Holy smokes, y’all. When did April get here? But even more surprising than the fact that it’s now somehow April is the very real truth that I…*checks notes* actually have some progress to report on the writing front? See, if this were April 1st, you’d all be, “Nice try, MJ, but we know better than…
Author: M.J. Fifield
Acadia In Winter
This past month, I went home to Maine for a week. While there, I paid a visit to Acadia National Park. I love Acadia, and I go every chance I get. Seriously, if I’m within a three-hour drive of the place, I will find a way to get out there for at least a quick…
Slow Start
January was a really long month. Like…epically long. Like, a Tolstoy novel kind of long. I don’t think that’s unusual, exactly. I think January, for whatever reason, tends to feel like an overlong month. Maybe it’s a holiday hangover thing. I don’t know. But this January felt exceptionally long. So much so that when the…
Treading Water
Today, I’m going to talk about my goals for the new year. I don’t think I did one of these posts last year. Last year was…I don’t know what last year was, exactly. An exercise in treading water, I guess. Whenever I think of treading water, I always end up thinking about that one episode…
Tapped out, Tapping Out, and a Book Release (Not Mine)
When last I posted, it was November 1st and I was embarking upon my 21st NaNoWriMo session (including Camp events). I had some pretty bold goals, focusing mainly on my top two priority projects: starting & finishing the second draft of the Terrible Romance Sequel and figuring out how the hell to fix the major…