Michelle Splinter
@mnmsplinter.bsky.social
SF writer - querying WALLBREAKER | commercial maintenance operations | wife & mama | night owling through my TBR list
I've been off blue sky so I just saw this. Congratulations, Chase!!
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I've been off blue sky so I just saw this. Congratulations, Chase!!
I've been off blue sky for a bit so I just saw this. Congratulations, Mylee!!
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I've been off blue sky for a bit so I just saw this. Congratulations, Mylee!!
Haha this is too perfect. I feel confident I kmow exactly what scene this is from! Nice line 👍
July 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Haha this is too perfect. I feel confident I kmow exactly what scene this is from! Nice line 👍
Congrats on getting a short published! That's really cool that you were able to do that directly.
May 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Congrats on getting a short published! That's really cool that you were able to do that directly.
Thanks for all you guidance and activities these last two weeks. I'd love to see more exercises, and keep trying them out to improve. Best of luck with your writing!
May 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Thanks for all you guidance and activities these last two weeks. I'd love to see more exercises, and keep trying them out to improve. Best of luck with your writing!
This week I'm going to query again with my revised package. After a query batch, I usually take a writing break to read comps/TBR list, but I'm jazzed up to work on my speculative WIP because of Camp, so I may "cheat" and do that instead this month. #CRPWizardWasps
May 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
This week I'm going to query again with my revised package. After a query batch, I usually take a writing break to read comps/TBR list, but I'm jazzed up to work on my speculative WIP because of Camp, so I may "cheat" and do that instead this month. #CRPWizardWasps
Thanks for sharing your experience with pressure point fighting! That's fascinating. I'm sorry to hear of your pain but am pleased my research was correct. And thank you for the compliment; that makes me smile. It's true, there are times for precision and times to go for larger targets!
May 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Thanks for sharing your experience with pressure point fighting! That's fascinating. I'm sorry to hear of your pain but am pleased my research was correct. And thank you for the compliment; that makes me smile. It's true, there are times for precision and times to go for larger targets!
That's a good point. Do authors usually go direct to publishers then?
May 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
That's a good point. Do authors usually go direct to publishers then?
Because of her size, Mia was trained to pressure-point fight.
May 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Because of her size, Mia was trained to pressure-point fight.
Love when characters use their surroundings and niche knowledge.
May 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Love when characters use their surroundings and niche knowledge.
I brought my polished MS so I don't have large scale changes to that, but my CPs gave me great feedback on first 5 and query letter!
May 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I brought my polished MS so I don't have large scale changes to that, but my CPs gave me great feedback on first 5 and query letter!
No, unfortunately I've never written short stories.
May 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
No, unfortunately I've never written short stories.
That's a great quote. In fact, I think I have it saved to my Pinterest writing board as well.
May 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
That's a great quote. In fact, I think I have it saved to my Pinterest writing board as well.
Perfect body language cues
May 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Perfect body language cues
#CRPwizardwasps
Here's a scene from my MS. I edited an "angry" out and I like it much better. Thanks for the tip!
Here's a scene from my MS. I edited an "angry" out and I like it much better. Thanks for the tip!
May 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#CRPwizardwasps
Here's a scene from my MS. I edited an "angry" out and I like it much better. Thanks for the tip!
Here's a scene from my MS. I edited an "angry" out and I like it much better. Thanks for the tip!
Before becoming a mom, I used to have about an hour of distraction free writing time after dinner and chores. Now I have to fit it in during small moments. I usually have to "steal" them from times I shouldn't be writing.
May 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Before becoming a mom, I used to have about an hour of distraction free writing time after dinner and chores. Now I have to fit it in during small moments. I usually have to "steal" them from times I shouldn't be writing.
This quote has always inspired me:
April 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This quote has always inspired me:
Sorry for being absent lately. Me, my husband and toddler got sick this week. I'll try to jump back in as much as possible.
I've been querying my MS, and plan to send the next query batch after Camp. It's been great to CP for other authors in the same phase as me!
I've been querying my MS, and plan to send the next query batch after Camp. It's been great to CP for other authors in the same phase as me!
April 30, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Sorry for being absent lately. Me, my husband and toddler got sick this week. I'll try to jump back in as much as possible.
I've been querying my MS, and plan to send the next query batch after Camp. It's been great to CP for other authors in the same phase as me!
I've been querying my MS, and plan to send the next query batch after Camp. It's been great to CP for other authors in the same phase as me!
No, I don't really get stage fright either. 😬 I genuinely enjoy presenting. I get a tiny bundle of nerves right before stepping out but then it vanishes. They're probably similar for me in that if I have a solid plan for what I hope to accomplish, any mental blocks go away.
April 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
No, I don't really get stage fright either. 😬 I genuinely enjoy presenting. I get a tiny bundle of nerves right before stepping out but then it vanishes. They're probably similar for me in that if I have a solid plan for what I hope to accomplish, any mental blocks go away.
I don't often experience writer's block because I get such limited time to work, so I force myself to go in with a plan. The hardest part is trying to fit it all in before the session ends. I think writer's block happens when you let the project become bigger than you.
April 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I don't often experience writer's block because I get such limited time to work, so I force myself to go in with a plan. The hardest part is trying to fit it all in before the session ends. I think writer's block happens when you let the project become bigger than you.
The deepest relationship in Wallbreaker is between Mia and Brant, which is challenging since they spend so little physical time together. I like that challenge though. It's like Katniss and Gale in Hunger Games.
Bonus: I envision their interactions as if they're friends of mine.
Bonus: I envision their interactions as if they're friends of mine.
April 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The deepest relationship in Wallbreaker is between Mia and Brant, which is challenging since they spend so little physical time together. I like that challenge though. It's like Katniss and Gale in Hunger Games.
Bonus: I envision their interactions as if they're friends of mine.
Bonus: I envision their interactions as if they're friends of mine.