Melissa Maygrove

  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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  This is my   Insecure Writers Support Group   post for June 2025. Alex's awesome co-hosts this month  are:  PJ Colando,    Pat Garcia , Kim Lajevardi,    Jean Davis ,  & me! Please stop by their blogs and say thank you .  💻💻💻💻💻 Indulge me a short progress report before I answer June's question. As I mentioned in May's post, I took part in the May I Write a Novel writing challenge. I had never done one before, and I surprised myself. I only reached my daily goals a handful of times, but I wrote more in one month than ever before, and I learned what I'm capable of when I really push myself. My goal was 35k for the month. I wrote 28k+ (80%) of that and almost finished the draft of book one in my new western series. May will be reserved on my calendar every year. 😊 Update on my German ad: I began running a single Amazon ad in Germany for Come Back  (book 1 of my series, both e-book & paperback included) in early Ap...

  This is my   Insecure Writers Support Group   post for May 2025. Alex's awesome co-hosts this month  are:  Feather Stone, Janet Alcorn,   Rebecca Douglass,   Jemima Pett,  and Pat Garcia! Please stop by their blogs and say thank you . 💻💻💻💻💻 Before I answer May's question, I'd like to post some information about Craig Martel's 'May I Write a Novel' writing challenge. NaNoWriMo is apparently no more, so Craig stepped up and created this. I've set a bold goal for myself - 35,000 words in 31 days. That means writing 2,000 words/day on my off days to make up for the days I work or have something else scheduled. So far, I've met my daily goals all but once, but it pushes me to the limit. I might not be able to keep up this pace. However it turns out, I'm learning a lot about myself and my writing abilities. We're already a week into it, but jump on in. Each person sets his or her own goal, so join us and adjust yours accordingly. Excerpt of Cr...

I never participated in NaNo, because November. But May? May I can do. Goal: 35k in 31 days To get involved, become a member of SIA:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/successfulindieauthor