tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38586401514119144492024-03-18T02:08:03.065-07:00Perfecting the CraftMichelle Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040685503147648297noreply@blogger.comBlogger258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-74617882741217786892017-08-24T12:38:00.000-07:002017-08-24T12:59:30.227-07:00COVER REVEAL!!! ~SUMMONED~<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Hey there lovely friends! I know I haven't posted much lately, but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy doing awesome things! Like creating a cover for the second book in the genie series...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">First off, don't forget to read the first book, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Granted-Michelle-Merrill-ebook/dp/B01HIVOJI2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503551046&sr=8-1&keywords=Granted">Granted</a></i>, before you dive into the second! It works much better in numerical order. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Accidentally Me</i> by Kim Karras is sure to take you through a super exciting life adventure! This new release can be found on both <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29324388-accidentally-me?from_search=true">Goodreads</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Accidentally-Me-Kim-Karras/dp/1462118674/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472152489&sr=8-1&keywords=Accidentally+Me">Amazon</a>. Be sure to check out the awesome reviews and grab a copy of your own! Get to know more about Kim <a href="http://kimkarras.blogspot.com/">here</a> on her blog! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My newest book <i>Granted</i> is now out in the world! Shimmy-shimmy-party-party-throws-confetti-BAM!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The eBook is available on <a href="http://amzn.to/292pIR2">Amazon</a> and the paperback will follow shortly! I hope you all enjoy the story. I love the characters and really love how the world came together with a different, but fun, twist on all things genie. </span><br />
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<br />Michelle Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040685503147648297noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-16974848835973604852016-06-22T22:41:00.002-07:002016-06-22T22:41:42.031-07:00Book Cover for GRANTED!!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Basically, this is going to be a short post because...this picture speaks a thousand words! My publishers over at <a href="http://www.futurehousepublishing.com/">Future House Publishing</a> seriously did a fantastic job. Head on over to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30634709-granted">Goodreads</a> to get the details! Eight days left until the book release!</span><br />
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Michelle Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040685503147648297noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-80397186528202146392016-04-11T23:11:00.004-07:002016-04-11T23:11:42.073-07:00ANNOUNCEMENT!!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I LOVE when I get to make really exciting announcements!!! Now that everything's official, I finally get to tell you that I've signed with Future House Publishing to publish my YA contemporary fantasy novel, <i>3 Weeks</i>. Official post <a href="http://www.futurehousepublishing.com/2016/04/11/fantasy-author-michelle-merrill-signs-with-future-house/">here</a>. What's it about? Glad you asked. </span><br />
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Ava Elliot never thought she’d become a couch surfer. But with a freshly minted—and worthless—degree from Julliard, and her dad squandering the family fortune, what choice does she have?</div>
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Living with her old high school friends, though, has its own drawbacks. Especially when her ex-fiancé Eric Wentworth drops back into her life. Eight years ago, she was too young, too scared of being poor, and too scared of her dad’s disapproval. Dumping him was a big mistake.</div>
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One encounter, one song too many, and Ava can’t go on like this. It’s time to tell Eric the truth, and make a choice. Finally let go of the past, or risk her heart for a second chance with her first love. If he can forgive her…and she can forgive herself. </div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Many authors talk about music
inspiration for their books. I think most of us writers either play music while
we’re writing, or make up a playlist that goes with our story after it’s
written. I do both. For SWAY, my modern-day PERSUASION retelling, music was
especially important. My main character, Ava, is a pianist who graduated with a
Master’s from Juilliard. Ava’s ex-fiance, Eric Wentworth, the man she’s trying
to forget, is a Michael Buble-esque crooner. So it was only natural that music
played a big part in the making of this manuscript.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A lot of the songs that Eric sings are
from Michael Buble’s CRAZY LOVE album which came out a bit before I wrote my
first draft. At one point Eric sings “Cry Me A River” basically to Ava:</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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wasn’t looking at me as he sang, but I knew he meant the song for me. He’d
caught me crying and this is what he thought of it. Talk about a slap in the
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clenched my jaw and tried to ignore how much Eric was getting into the song.
