Author: Michael Merriam

First Draft of the 1979 Section is complete. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ghosts Of the Places We Live

I am very nearly done with the 1979 section of the novel and in fact I am working on the final first draft scene of that section. I am having some trouble finishing it up, mostly because my brain doesn’t want to write the ending I need to write. Part of me wants to treat… Continue reading Ghosts of the Places We Live Update #10

FRIDAY, APRIL 18 Navigating the World of Small Press Publishing – 8:30-9:30PM – Veranda 7/8 (K) SATURDAY, APRIL 19 Local References in Urban Fantasy – 11:30AM-12:30PM – Veranda 7/8 (K) Reading – 3:30-4:30PM – Veranda 1/2 Signing – 5:00-5:30PM – Ballroom Foyer

More forward momentum. I’m still on track to be done with the 1979 section before April is over. Personal life has caused a bit of a slow-down and will continue to do so, but I am hopeful things have stabilized. In the story itself, things are about to fall apart for the protagonists. Once I’m… Continue reading Ghosts of the Places We Live Update #9

Richard Martz is a bitter ex-mage cursed as punishment for the destruction of his previous magical coven. Richard is reluctantly drawn back into the word of magic and intrigue when he is approached by Holly Ellefson, daughter of a human mage. Holly is also part-fey, a bloodline taboo by both custom and treaty. Agreeing to… Continue reading Dark Waters

I had a much better writing week. With no conventions, normal work hours, and feeling physically better, I was able to get back on track. I spent a small chunk of Saturday night and Sunday into the mid-afternoon writing, which was nice. Got more work done Monday night than usual. I will probably be done… Continue reading Ghosts of the Places We Live Update #8

Today is my day for the Writing Process Blog Tour, a blog tour where various writers discuss what they are working on and their process, tag the writer who talked them into it and finds other victims—er—other writers to participate. You the reader get to follow the various links to discover new writers. I’d like… Continue reading Writing Process Blog Tour 2014

I almost didn’t post this update because, well, I wrote almost nothing last week (330 words). It was kind of a perfect storm disaster of post-Paganicon exhaustion, dealing with being ill while making up my hours at work, and trying to catch up on everything else in life I have fallen behind on. Still, I… Continue reading Ghosts of the Places We Live Update #7

Poor progress this week. I was sick after MarsCon and then had to prepare for Paganicon this previous weekend. I tried to work at the convention, but was too run-down to focus. I had hoped to get some work in yesterday and today, since I had off work, but page proofs for Dark Waters arrived… Continue reading Ghosts of the Places We Live Update #6

Not much movement on the novel this week. Between Day Job, convention prep, and MarsCon itself, I didn’t have a lot of time to work, though I did manage to get some words in the wee small hours and in between stuff at the convention. I refuse to beat myself up over this. I had… Continue reading Ghosts of the Places We Live Update #5 With Bonus MarsCon Thoughts