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Spring has sprung...at least in the South

5/9/2023

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   If you're from the great white north or you live in the very brown desert, it's exciting to see the green of spring. The fresh green grass, the unfurling of light green leaves, and the smell of fresh cut grass all create the delight of spring. In South Carolina, where I am now, spring has been here for a while. Our grass is very long, since we sold our lawnmower before we left Maine. We'll see how the weedwhacker handles the tufts of grass we have. 
    It's been a busy month with publishing. I put "Annie Get Your Gun", a romance that takes place in the world of competitive shooting, up on Kindle Vella. The story is serialized, with three episodes being released each week. 
   I also put up the non-fiction book "Empty Nest Decluttering: 11 ways to downsize a lifetime of stuff. " Both books will eventually be release through Amazon KDP program later in the year, but for now, this is my experiment to see how they do in this format. The first three episodes are free to read, and you only pay a small amount in tokens to read the rest of the episodes.
   Let me know how you feel about the platform and reading a book in this format. I'd love to hear your thoughts. 
   I have also been publishing activity books and puzzle books. This past month, I released an "Animal Activity Book for Adults" with many different kinds of puzzles like word searches, sudoku, coloring pages and more. 
   Most recently, I published "Cryptograms: Civil War Facts and Trivia." If you like cyphers and word puzzles, this book is for you. It also helps if you like the Civil War. :) 
   I also started writing a new book series. I'm calling it the Weather Girl Series. My heroines are all meteorologists. It's fun already. So many projects and so much grass to weed whack. 
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The month of love

4/5/2023

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February is the month of love, even if you don't celebrate Valentine's Day, every business celebrates the candy, flowers, roses (for those who want to break the bank) and cards. Maybe this year, we should encourage the men to buy us romance novels. They celebrate love every day. The characters in the books overcome obstacles and give people the chance to find their happily ever after. 
When people ask why read that trash? I understand that they've never read a romance book. They just make assumptions based on what some people think or thought back in the 1980s. 
Romance teaches women how to recognize a hero. The men in romance have flaws, don't we all, but they are good to the women they love. The drama from everyday life can disappear between the pages of a novel. It's escapism at its best. 
So, this month, instead of spending a week's wage on roses, pick up a romance novel or order one from Amazon. Mine can all be found there. But, there are millions of books with happily ever afters to choose from. 
I hope you are all well. If you haven't joined my Facebook page for Author Michelle Libby, you can do that and/or join me at Amuck in America on Facebook or the new website www.AmuckinAmerica.com.

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2023 New year, New experiences

2/11/2023

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Welcome to another year. This year will be exciting for us. We are in our new house, not living in the RV fulltime anymore. We even have a dump sticker for our county. That freaks me out a little, it seems so permanent. 
I'm working on editing new books. One will be put up on Kindle Vella, a serialized story format. I'm looking forward to using the new platform. I hope you'll enjoy it, too.
Getting settled and scheduling a new routine in a new place is tough. We don't always know where things are. We were living in a little over 130 square feet, now we have 2150 square feet. We have lost phones, keys, water bottles, and jackets. 
I have published many low/medium content books. If you're looking to travel and are interested in creating a vision board, I have a great new clip art vision board travel book. You can buy that here.  I have also created a series of books for adults with dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. This are great conversation starters for caregivers. Many of the pictures are from my travels over the last two years. 
I'm looking forward to releasing more romance novels this year. My computer is tired of storing them.  :) 

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It's Christmas Already?

