M.A. Kropp: Writer, Blogger, GeekGirl. My Life. My Words. My Way.
This week, I am going to outline my method for getting NaNoWriMo done. If you are not familiar, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is when writers from all over the world attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in thirty days. I've done this every year, except one, since 2008, and hit that 50K each … Continue reading How Do You NaNo? This Is How I Do It
We are at the start of National Novel Writing Month-or NaNoWriMo to us, that gloriously weird month in which a lot of people set out to write 50,000 words of a novel in 30 days, from November 1 to November 30. (If you want to know more, here is the link: NaNoWriMo) I am going … Continue reading Monday Musings: Planning a New Project (How I Do It)
For the past several years, I have been posting a Halloween story for the end of October. Here is this year's offering, instead of a review this week. Feel free to be the reviewer and tell me what you think. Academy in the Night by M.A. Kropp “Jennifer, the class bell rang a minute ago.” … Continue reading Halloween Storytime: Academy in the Night
(I originally wrote this in response to Chuck Wendig's Flash challenge, which was to write an essay of 1,000 words or less on the topic of "Why I Write." I thought it would make a good blog post, here, too.) It would be easy to say the I write because “I have to” or “I … Continue reading Monday Musings: Why I Write
Cue the Trumpets! https://youtu.be/IKXEmXB7h3E?t=9s My sci-fi novel, Circle Unbroken, is going on pre-sale as an e-book starting on Sunday, August 2. The pre-sale will run from then until August 17, and the book will release on August 18, when it will also be available in paperback. It will be available on pre-sale at limited retailers. … Continue reading Friday Fanfare: Circle Unbroken is on Pre-Sale!
I didn't really have anything to say yesterday, so I didn't. I don't have much to say today, either. I will just leave you with a small excerpt from my upcoming Science Fiction novel, "Circle Unbroken." It will be available (I hope) on pre-sale from August 2-17, and will be released on August 18. I'll … Continue reading Tumble into Tuesday: Excerpt from “Circle Unbroken”
(From Chapter Four) “Good morning, Mr. Conner,” she said, smiling. “Good morning, Sheila,” Philip answered. “We have guests today. This is Laira’s sister, Kaili, and her partner, Jeff MacKenzie. Sheila is one of our geologists. Why don’t you tell them what you are doing, Sheila?” “I’m very sorry about your grandmother,” Sheila said to Kaili. … Continue reading Excerpt from Circle Unbroken (Coming in August)
The cover design is re-done! The full cover, front and back is below. I think it looks quite lovely. Now, to go along with this first look at the cover, I'm going to run a little giveaway. I have 5 e-book copies of "Circle Unbroken" to give away. All I ask is that you try … Continue reading Cover Reveal: Circle Unbroken (Revised)
If you are a writer these days, you can't help but realize that the landscape is changing. In the Old Days, you wrote a story, you submitted it to publishers, you got rejected a bunch of times, and eventually, (assuming the story was any good) someone accepted it, and you got published. There wasn't much … Continue reading Monday Musings: On Deciding to Author Publish My Stories
Here's another little excerpt from the upcoming novel: “Kaili, we are ready to begin. Sylvia, will you be our Water tonight, please?” The girl’s eyes lit up and she nodded solemnly to Laira. “Very good.” They walked to one side of the gazebo where a small wooden table stood. A double ring of gold was … Continue reading Monday Promo: Circle Unbroken Teaser Number Two
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