdom"
- Two signed copies of "Portrait of a Mother"
- A free 50-page in-depth manuscript evaluation. (No manuscripts with explicit content please. 12 pt font, doubled spaced.)
See the form below for all the ways that you can earn entries. Check back every day for chances to earn more.
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Congrats on the anthology and sorry about the job! Hope you find something soon!
Michael, please comment here and let everyone know what kind of work you are looking for. I am linking to this article from my blog.
I am looking for anything in instructional design or education/training. Anything requiring writing experience would be nice as well, or that includes German language skills.
Thanks Daron!