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I am a writer of adventure stories (although this is not an official category my writing spans YA, NA, Speculative Fiction, and Romance) who taught high school English in a past life.

I am a freelance writers and editor who loves giving creative writing workshops and advising about the self-publishing landscape. I'll have 3 books published in my Chronicles of Xannia series as of April 2017, 3 non-fic industry publications, three short stories in two anthologies, and one essay on the believability factor in fiction writing in a guide to writing.

I am a mother and a wife with an OCD bent toward organization - but I hate cleaning and anything related to it, so I'm definitely not a housekeeper! ;)

I learned how to shoot an olympic bow when I was in high school and I look forward to taking it up again in the future.

I enjoy playing adventure games on my PSIII, X-Box 360, and Wii.

I have a quick mind and a good sense of humour but I am not a humourous person, though I try.

• Fiction Friday #32: The Dragon Tempest (Anthology #2)

  By M.J. Moores on September 18, 2015 • ( 9 )

  

  Excerpts from THE DRAGON TEMPEST Published By Dragon Knight Chronicles. An Elf, A Dragon and A God’s Intervention By: KJ Hawkins The sun was waning on the horizon and Blake started to dread the idea of staying overnight in this… Read More ›

• Better Odds for Getting Chosen by BookBub Editors

  By M.J. Moores on September 17, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Publicity Tip #103 ~ Have you ever wanted to know more about BookBub and how to put together the most appealing offer possible? Diana Urban, Industry Marketing Manager with BookBub provides 8 detailed tips for how to improve your chances… Read More ›

• Editing Tip #103 – Finding Balance

  By M.J. Moores on September 14, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  If you have read more than 3 of my editing tips, you’ll know that I’m a strong proponent for balance when it comes to taking advice and utilizing techniques in your writing. But what about the actual story? What happens… Read More ›

• 29+ Ways to Market Your Book

  By M.J. Moores on September 10, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  At a recent #IWSG confab, I was whining to online friends about the difficulty of marketing my books. I got a long list of great comments, both on the blog and via emails from writers who have approaches that worked well for…

• Editing Tip #102 – Advice for Indie Authors

  By M.J. Moores on September 7, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  You’re not done editing even after you ‘hit’ the Publish button. Honestly, I’m not kidding here. Even if you’ve “done everything right” (like I did): put your book through substantive/content editing, line/stylistic editing, copy edited it and then proof read… Read More ›

• Get Your Blog Working for You

  By M.J. Moores on September 3, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Publicity Tip #101 ~ Exactly what does having a blog do for you as an author? Not much if you don’t pay attention to it, and little more if all you do is talk about what events you’re attending or… Read More ›

• Poetry Writing Contest

  By M.J. Moores on September 1, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Join Infinite Pathways Press for the 2015 Poetry Writing Contest! Submissions accepted between: SEPTEMBER 1ST ~ OCTOBER 31ST Any entrant who places or is awarded an honourable mention will be published in THE HUMAN CONDITION ANTHOLOGY Set for publishing winter/spring… Read More ›

• Editing Tip #101 – Keep an Open Mind

  By M.J. Moores on August 31, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  I am lucky enough to belong to several local writing groups whose members offer their opinion on various WIP (works in progress) I bring to the table each month. What I love about these groups is the diversity of experience… Read More ›

• Book Review: The Fallen (Fantasy)

  By M.J. Moores on August 30, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  The Fallen – Book 1 in The Fractured Series                             Author:      Melissa Barker-Simpson. Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars. Highly Recommended Reading. Genre: Fantasy / Post-Apocalyptic / Romance. Even angles are vulnerable, more so in a… Read More ›

• Building Your Mailing List & Why You Need To

  By M.J. Moores on August 27, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Publicity Tip #100 ~ You may or may not have started building your author mailing list; regardless, if you’re not sure of what you’re doing or how to expand your meager beginnings perhaps these tips will be of help. Previously… Read More ›