MadisonMichael.Netshort and sweetHey , Let’s start the new year off with something beautiful.I take a picture of the sunrise out my window almost every morning. It helps me start the day with gratitude and hope, and although I didn't take t...

Hey ,Happy New Year everyone! How do you plan to celebrate the entry of 2023? I will be out with friends, eating too much and drinking a bit too much and staying up way too late.You know what that means? Tomorrow I will barely be lifting my head from...

MadisonMichael.NetFREE Read from me to you!Hundred of RomancesGratitude on the BlogRevisiting our Hit Parades Hey , It’s been a crazy (or it that Crazies?) kind of year for me. How was your year? Have you taken time to reflect back or are...

Hey ,Winter has definitely come to Chicago and the days are short, dark and dreary. With the holidays right around the corner, I am all about wrapping presents, sending cards and, frankly, spending too much money. Still, the warmth of the season stav...

MadisonMichael.NetLeaving November and NaNoWriMoMore CraziesPromos for DecemberIt's Gift Giving TimeHey ,  How is everyone? Recovered from Thanksgiving and eating leftovers? I have a little cranberry sauce left, but otherwise I have mo...

Hey ,I hope everyone survived Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I found the choices almost too overwhelming. Luckily, because of that, I didn't blow my budget. But, the holidays are approaching FAST! There is still time to go a little overboard.Speaking...

MadisonMichael.NetShivering in Chi-TownCrazy Times are ComingPromos for NovemberGratitude and ThanksgivingHey ,  Greetings from chilly Chicago! Sadly, I am supposed to be in North Carolina this week, or heading home, but I was plannin...

Hey ,Tuesday, the 15th, was I love to Write Day. Between you and me, every day is some strange holiday. Tomorrow is Name Your PC Day, for example, which is rather stupid. Not naming your PC, but celebrating it.But I love to Write Day was worth celebr...

MadisonMichael.NetWriting, Talent vs WorkCrazies Scaled BackCats and NovelsIt's Election DayHey ,  "A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit."As I dig deep to find the will to write 50,000 words in 30 days, I keep reminding...

Hey ,It's November and that means National Novel Writing Month. Many of your favorite authors, including me, have signed up to complete 50,000 words of new writing in thirty days. That's the equivalent of a Harlequin romance, or about 75-90% of one o...