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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.

• Editing Tip #80 – Honing Character Pt. 2: Flaws and Quirks

  By M.J. Moores on April 6, 2015 • ( 9 )

  

  Last week I touched on adding the humanity spice to your characters be they good, bad or otherwise. Today I’d like to expand on that notion by adding a few more ingredients to your cooking character. The key element you’ll… Read More ›

• Interview with Romantic Comedy Author Jen Benjamin

  By M.J. Moores on April 4, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  It’s my pleasure to welcome romance author Jen Benjamin to Infinite Pathways today. Jen is a newspaper writer who enjoys fiction when she gets time away from writing facts. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband, daughter and various furry… Read More ›

• Celebrate Your Accomplishments as a Writer

  By M.J. Moores on April 3, 2015 • ( 12 )

  

  Whether you’ve written an aria, epic fantasy, chapter of a memoir, paragraph of a short story or title for your book you need to celebrate your successes and award yourself for each mighty step you’ve taken because writing isn’t as… Read More ›

• Author Publicity & Writers Groups

  By M.J. Moores on April 2, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Publicity Tip #79 ~ Did you know that taking the time out to join one or more of those pesky writers groups does more than ‘help’ budding authors find their way? These groups (if you find some good ones) can… Read More ›

• 5 Cheeky Tips For Bloggers Embarking On The A-Z Challenge

  By M.J. Moores on March 31, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes:
  ? I’ve got something to tell you… every day April is a month when thousands of bloggers embark on what’s called the The A-Z Challenge: where people blog on 26 near-consecutive days (every day except Sundays) –…

• Editing Tip #79 – Honing Character Pt. 1: Remembering their Humanity

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

  

  We’d all like to think that our characters, especially our main character(s), are perfect just the way we wrote them. It’s starts with a vision (or a full-blown background write-up) and then you let them loose on the page to… Read More ›

• Fiction Friday #28 – The Red Shoes (Flash)

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

  

  The Red Shoes (a flash fiction piece) By M.J. Moores. The red satin shoes lay discarded on the plush crimson carpet in such a way you’d think their owner had chucked them off in a hurry… on purpose. They still… Read More ›

• Booktrack – a New Social Media Publicity Platform

  By M.J. Moores on March 26, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Publicity Tip #78 ~ If you’re a music & reading lover this author publicity platform is exactly what you need. Writing YA? Mystery? Want to add the “DUN, Dun, dun…” or the dramatic concerta leading up to the big reveal?… Read More ›

• Year 2: Day 162 – Potatoes

  By M.J. Moores on March 25, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  A walking stereotype, Charlotte Cuevas is exactly what you’d expect from a children’s librarian and freelance writer – most days you’ll find her bustling about here and there, balancing coffee and a stack of books, fingers stained with ink and… Read More ›

• Who is an Indie Author? (Breaking In)

  By M.J. Moores on March 24, 2015 • ( 8 )

  

  Writerly Rant #78 ~ By M.J. Moores. I  think being an Indie Author is amazing. In fact, until recently I was certain I was one! But ever since I started doing my own publicity and marketing for my debut novel… Read More ›