In 2019, I published the third book of my award-winning psychological thriller/mystery series, Secrets of Redemption, and got to work on something new. Which never came together properly. I struggled with it and struggled with it, throughout the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020. Then, Covid came to town, the lockdowns started and the world changed. My first … [Read more...] about How the Pandemic Helped Me Stop Worrying and Start Writing
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Your Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Book During a Global Pandemic
Shakespeare allegedly wrote King Lear while under quarantine. (And he didn't even have a typewriter back then, much less a computer. He had to write everything by hand!) So, you should have no trouble getting that book done, right? (You know–the one you've been talking about forever.) You’re stuck at home anyway, so why not use your time wisely and finally write The … [Read more...] about Your Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Book During a Global Pandemic
Is There a Place for “Woo-Woo” in Business?
Growing up in Madison, Wisconsin with a scientist father (he was a cancer researcher who discovered CLA - congicated linoleaic acid), my feet were planted very firmly in the logical, rational, mental side of things. But, a part of me yearned for the mystic. The magic. The fantasy. Now, as a fiction author, my inclination was to save the creativity for my novels and go … [Read more...] about Is There a Place for “Woo-Woo” in Business?
What a Fiction Author Can Teach You About Building a Successful Business
First, a celebration: I officially launched my brand-new fiction writing site at MicheleParizaWacek.com, and in doing so, I also officially embraced my identity as a fiction author. I get it if that sounds strange. For those of you following me, you've likely heard me talk about teaching myself to write when I was three years old because I wanted to write stories so badly. … [Read more...] about What a Fiction Author Can Teach You About Building a Successful Business