by Michelle McCraw | Jan 17, 2023 | Writing progress
It’s only 17 days into the new year, and I’m already feeling the pressure. This year, I’ve got two competing priorities: writing more words and leveling up. I’ve committed to writing three new projects this year (and would love to add a fourth,...
by Michelle McCraw | Dec 11, 2022 | Writing progress
I made it! During November, which is National Novel Writers’ Month, I wrote a happily-ever-after for Jamila Jallow. You’ll remember her as Jackson and Cooper’s college BFF who appeared in Work with Me, Friend Me, and Boss Me. She’s a powerful woman, and I’ll have to...
by Michelle McCraw | Nov 18, 2022 | Writing progress
It’s November, and that means NaNoWriMo. I’ve been plugging along, trying to write a little ahead since I’m traveling at the end of the month. And with the words I wrote in October, I’m over 40k words into my draft. Woot! Natalie and Jamila...
by Michelle McCraw | Oct 29, 2022 | Writing progress
Did you know that November is National Novel Writing Month? Although it’s been a thing since 1999, I didn’t learn about it until 2015. I’d been thinking about writing a book, y’know, how one does, thinking and thinking about it but never *actually* doing it. It was...
by Michelle McCraw | Oct 9, 2022 | Writing progress
I *just* hit send on the email to my lovely agent. Frenemy (working title Frenemies and Lovers) is in her inbox. She’ll probably have some feedback for me, and then she’ll either start submitting to publishers, or we’ll decide it’s a better...
by Michelle McCraw | Sep 16, 2022 | Book recs, Writing progress
What to read next? Home improvement projects are great…when they’re finished. In the lead-up to replacing the upstairs carpet, I had to move a lot of things, including my paperback TBR. Y’all, it is HUGE. So I resolved to make a dent in it. Here’s a selection (yes,...
