FA Michaels

Welcome all you dreamers, believers and lovers of stories, you sugar cravers, cookie fanatics and chocoholics. Step into my world, where anything is possible with the best ingredients and the right amount of imagination.

Author Archive for Mic

Creating the future

As I get THE OCULUS LINK: INTERSECT ready for release, I’m writing the next book, which takes place in the future. And, I have to say… I had no idea how much fun that would be! It’s also challenging. For even the smallest things that we take for granted — phones, cooking, clothes — I’m imaging what they could be like in 50…

Character Reactions

In my high school days, I took to the stage and loved it. It wasn’t the attention or being in the spotlight — I could do without that. It was all about the characters, experiencing life as someone else for a few minutes. I got the lead sometimes, but my greatest lessons came when I was just a bit player. In…

Another Kindle Giveaway!

The Kindle giveaway in April was so much fun, I joined another one. If you didn’t win last month, here’s your chance to win another Kindle, $229 Amazon gift card or $229 in Paypal cash. Here are the details: Enter to win 1 of 2 great prizes. Winner’s choice of a Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 Paypal…

I Have a Dream

I have a dream for… Chocolate that’s healthy no matter how much I eat Rain that falls once a week Flowers that don’t die Characters that are never silent Stories that unfold easily Politicians who care as much for the poor as for the rich People who never hate Peace in every foot of the world Love for every person……

Blog Tour: The Writing Process

I’m excited to be participating in this blog tour about the writing process for two reasons: 1) I’m following up Michelle Knudsen, the amazing author of Library Lion, The Dragon of Trelian, Big Mean Mike and many more, including one I’m dieing read, Evil Librarian (seriously, how can it get better than that?) and 2) I LOVE talking about writing, especially hearing…

Easter Chocolate… Yes!

I’ve got less than a week left until I can eat chocolate again, and I’m drooling at the thought. So I figured I’d do a little wishful thinking and get ready to pig out on Saturday. Here are my favorite Easter chocolates: Reeses Peanut Butter Eggs: The perfect peanut butter and chocolate cup in the shape of an egg. I…

Kindle Fire Giveaway!

Yes, it’s April Fools Day, but this is no joke! All this month, you can enter to win a Kindle Fire HDX, $229 Amazon gift card or $229 Paypal cash. And better yet, with your entry (or entries), you can stay in touch with a bunch of brilliant authors and book bloggers — including me! The giveaway is sponsored by…

Brainstorm with a friend

I had a plot problem today. I needed to up the stakes for my character but also not weaken the surprise at the end. I went around and around in my head trying different scenarios, but nothing really worked. So I went outside my little writing box and the answer magically appeared. In this case, I called a writer friend,…

All hail the dreamers

If necessity is the mother of invention, dreaming is its wayward sister. Letting our imagination roam, leads to wonderful new ideas, inventions and stories. And when I said wayward, I mean that in the best possible way. Sometimes we need to break rules or go against the norm to produce something really different and innovative. Dreamers are always facing opposition, the…

A chocolate pill! Seriously?

Via the news this morning, scientists are creating a pill that will give us the same health benefits as eating dark chocolate. Unless you’re allergic to chocolate (in which case, I’m so so so sorry) or don’t like it (in which case, I’m so so so sorry), I’ve just got one thing to say about this: What’s the @#$&* point?…