Author: Michael Merriam

As a small press author and sometimes micro-press publisher, I find myself hand-selling my books at various conventions and book festivals. If you are an introvert like me, this can be hard. Add to the fact that I’ve been trained by my Midwestern grandparents to be humble in all things, no matter what I’ve accomplished,… Continue reading Hand-Selling Books

It got quiet around here on the old blog again. I’ve been trying to make sure I blog on a more regular basis, but as you can tell by comparing the date of this post to the previous, I haven’t exactly been meeting that goal. I’ve been settling into my new part-time real world job,… Continue reading Back to Work and Back to Writing

I wanted to remind everyone that I will be selling and signing books tomorrow as part of Twin Cities Pagan Pride! You can find more information at their website or at the Facebook event page. I will have copies of both my new titles: Old Blood’s Fate, an urban fantasy novel and Whispers in Space,… Continue reading Reminder About Tomorrow

The results of my recent poll are in and I thought you would all be curious about the results. It was really close, but in truth, I’m not all that surprised with the results. 9 votes – Rural Fantasy (Novelette or novella): Haunted abandoned school. Small town secrets going back two or three generations. Class… Continue reading The Results Are In!

New Project Time! It’s time to pick a new project, because I haven’t started anything new in over a year and that is part of my problem. I need something with new energy, something shiny I can toss myself into to break out of this stall. Bearing in mind that I’ll eventually write whatever strikes… Continue reading New Project Time!

You can read my Q&A at Beneath The Trap Door: 5 Questions With Michael Merriam.

I have my Diversicon Schedule. Come to the convention and say hello! Friday 8:30-9:25 PM – Main Stage (Soo Line) Panel: Can’t Rip a Chainmail Bodice: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and/or Feminist Romance: Romance has long had a foothold in SF/F as a subplot. Now the popularity of paranormal and urban fantasy, as well as science… Continue reading Diversicon!

“Look Out!” My wife, as I nearly crashed our Mazda into a cluster of orange traffic barrels. I was lost. I had taken a wrong exit onto an unfamiliar bit of highway, one I couldn’t drive from memory, careening barely controlled through that favorite of Minnesota seasons – road construction. At night. In the rain.… Continue reading Lost

This is a story about becoming lost, and finding your way back home. # I climbed aboard the #21 bus after another long shift at the day job auditing loan applications for the stupidly wealthy to bring in more money for the insanely rich shareholders of the banking concern I work for, in the faint… Continue reading The Power of Story

I’ve slowed down at CONvergence this year, having only six programming items, as opposed to the eight to ten I usually end up doing. CONvergecne is barely controlled chaos and a serious challenge for me to navigate, so if you see me and want to talk please just step up and say hello. I’m easy… Continue reading CONvergence Schedule