by Michelle Longo | Feb 25, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Sage Advice Last weekend I was working at the Long Beach Comic Expo (and if you’re near SoCal in September, I highly recommend its sister show, Long Beach Comic Con). My job as a panel room wrangler gives me a great opportunity to listen in on some great...
by Michelle Longo | Feb 18, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Speaking of Dialogue… The Write Life is a great resource for all things writing. I get their emails so I often have some words of wisdom waiting for me when I finally get around to cleaning up my email. They recently sent out some information about writing...
by Michelle Longo | Feb 11, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The First Book Like many writers, I grew up reading. My mom loved to read and she later worked in a library where I got to spend many afternoons just reading. I think I took out How to Be Funny, a book I cannot find proof of on the internet so you’ll have to...
by Michelle Longo | Feb 4, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Perseverance My 11 year old has embarked on several months of rigorous training leading up to a test to receive his black belt. He’s nervous, and rightfully so, as the training, qualification, and testing are all pretty intense. As I write, he’s 36 hours...
by Michelle Longo | Jan 28, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
I Hate Surprises If I’m being honest, what I really hate is the anticipation of surprises. Like, when someone says to me, “I got you the BEST present and I can’t wait to give it to you for your birthday in 3 weeks!” Ugh. That means for 3 weeks...
by Michelle Longo | Jan 21, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Distractions I’m not going to lie here: I am the Queen of Distractions. I will find any excuse to get distracted by something to the point where I can’t get anything done. Some of it is legit, like people talking or terrible music playing overhead. But...
