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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.

• Flexing Your Mold

  By M.J. Moores on October 3, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  My research and study of genre has led me to the understanding that it is terribly difficult to “break the mold”… Agents don’t know what to make of you, Publishers are afraid of you. Readers might be willing to take… Read More ›

• Virtual Book Tours, Pt. 4

  By M.J. Moores on October 2, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Publicity Tip #53 ~ Some of the best selling genres right now just happen to be mystery, romance, YA, and New Adult. While it’s difficult to find a “mystery” specific blog tour PR Company (you’ll be able to look to… Read More ›

• Poetry: Crosswalk

  By M.J. Moores on October 1, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

• Can a Man Write a Good Female Character?

  By M.J. Moores on September 30, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  Writerly Rant #53 by Dave K. Heath, Writer. Originally posted on Dave’s Corner of the Universe, Sept. 28, 2014. Revised Edition. Last week due to other people’s work schedules and illness, Uncle Dave was in charge of home schooling my… Read More ›

• The Late Summer Creative Writing Contest is Ending Soon!

  By M.J. Moores on September 29, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  If you’ve been thinking of submitting a poem or short story to the Late Summer Creative Writing Contest with Infinite Pathways don’t wait any longer – submissions close tomorrow night at midnight! That’s right you have until 11:59pm on September… Read More ›

• Editing Tip #53

  By M.J. Moores on September 29, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Tightening the Belt on Your Prose, Pt.4 ~ One of the most straightforward ways to tighten your writing is to match your sentence structure with your emotional intent and manipulate the pacing in your manuscript. Create or reduce tension/suspense in… Read More ›

• Focus Your Imagination

  By M.J. Moores on September 26, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  This idea resonates most with me regarding trying to force yourself to create – either in a vacuum or pushing ideas that have little to no passion. I don’t know how many advice pages I’ve read, or quotes for that… Read More ›

• Virtual Book Tours, Pt. 3

  By M.J. Moores on September 25, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Publicity Tip #52 Finding the right virtual book tour service can feel impossible sometimes depending on your genre. The bulk of services I have come across seem to be dedicated to Romance, YA or some combination of the two and… Read More ›

• Come and find me – 2014

  By M.J. Moores on September 24, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  If you get a chance to click through and check out the 50 Shades of Me blog page, read the comments left for this simple, heartfelt, and honest poem – DARKYBLUE has touched many with her words 🙂   DarkyBlue… Read More ›

• Editing Tip #52

  By M.J. Moores on September 22, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Tightening the Belt on Your Prose, Pt.3 ~ What does it mean to balance intent? Well, I suppose you could call it clarifying purpose or keeping it simple – but for me, it’s all about “balance.” It’s not just shortening… Read More ›