How much he was enjoying it. How much he meant it, even if the lyrics weren’t
completely true. I wanted to run from the room, but I wouldn’t do that again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">While Eric is a crooner, Ava is more
into classical music. A big moment for her happens just before the “Cry Me A
River” incident. Ava has just seen Eric for the first time after eight years
and he’s clearly still very bitter towards her. She escapes to a piano to vent
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music filled my ears, my head, my heart, the entire room. The sad melody took
me over. Seeing Eric again, the painful and lovely memories from our past, his
obvious disregard for me now—all of it bled through my fingers and into the
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wasn’t until the song was over that I realized my cheeks were wet. I hadn’t
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scrub them away when I noticed someone retreating from the doorway.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There are over forty songs on SWAY’s
playlist, most of which I mention by name in the book. Music really helped me
figure out these characters and then show their thoughts and emotions through
specific songs. When I hear these songs now, I can’t help but think of Ava and
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are on the playlist, check out my Twitter feed this month where I’ll be
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Thank you Melanie! If you haven't been following, I urge you to check out her song list now. Definitely some great picks for Melanie's story. Thanks for stopping by today friend! To learn more about Melanie and where to find her, check out the info below. Thanks for joining the party!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I just got a sweet review from a gal named Ashley Wilson, who has CF. Her words boosted me and made me happy I decided to write and publish <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22046766-changing-fate?ac=1">Changing Fate</a></i>. Thank you Ashley! You can find her review on her blog <a href="https://ashleysroses.wordpress.com/2015/10/26/changing-fate-novel-review/">here</a>. </span></div>
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Michelle Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040685503147648297noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-69641208414795264102015-10-13T09:03:00.001-07:002015-10-13T09:06:06.911-07:00Standing for Something!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Some of you may have heard the phrase, "Stand for something or you'll fall for anything."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This week I'm standing for cystic fibrosis. Some of you may know that my self-published book, <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22046766-changing-fate?ac=1">Changing Fate</a></i>, is about a girl who's suffering from cystic fibrosis. I wrote it to spread the word about the disease and hopefully raise a little money. From October 14-16, I am going to raise my voice with thousands of others by letting it go silent for all those who've suffered in silence. You can learn more about it by visiting <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/921378931214868/">65 Hours of Silence for Cystic Fibrosis</a>. If you'd like to donate to the cause, the event is asking only $6.50 towards the ongoing efforts to find a cure. You can donate <a href="https://www.cff.org/">here</a> to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation if you'd like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Have a great week!</span>Michelle Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040685503147648297noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-11772974582738465752015-08-12T12:28:00.000-07:002015-08-15T22:25:12.980-07:00PITCHWARS Mentee Bio!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hey everyone! PitchWars is right around the corner. Like, seriously next week! Not sure what PitchWars is? Check it out <a href="http://www.brenda-drake.com/2015/08/pitch-wars-mentor-blog-hop/">here</a> on Brenda Drake's awesomesauce blog! Having a mentee bio isn't required but it's certainly a lot of fun. And anyone who knows me knows I like a little (or a lot of) fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So...a little about me. I hang out with 12 and 13 year olds on a regular basis. They're crazy fun and yes, sometimes emotional. That's life. They're cool. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">When it comes to movies, I love anything old. Like Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Doris Day...you get the idea. I also love Masterpiece Classics. And as for modern, I love Marvel and will sit for a cheesy romcom anytime! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I self published a YA contemporary novel in 2014 to help raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis. You can find it <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22046766-changing-fate?ac=1">here</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Changing-Fate-Michelle-Merrill/dp/1497598672/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1439405798&sr=8-2&keywords=Changing+Fate">here</a> with reviews and ratings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Oh, you want a sneak peak about my middle grade contemporary novel, <i>Finding Me</i>? Awesome! It's about a slightly crazy twelve-year-old girl, SueAnn, who's content with her half-leg Stumpy, her best friend Jenny, and a bucket load of horchata. When her parents suggest new friends and a new leg, things get weird. Talking furniture is one thing. The pressure from her mom is another. She's gotta figure everything out before she loses her bolts and ends up nuts forever! </span><br />
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Melanie Stanford reads too much, plays music too loud, is sometimes dancing, and always daydreaming. She would also like her very own TARDIS, but only to travel to the past. She lives outside Calgary, Alberta, Canada with her husband, four kids, and ridiculous amounts of snow. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The picture below is me with our team captain, Regan Kate. If you've read my book, <i>Changing Fate</i>, you'll know the main character is Kate. See the connection? I wrote my book after meeting Regan and hearing her story. She is a friendly girl with big dreams and lots of love for those around her.</span></div>
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</span>Michelle Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040685503147648297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-88216500420250866292015-05-18T10:14:00.000-07:002015-05-18T10:14:34.895-07:00You. Are. All. AWESOME!!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I just wanted to give a shout out to all the people who spread the word about my free ebook and downloaded it last week!!! It was a smashing hit! In 5 days, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>2090</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> people downloaded my ebook off Amazon. That's 2090 people who might read it, and 2090 people who might learn something more about Cystic Fibrosis!!! This is a huge deal. The one thing I hope for my book is that it can spread the word and help educate people. And for the 33 people who shared/retweeted my promotion, I'm donating 50 cents to the CF Foundation. So even though my free ebook might not have raised much money, I'm hoping this will help...along with the fact that you may have reached one more person by spreading the word!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">If you'd like to be a part of the cause, there is so much you can do! There are CF walks all over the country this month. Find one near you and join in! Or you can always donate anytime to the <a href="http://www.cff.org/">Cystic Fibrosis Foundation</a>. Just learning more about it helps. My ebook is free for the next five days to celebrate and help educate others. You can click on the image below to find it on Amazon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Keep it up and keep it real.