Melissa Maygrove

  This is my   Insecure Writers Support Group   post for September 2025. Alex's awesome co-hosts this month  are:  Kim Lajevardi,   Natalie Aguirre, Nancy Gideon,   & Diedre Knight! Please stop by their blogs and say thank you .  💻💻💻💻💻 The  scare Amazon gave me  in July was a huge motivator. I've been a very busy bee. 🐝 There's a progress report after this month's question.  I've included pictures for your enjoyment, but it's long.  Feel free to read on the diagonal. LOL September question - What are your thoughts on using AI, such as GPChat, Raptor, and others with your writing? Would you use it for research, storybible, or creating outlines/beats? I'm still deciding how I feel about AI and where the boundaries should be. I might use it in the planning stages (ex: to brainstorm or turn my synopsis into outline form), but sinking into fictional worlds and crafting stories is my therapy. I won't give that over to a com...

The first book in my new series is almost here!  I'm giving the interior files a last onceover before uploading them and sending the final page count to my cover artist. Sqwee! In the Wake of Honor is launching sooner than planned. Release day has been moved to  August 29, 2025,  a whole month early!  And, as part of a limited time special pricing event to celebrate, the Kindle version is available for just 99c! ( Don't worry! If you pre-ordered before the price drop, you'll still get the deal .) In the Wake of Honor is a sweeping tale of love, sacrifice, and second chances.  Book page (universal link)   Series page (universal link) Preorder book 1 now and lock in your copy before the price goes back up. Don't wait - this offer won't last past release day!

  This is my   Insecure Writers Support Group   post for August 2025.   Alex's awesome co-hosts this month  are:  Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Natalie Aguirre, Sarah - The Faux Fountain Pen, and Olga Godim! Please stop by their blogs and say thank you .  💻💻💻💻💻 August 6 question: What is the most unethical practice in the publishing industry? Hmm. I'd probably put predatory publishing at the top of the list. Next would be letting AI bots operate without human review and interfere with people's livelihoods. Sorry for the long post, but T he Zon really shook me up last month, and  I need to vent. All my westerns are currently in KDP Select. I'm exclusive to Amazon, and I make about 75% of my royalties from Kindle Unlimited page reads.  To truly appreciate this story, you should also know I had just contracted a graphic artist for 16 book covers, launched the new series (also in Select), and purchased 100 ISBNs from Bowker. Anyhow, I check my ser...

  This is my   Insecure Writers Support Group   post for July 2025. Alex's awesome co-hosts this month  are:  Rebecca Douglass, Natalie Aguirre,   Cathrina Constantine, and Louise Barbour! Please stop by their blogs and say thank you .  💻💻💻💻💻 July question: Is there a genre you haven't tried writing in yet that you really want to try? If so, do you plan on trying it? I have a dystopian on the back burner that's still in the plotting stage. I remained frustrated for years that I didn't have time to work on it, but now I'm glad I put it off. Living through a pandemic has lent me valuable perspective . As far as genres I haven't tried at all, mysteries are tempting. But I'm not sure if it's the genre itself that draws me or simple curiosity over learning the trick behind crafting a whodunit plot. In any case, I eventually want to write more books for my other pen name, and that dystopian would be a great fit. Wishing everyone a fun, safe 4th! ❤❤❤❤❤...

Book one in my new series is up for preorder! When duty called, love paid the price. Former Union Army lieutenant Jackson Maguire returns to his war-torn hometown wounded, weary, and ready to claim the woman he loves, if she’ll have him. But before he can seek permission from her father, a crisis of honor obliterates his plans. Caroline Bennet has loved Jackson Maguire for as long as she can remember. When he shows up with eyes full of longing and devotion, she’s certain he’s about to propose... until he takes her sister as his wife instead. Jackson departs with his bride for a new life in Nebraska, leaving Caroline to soldier on in a suffocating fog of betrayal. Fate eventually reunites them, but will Jackson’s repentance and confession of his motives be enough to heal Caroline’s shattered heart? ### Sagebrush Springs will feature a long series of closed-door, western historical romances that are set post– Civil War.  To preorder In the Wake of Honor , click this  ...

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