1/2/2023

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November has arrived and we were joking that this month is more about Christmas than Thanksgiving. Sure, we are thankful for all we have, but we also look forward to the most wonderful time of the year. The lights, the goodwill, the generosity, it comes out this season. I want to soak up as much of that as possible. 
We recently stayed at a campground in Asheville, NC that had cable. Which meant that I had access to the Hallmark Channel. I watched at least 6 Christmas movies, and parts of others. I was in my element. 
I know there are a lot of jokes about Hallmark movies. My husband likes to play Hallmark BINGO. 
I love that there's a happily ever after. That is the key to a romance novel and the novels that I write. There has to be a satisfying ending for my heroes and heroines. 
We are spending this month in South Carolina near where we are building a house. Building is a terribly slow process and I feel like it's one step forward and three back. The PODS full our stuff was delivered to the house today. We have a month to unload them. Let's hope the house is done so we can.
 Last night, I started and almost finished Debbie Macomber's new Christmas book, "The Christmas Spirit". It's the first Christmas book of the season for me and I love how Debbie weaves a story. 

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Fall for South Carolina

11/1/2022

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We have arrived in South Carolina after a trip to Alaska, a cross country trip to Maine and then back to see the progress on the house we are building in South Carolina. Thousands of miles added to the RV.  We are trying to stay around the family, but we are both anxious to get on the road and see new things. I'm almost excited to go to Charleston to a wedding and see Fort Sumpter, where the Civil War began. 

I've been publishing some new books and reading a ton of great novels. I just finished a book about a man who hiked all 14 of the 8,000-meter peaks. It was impressive and easy to read. I also realized that I have no desire to hike that high. 

Two more children's books have hit the Amazon bookstore and I'm waiting for approval for a Vision board Clip Art book surrounding travel. Many of the pictures I took myself.
I have not forgotten the pirates and my critique partners just finished the second book and loved it, they said. 

So many projects, so little time.
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If you're looking for a book to read, consider one of mine, found on Amazon. 
Happy Fall, Y'all. 

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Summer Adventures

10/15/2022

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PictureSwimming in the Missouri River.

            We are driving across the country on a mad dash to get to Seattle for our cruise to Alaska. We have stopped at numerous National Parks and Monuments. We stopped at Little Bighorn Battlefield and The Corn Palace. With one day left to get to our destination, I’m antsy and worried that I’ll forget something.
            I have heard that the Alaska cruises are more relaxed than the Caribbean cruises, so I’m hoping to get some writing done and possible unwind for a bit since we won’t have internet on the ship. My husband plays “Forge of Empires” and we joke that his villagers are going to die when he can’t check in on them regularly.
            Driving out west has been fascinating. The rock formations, the wide open plains, the prairie dogs…it has all been so different and exciting. We saw buffalo outside Wind Cave and took lots of pictures. People are so silly when it comes to getting near these creatures. I want to shout, “Don’t you read the news!” A woman was gored and thrown 15 feet by a buffalo just a week ago. Yet, there they were driving up to them to get a picture. The daddy bringing up the rear was almost bigger than their car. I wouldn’t mess with him and didn’t, but we got a great picture.
            I’m working on publishing two books. I’m not sure I’ll get it done before the cruise, but definitely when I return. After having everything I need at my fingertips for over a year, it’s weird to pack up things we might need over the next 8 days. What if we forget something we needed? It’s not going to be right there.
            I hope you’re getting ready for back to school. Maybe you’ve picked out a new book to read once you have some more time to yourself. Thanks for considering one of mine.
It's never too early for Christmas. If you want to read my free Christmas story, click here
To warm days and fun times,  
Michelle

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Distracted by the magic

8/9/2022

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PictureBlack Spire Outpost at Hollywood Studios.
Hey friends!
That's what they say at Disney. "Hello, friends." "Welcome friends," "This way friends," "Stay behind the yellow line or the door will bash you in the head, friends." 
You get the idea. I've spent the last three weeks at Disney World parks. Some people say the magic is gone and for some things I can see this point of view. 
Sometimes it feels like a money grab. Either times, when you see a character go by or a princess come to life, there's still magic to be found. 
I'm hanging out at Black Spire Outpost in Hollywood Studios with fighter planes flying over head. Chewy and Rae have stopped by - It's magical, if you stop to take in the scene. It's hard to find magic when you're standing in a line for an hour and 20 minutes and your feet hurt.
Waiting is so hard - like waiting for your favorite book to drop. 
Not saying that I'm your favorite author, but I'm still working on my books that need to be edited - there's so much magic to be had. No excuses, however. 
Ask me about Disney and I can tell you the answer, most likely. 
I'm looking foward to getting back to a writing schedule. 
Summer is a great season - enjoy the weather, find some water and relax. ​

