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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.

• Candy Pizza Is Here!: A Video Message From The Author

  By M.J. Moores on September 10, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Long time poetry contributor Charlotte Cuevas has turned her 365 Day Poetry Project into a book – Candy Pizza! She has taken the best poems of the last year of writing, honed and reworked them into perfection and made them… Read More ›

• Self vs. Traditional Publishing

  By M.J. Moores on September 9, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Writerly Rant #50 by M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. The battle wages on – oh yes, it does – in my head all the time. I’ve done nearly two years of practical research into the world of DIY… Read More ›

• Editing Tip #50

  By M.J. Moores on September 8, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  Tightening the Belt on Your Prose, Pt.1 ~ One of the more difficult, but practical, aspects of self-editing to learn is how to tighten up your prose. Even though your sentences may be grammatically correct, there are a number of… Read More ›

• Paid Marketing Help that Works

  By M.J. Moores on September 5, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Publicity Tip #49 Have you ever wondered if you could be doing more than utilizing all the “free” methods of advertising and publicity for your book? Do you have a realistic marketing budget that you’re itching to dig into but… Read More ›

• You’re Not a Writer if…

  By M.J. Moores on September 2, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  Writerly Rant #49 by M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. I was told a while back, no confronted would be a better word, with why it’s taken me so long to publish my first novel if I initially drafted… Read More ›

• Editing Tip #49

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

  

    First Impressions, Pt.4 ~ Your first chapter has to be your “Wow” chapter. It’s the one that pulls readers, agents, and small publishers into your story. I’ve touched on the first sentence, the first paragraph, and the first page… Read More ›

• How Do You Rejuvinate?

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

  

  We all get stuck sometimes… You know, so much to do, so much going on, so much nonsense – With writing, as with anything, there will come a point when I don’t even realize how hardened I’ve become. Just yesterday… Read More ›

• Keep Writing & Keep Publishing

  By M.J. Moores on August 28, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Publicity Tip #48 The best way to gain more followers is to keep writing and publishing. It doesn’t matter if you’re an indie author or with a traditional publisher: The more you put yourself out there, the more return you’ll… Read More ›

• Black Holes

  By M.J. Moores on August 27, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  At only 20 years old, Alexander Lound is relatively new on the writing scene.  Studying History at the University of Kent, he finds what time he can in between heaps of reading to escape into another world, to put pen… Read More ›

• Email Blindness

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

  

  Writerly Rant #48 by M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. Have you ever noticed that some of your friends, colleagues, or even clients don’t read the entire email you send them? This has been happening more and more frequently… Read More ›