Michelle McCraw Blog

Writing progress, April 12, 2026

I sent Marriage and Trouble to my editor, woot! This is a marriage-of-convenience romcom featuring rescued animals. Yesterday, I officially scheduled the release on June 12, so it's getting real, y'all! Watch Instagram, Facebook, and my website for more updates and the reveal of the paperback cover. While MAT is with my editor, I'm continuing to draft my new project. I'm loving it so far, and you should see my research tabs! I'll tell you more about this new project in the months...

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Writing progress, March 15, 2026

Marriage and Trouble, a marriage-of-convenience romcom featuring rescued animals (mostly dogs), is back from my wonderful beta readers. I'm revising based on their feedback and getting the manuscript ready to send to my editor next month. I'm feeling confident about a June 19 release, and you can preorder now! While my beta readers were working, I planned a new project with the help of editor and book coach Victoria Krouse. I was even able to draft the first act, and I'm really enjoying this...

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Writing progress, December 14, 2025

Thanks to Becca Syme and a new focus on my writing, I've made strong progress on next spring's release, Marriage and Trouble, a marriage-of-convenience romcom featuring rescued animals (mostly dogs). I'm well into Act 3, just a couple of chapters from the end, which is GREAT because to stay on schedule, I need to finish drafting this month! Writing isn't the only thing I've worked on for the past couple of months. I released translations of my Synergy workplace romance series in Dutch, French,...

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