5 writers of whom I’ve read 5+ books:

Don DeLillo
Joan Didion
Roberto Bolaño
Tana French
Elena Ferrante

Many good, plenty funny, and quite a few good-and-funny writing tips! 100 of 'em. "10. Everyone craves the respect of their peers. The trouble is, your peers are writers." #WritingCommunity lithub.com/100-tips-tha...

Woke up this morning to discover that my book is now available to pre-order! All Her Loved Ones, Encoded is out 9/10/24. Signed and personalized copies are available to pre-order from the bookstore where I work, Annie Bloom's Books. www.annieblooms.com/book/9798218...

Writing a new chapter while my editors watch from above. #WritingCommunity

Just finished writing Day One of the mystery novel. Now my detective is getting some well-deserved sleep. But that won't last long. Poor Jess. And she still has 3+ days to go. #WritingCommunity #Mystery

Cover reveal! My debut novel will be published on 9/10/24. I'm still gobsmacked by the generous quote from Willy Vlautin. Synopsis here: michaelkeefeauthor.wordpress.com/all-her-love...
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Good news! I just signed the contract for my second book, Western Terminus, a collection of 5 stories and a novella, all set along the West Coast. It'll be published by Cornerstone Press in fall of 2025. I'm excited to get these stories (back) out into the world! #WritingCommunity

Learn from the best, folks!

I got an acceptance for my short fiction collection! (I'll announce the name of the small press once I've [hopefully] signed a contract.) #WritingCommunity

Just got a full MS request on the novel I've been querying since January! #WritingCommunity

Having fun writing my first #mystery novel. The good news is I'm 18k words in. The scary news is that it's only 11am on day one. My outline covers 5 days. It's okay for a debut mystery to be 300K words, right? Umm.... #WritingCommunity

My writing group is looking for a new member. We meet via Zoom each Weds, 7-9:30pm PT. Fiction and creative nonfiction. Reviewers prepare written notes and oral critiques. We strive to create a respectful and constructive environment. Please DM me for more info! #writingcommunity #creativewriting

Thanks to the nudging of my writing group, I'm now in the process of revising the lens through which one of the characters in the novel I'm workshopping tells his story. I can already feel his voice coming to life. #WritingCommunity

I just finished the outline for my next novel: a mystery! It'll be a detective procedural set in a fictional county in central Oregon in 1997. Now I just have to write the darn thing. #mystery #WritingCommunity

Nice to see the Pulitzer Prize doing the right thing!