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Once a writer, always a writer

6/24/2022

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​Summer is coming...
I've never written a story where someone dies on screen, but this week my mystery writer persona or my ax murderer persona came out during a weeklong visit to Gettysbury, PA.
the battle was over 150 years ago but there are still dead bodies buried on the battlefield.
When we were at one location - the general leading us around said that this was where they were not able to find all of the bodies of soldiers.
In 1996, a strong rain released a body that had not been reburied in a cemetery, which started me thinking....hmmmm.....
If I was going to murder someone - why not dispose of the body here with  a few Civil War buttons? They would think it was another soldier being found.
It might seem awful to think someone would do that in a sacred place, but what if...
This was the first time something like that popped into my head. It surprised 
and delighted me. 
I've spent a lot of time in the past this week. Things like social norms, how war was conducted and the way people thought in 1863 were unlike anything today. War was so civilized. Most of the generals went to school today, ate meals together and some were even related. I can't imagine waking up one day to realize you have to fight and possibly kill your friend. So, civilized.
Being at the Gettysburg Battlefield has given me ideas for future projects.
So, if you're excited for summer, check out my short story "Summer Camp" on Amazon for $.99. It will take you back to your summer camp days. 

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Favorite books...how dedicated are you?

5/21/2022

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There are so many good books out there. How do you know which book to read? I have found that there are some types of heroes or situations that I really enjoy. 
What do you look for in your romances? Are you one who likes to escape? Or do you like to read something that could actually happen?
I'm a take me away girl - although now that I'm on the road and have seen more and done more, like hike a volcano, take me away is getting further a field. 
Subject change...have you been watching Bridgeraton? It's outside of my genre, but I've binged season 1 and love it. Season 2 wasn't as good in my opinion. The costumes were great. The croquet game was delightful, but the character interactions when it came to the main characters left me cold. 
I did enjoy the younger sister, once she was empowered. "Was I this blind the whole time?" LOL. 
We are still on the road traveling back east across Route 66. My plan for the next few months is to edit the many manuscripts I have on my computer. It's not the fun part of writing, but people say it's when the book is written. 
As far as my low content books are concerned, I'm excited about my new blank comic book and blank comic book for RVers - What's better than traveling the country and creating your own comic book based on your adventures - nothing...that's what. 
Happy Spring, friends. Follow my travels on Facebook at Amuck in America. 
 If you know of special places in America we should visit, write to me at 
 authormichellelibby@gmail.com, or visit me on FB at Author Michelle Libby.

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A new state...finally

4/10/2022

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The travels continue with Amuck in America. Writing continues on the road. I'm working on the third book in my middle grade trilogy between working on journal entries about our travels and videos about where we've been. At some point you'll be ready to see them, or I'll be ready for you to see them. 
Traveling has been so exciting recently. We've hit a bunch of National Parks, some with decent WIFI and others with zero. That's been extremely hard for an extroverted, Zoom addict who needs to be with her writer peeps. 
Please check out my books on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. There are probably some there that you haven't read. I'm working on some new fiction projects as well as some non-fiction books. I'm also working on an Etsy store and some fun books that will help you create your own books. I'll let you know as soon as those books are released. 
You can find out more about all of my releases on Facebook/HappyTrailsPublishing.
See you there.
 If you know of places we shouldn't miss while traveling America, write to me at 
 authormichellelibby@gmail.com, or visit me on FB at Author Michelle Libby.
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    Michelle Libby writes about love, sex, life and happily ever afters, while keeping up with her adult children and finding new projects to fall in love with. Have you seen the coloring books? How about the RV? 

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