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have tried to contact a few of you without much success. If you could contact me, that might be better and we can discuss details :) My email is michelle m merrill (at) hotmail (dot) com. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">No spaces included.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Reason #1 why I wrote <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Changing-Fate-Michelle-Merrill-ebook/dp/B00K5WJ54A/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-2&qid=1423259780">Changing Fate</a></i>: to spread the word about cystic fibrosis. I learned that my daughter's friend has CF and I wanted to do something. I didn't have money to donate and I wanted to help in some way. What I didn't know was that I was already helping in an unexpected way...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Organ donations save lives. Hands down. In a sad event that we lose our life, what better way to go than to save another? It's that simple. One signature and a little logo on your drivers license. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The first is Katy Starck Monte. She has cystic fibrosis and is currently waiting for her second double lung transplant. You can learn more about her story <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Shl__ZaGp4">here</a>, and support her through #OOMPHforkaty on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/oomphforkaty">facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/oomphforkaty">twitter</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Caleigh Haber also has CF and is fighting to breathe as she waits for her first lung transplant. You can learn more about her story <a href="http://fight2breathe.org/">here</a>, and support her through Fight2Breathe on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fight2breathe">facebook</a> and TeamCaleigh on <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamCaleigh">twitter</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Both of these girls, and countless others, could benefit from spreading the word about becoming an organ donor. Not just people with CF, but many others as well, lose the battle every day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>Changing Fate</i> might not match each individual story, but my hope is that it helps others realize the difference they can make just by learning to <i>be</i> so we can all <i>become</i> something greater together. Hopefully we can change the fate of those precious lives that are being lost. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Please spread the word and feel free to enter the giveaway below. There will be 4 winners!!! Two $10 giftcards to Amazon.com, the paperback copy of my book pictured above, and an e-book copy of the book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also, my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Changing-Fate-Michelle-Merrill-ebook/dp/B00K5WJ54A/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-2&qid=1423274778">e-book</a> will be available for 99 cents for the duration of the contest. My purpose isn't to make this about my book, but to spread awareness through my book if it could teach one more person about CF. As always, half of all proceeds will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for the continuing research in finding a cure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">2014 certainly wasn't what I thought it'd be at the beginning of the year. I wasn't planning on self publishing a book and certainly wasn't planning on going a whole year without writing anything new. I had hoped I would revise a few books and maybe write another NaNo story but...1 self published book later with six months of dealing with extreme anxiety in a 9 year old daughter...and, well, it was what it was. And I did what was most important. And I'm happy I did. Writing will never be fulfilling if it means I'm neglecting what matters most.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Even though my year didn't go as planned, I'm glad it went the way it did. And I'm even more excited to set goals for 2015 and see where the year takes me! I have already started revisions on two books! Once that's finished I hope to query, get an agent, and write more books! I have so many stories to tell! Hence all the exclamation points!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Care to share any of them with me? I'd love to hear them :) </span>Michelle Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040685503147648297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-53303779983795971502014-11-08T14:54:00.002-08:002014-11-08T14:54:28.031-08:006 Month Celebration!!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My book came out six months ago!!! Now it's time to party! Check out the details below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Learn more about 65 Hours of Silence for CF <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1466933153590722/?ref=br_tf">here</a>.</span>Michelle Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040685503147648297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-1951824313616252292014-09-26T09:15:00.001-07:002014-09-26T09:15:20.482-07:00OneRepublic - I Lived<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This is so fantastic! It will bring so much awareness for Cystic Fibrosis. Please watch and share :)</span><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 winner will receive their choice of an all new Kindle Fire 7" HDX (US Only - $229 value), $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 in Paypal Cash (International). </span><br />
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<a class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/0a0096831356/" id="rc-0a0096831356" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>Michelle Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040685503147648297noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-37081502122483072142014-07-10T21:32:00.000-07:002014-07-10T21:32:01.102-07:00Blah, blah, blah...<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hey, word.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Summer has been crazy crazy. We've been out of town off and on since school got out. I started revising a book, then went out of town, decided to revise a different book when I got back, then went out of town again, and finally decided that it just ain't happenin' this summer! Last summer I wrote a book in six weeks and this summer I can't even keep up with my house and kids. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I was feeling bad about it every time we packed our bags to visit family or go camping...until I realized that this is what summer's about for my little kids. And they need me. And I need them. Let's face it, I will always be able to write, but my kids will not always be little. They won't always want to talk to me and they certainly won't need me to feed them, dress them, wash them, bandage their owies, etc. for the rest of their lives. As of right now, it's for the best. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I can't wait to jump back into the writing world when school starts, but until then...keep it up, keep it real, and keep it goin'. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Have a great summer!</span>Michelle Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040685503147648297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-6010946516368101922014-06-16T13:25:00.000-07:002014-06-16T13:25:43.716-07:00<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Enter to win 1 of 2 great prizes. Winner’s choice of a Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 Paypal Cash!</strong> </span><br />
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