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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.

  • How Do You Define FICTION?

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    Fiction: The class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form; something feigned, invented, or imagined; a made-up story (dictionary.com) ~ While I can logically agree with the sterile nature of the dictionary explanation of our beloved… Read More ›

  • If It’s Too Good to be True…

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    Publicity Tip #15 Beware Publicity Trolls ~ There are a number of get-rich-quick scams floating around out there and it doesn’t stop with the African Prince who needs your help. New authors are falling prey to Publicity Trolls who promise… Read More ›

  • Poetic Favourites #3

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    Dramatic poetry touches my heart in a variety of ways; being both an English & Drama teacher, as well as a writer, my study of people and human nature allows me to both laugh and cry at Robert Browning’s poem… Read More ›

  • Does Christmas Have Your Credit Hanging by a Thread?

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    Writerly Rant #15 Holiday Hangman By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Business Owner. Nothing says Happy New Year like your Christmas Credit Card Statement.  Every year the Holiday Season seems to be getting longer and longer – in fact, stores… Read More ›

  • Editing Tip #15

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    Don’t be Afraid to Fragment, Part 3 – A look at creative sentence structures. One of the first rules we’re taught in school is to build a ‘proper’ sentence, because fragments are bad.  When you’re writing literary prose this is… Read More ›

  • Review: The Enchanter Heir

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    The Enchanter Heir (The Heir Chronicles #4)                              Author: Cinda Williams Chima Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars Suggested Reading Genre: YA/Teen/Contemporary-Fantasy The Enchanter Heir is the story of magic, potions, and poisons gone wrong.  No one knows… Read More ›

  • A Mutual Understanding

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    Every writer should have a mutual understanding between the waste basket and his writing: you can’t have one without the other. A good writer needs to know in advance that large chunks of her writing will never see anywhere but… Read More ›

  • Blogging Behaviour

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    Publicity Tip #14 Don’t Be Afraid to Try New Things: Pt. 2 ~ Every author is encouraged to develop a blog that revolves either around what they write or about them as an artist.  Much of the advice we’re given… Read More ›

  • Day 111 – Bullet Holes

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    Charlotte Cuevas is beginning day 114 of her personal goal to write a poem a day. I particularly enjoyed day 111 and wanted to share it with you.

  • Gorilla Tape

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    Writerly Rant#14: When Not to Open Your Mouth By M.J. Moores ~ There’s much about a lot of things in this life I’d like to complain about including several things in the writing/editing/publishing industry.  The idea of ‘freedom of speech’… Read More ›