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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.

  • What Door Will You Open Next?

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    Poetry isn’t so much a ‘guessing game’ as the idea that what one person glimpses beyond the door could be entirely different than what another person witnesses or experiences. Poetry is corporeal and relatable; it is emotion made tangible through… Read More ›

  • Social Media Meltdown

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    Writerly Rant #20 Getting a Grip on the Media-Maze by M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. ~ As authors we are expected to learn and utilize Social Media as an integral weapon in our quest to reach and connect… Read More ›

  • Editing Tip #20

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    Secondary Doesn’t Mean Second-Rate ~ Your secondary characters are just as important as your primary ones (protagonist/antagonist). Your main characters run the show, they are who your reader falls in love with or love to hate.  What helps define and… Read More ›

  • Review: The Sea Between The Worlds

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    The Sea Between The Worlds – Gbahn and Archipelago Book 1                              Author: Michelle M. Welch Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy ~ In a world where magic is feared at worst and publicly restrained… Read More ›

  • Self-Editing at its Finest

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    As a writer and editor, this idea rings damn true. In fact, if we are able to trick ourselves into recognizing moments in our writing, like the over-use of a simple word, then our self-editing will have come a long… Read More ›

  • “I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends”

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    Publicity Tip #19 ~ You don’t have to go it alone. Many writers are introverts – it goes with the territory: working alone, typing away, hitting the delete button, thinking, typing some more.  Then, when we’re published, we’re told if… Read More ›

  • Armchair Amateur

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    A Personal Poetic Critique I entered the following poem into a local contest held by a regional writers group I joined recently.  There are just shy of 200 members.  The ‘rules’ for entering a poem were that it had to… Read More ›

  • The Grammar Police

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    Writerly Rant #19 Uninvited Editing By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. Have you ever met one of those individuals who is so immersed in their understanding of grammar and their native language that they feel the need to… Read More ›

  • Editing Tip #19

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    The Wonderful World of Words, Pt. 1: Meaning & Existence ~ There are certain words in the English language that are used in casual conversation that cannot be found in the dictionary (or are only listed as ‘slang’ or ‘common… Read More ›

  • Reveiw: Wuthering Heights

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    Wuthering Heights                              Author: Emily Bronte Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Highly Suggested Reading Genre: Classic/19th Century/Literary Fiction ~ Heathcliff, rescued from the streets at a young age by a kindly farming gentleman, turns bitter and vengeful… Read More ›