Jo Michaels Blog

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a fantastic weekend and are ready to crank out the words this week! Today, I'm talking about micr...

Happy Thursday! Today, we're gonna talk about description, how it might impact the reader, and what authors might or might not expect fr...

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Well, the kidlings here in Ga are back in school, and that means Mommy can finally concentrate on things she needs ...

Happy Friday, everyone! Whew! Day three of NaNo and I'm sitting at 12.5k words (and I'm not done writing for today). What's th...

Happy Wednesday, good people of the blogosphere! Wow. Just wow. I started NaNoWriMo yesterday, and I'm pumped. I missed NaNo the last 2 ...

Happy Wednesday again! *grin* Okay, you guys, strap in, because this post is a doozy! I'm so excited to share this! Want to write f...

Happy Monday, everyone! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend and are ready to start the awesome week ahead. No? Well, grab that coffee and le...

Happy Friday, good people of the blogosphere! I hope you all had a fantastic week and are looking forward to the long weekend. Perhaps you w...

Happy Thursday, everyone! Today, I'm going to give you a tip to help you keep those characters you're writing about straight (and ma...

Happy Monday, good people of the blogosphere! Welcome to another week of fun. Yeah, it's Monday, but you now have five whole days to get...

Happy Friday, everyone! Holy cow, what a week, huh? It's been blazing trails here on my desk. Huge edit, schedules for bloggers, handlin...

Happy Thursday, everyone! Hang in there, Friday is just around the corner. Today, I'm talking about your opening scene. There are certai...

Happy Tuesday! As the title of the post implies, today I'll be talking about emotional triggers you can (and should) use for your charac...

Happy Thursday, and welcome to another writing tips post, everyone! Today, we're talking about your author voice and how it translates t...

Happy Tuesday, good people of the blogosphere! Today, we're talking about backstory. Every character has one, but no one wants it shoved...