Tere Michaels

Resistance Through Action For All Writers (and Readers!)

Why should writers and creatives keep writing? How can readers support authors? I have some (Free!) ideas in today's Substack.
#writers #writing #authors #readers #books

This space is for writers who are trying to write amongst the noise and the chaos. Me and my mom energy want you to finish your book, a book you love. That’s my whole jam for the foreseeable future. (Read my bio and check out my website, writergarage.com) #writingandbooks #authors

My choices today are editing my own book, starting a new book or cleaning my house. And I’m NGL? Cleaning my house is winning. #writing #authors #writers

The endless cycle of social media platform insanity is going to end up with me starting an author Tumblr and letting my ID brain go wild. 😜 #writers

I live in a hundred-year-old house, and therefore, every room is a different temperature experience. Too cold? Go into my bedroom and enjoy the sauna. Too hot? Go into my office - in a parka. Not sure how to feel? Stay on the first floor - wear layers, expect anything. #editingtoday

Going Into the Wide World When You Really Don't Want To

Solitary writers who don't want to be solitary - this one is for you! #writing #authors (And it's Monday, that's why I look like that.)

Plans Not Resolutions There's A Big Difference

My 2025 plan is to focus on what I can control. (I mean, it's not much but it seems like a good place to start).
I want to make plans, not resolutions.
I want to enjoy my creativity without the noise.
What about you?

#writing #writers #authors

I don’t want to clean out my closets today. Anyone got a rush dev edit for me? 😂 #authors #writers #writing

2025: my wish list is to improve on 2024. Continuing to grow my business and publishing more books (3 in a year is a record!)

But mostly I want more writers to encourage and build up because frankly? Seeing things click for a client and seeing their face light up fuels my creative fire. #writing

The Power of the Meet Cute From "The Narrative Journey of the Relationship"

Talking about the Meet Cute today on my Substack. There are free/paid levels to my Substack and I'd love you to join the conversation on how to write your best book.
#authors #writing #romancelandia #writingandbooks

I've had an insanely productive week (KNOCK ALL THE WOOD). But what I'm taking from it is that it's not a moral failure when I don't have insanely productive weeks. I feel like it is, but it's not. IT'S NOT. Please give yourself grace when your mind and body must slow down. #writing #authors

December Class Announcement! What Fan Fiction Gets Right and What We Can Learn From It

My December Intensive Workshop Announcement - and this is a fun one.
What Fan Fiction Does Right and How We Can Learn From It It's being held on Saturday, December 12th from 1pm to 3pm EST. There is also an ebook option!
#writing #writingandbooks #authors #workshops

A Messy Hair Pep Talk to the Chronically Ill Give yourself an extra helping of grace

Not going to lie. I love every terrible thumbnail and every messy hair on my head. We have to get out of the habit of a facade of perfection or having it all together. Let’s be ourselves. Authentically.
#writers

Tell Your Internal Mean Voice... To Shut Up

Another Messy Hair pep talk. Stop being mean to
yourself! #writing #authors

The Writer Garage Presents: Messy Hair Pep Talk Be Nice to Yourself.

Good morning! Another pep talk up on my Substack. Calling it the "Writer Garage Presents: Messy Hair Pep Talk." (Let's normalize unstyled content, please. Because I don't know how to do anything else...)

And yes, it's going to be a series! #writing #writingandbooks #authors #romancelandia

Friday Pep Talk Give Yourself Some Grace

Quick free pep talk for writers up on my Substack. ;)
I literally LOVE the preview thumbnail because it is me in a nutshell.

#authors #writers #writingcommunity #romancelandia

This Is Me! What I do, Who I am, Etc.

In an act of general "did I not get enough sleep last night," I made a little video for my Substack.

Give a look and if you want more info, please drop me a note via www.writergarage.com. Thank you!
#writing #authors #writers #books

Black Friday discounts! Feeling blocked? Stuck? Mired in a WIP? Let me help you pull free. Message me through my website (www.writergarage.com) or send me a DM! #writing #authors #writersblock

Is Your Plot a Ferrari or a Scooter? A page from a workshop

New Substack up (free for the next week). Is Your Plot a Ferrari or a Scooter? (And why does it matter?!) #writing #authors #plotting

Doing a first draft in my head. Putting the pieces together, developing characters, getting hit with lightbulb moments. Love it. (Probably why I am a dev editor and plot whisperer. I love putting stuff together.)

Let’s talk about the craft of writing, specifically the stories we want to tell.

What genre/trope would you write if you had the absolute courage to say “f it, let’s go!” And cared not a whit about public opinion? #writing #writers #authors

A few updates to thewritergarage.com, including new levels of subscription! Looking for a small writing community heavy on craft/writing? Seeking space to talk about your writing/books you love, things you want to try while building up confidence actually to finish that damn book? #authors #writing

Let’s talk about the craft of writing, specifically the stories we want to tell.

What genre/trope would you write if you had the absolute courage to say “f it, let’s go!” And cared not a whit about public opinion? #writing #writers #authors

I feel like writers need a space away from
Content Creation and marketing. (At least I do!)

Currently working on creating a community for writers that focuses on craft and passion for writing and feeding ourselves so we can feed our readers good books. It’s not going to glamorous but it is going to grow and nurture writers. #writing #writers #authors

#writing #romancelandia #authors

Does all the catty backstabbing mean we get a fist fight on the Floor? Maybe we should send that energy into the universe.

You get me. You really get me. 😂

Button that says at least all this trauma made me hilarious.

If I have a mantra, this might be it.

November Intensive Workshop You Can't Copyright Tropes But You Can Make Them Your Own Tropes are both the building blocks of our writing and the magical potion that can take “been there, read that” to “omgincomprehensablewordsof...

I'll be running a 1 day 2 hr workshop on Tropes for the next 2 Saturdays. Mastering tropes - the reason readers respond to them, how to tap into that emotional connection, and how to subvert 'em- is essential to good solid writing.
The class will be run via Zoom. #writers

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