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Writing is a journey…

Getting published is a goal but it’s not the goal. For me there’s nothing better than having a new idea

come into my head and then bringing it to life by letting my fingers fumble across a keyboard.

That being said, I’ve dedicated myself to getting my latest novel, Invitation to Lakehurst accepted by a publisher in 2024. Notice I didn’t say actually published this year; it is a process and from my understand a fairly lengthy one. Still, every journey begins with a single step…so here we go.

Please join me on the way. My intent is to post my progress as I go and my hope is that many of you will share your own trials, triumphs and insights along the way.

Invitation
to
Lakehurst

Sometimes the place no one wants to go is exactly where you need to be…

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Tinker Taylor
and the
General’s Eyes

Some are born to be heroes, others are forced into it out of desperation…

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Recent Posts

  • The Proposal

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    Mike

    Drafting a book proposal is…what’s the word I’m looking for…challenging. It took me a week to figure out how to create one…ish. I’m still not sure I got it right, but I did get a reply back from the Steve Lobby Agency. Steve Lobby himself wrote me, and while it…

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  • First Steps

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    Mike

    The first thing I had to decide was whether to self-publish or try to go mainstream through a publishing house. My research told me that either can work, but by and large, if you want maximum distribution and readership, the publishing house is usually the best bet. Further research made…

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