by Michael Lindley | Aug 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I started out on this writer’s journey fifteen years ago, my first goal was simply to tell a good story that would allow readers to escape to another time and place and feel the real emotions of the characters I created. My sense was a good story would speak for...
by Michael Lindley | Jul 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
An author’s journey is mostly a quiet and lonely pursuit. Hours and days spent at the keyboard crafting the next book can be both exciting and terribly frustrating at the same time. There are sessions when the story practically writes itself. There are others where...
by Michael Lindley | Jul 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Since the launch of my last novel, LIES WE NEVER SEE, earlier this year, I’ve been hard at work on the sequel, A FOLLOWING SEA. Just this past week, I reached that most exciting page for the author of any novel when all the plot lines come together, all the...
by Michael Lindley | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’ve come across many similar lists of the 100 books you must read in your lifetime. The list I’m sharing below comes from the great reader website, Goodreads. It has all the staples you would expect… THE GRAPES OF WRATH, CATCHER IN THE RYE, and so...
by Michael Lindley | Apr 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
April 12, 2018 I woke this morning to learn that my first novel, THE SEASONS OF THE EMMALEE, has again risen to #1 on Amazon/Kindle, this time in a new category for Literature & Fiction/Historical Fiction/Women’s Fiction. I’m really excited this book...
by Michael Lindley | Apr 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
The author community frequently comes together to help each other navigate this amazing world of publishing. I have had many opportunities to learn from and help other authors on their journeys to introduce new readers to their work. This collection of 34 authors of...
by Michael Lindley | Mar 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
A beautiful sunny day in Seaside, Florida and the chance to meet many new book fans getting their “vacation read” for the coming week. We’re nearing the end of week three in the launch of LIES WE NEVER SEE and the readership and Five Star reviews on...
by Michael Lindley | Mar 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Wednesday, March 28, noon to 3pm, Sundog Books in Seaside, Florida. Looking forward to the first bookstore event for the new novel, LIES WE NEVER SEE, tomorrow in beautiful Seaside, Florida on the northern Gulf Coast. This will be particularly special as this area...
by Michael Lindley | Mar 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Continuing with the series of character profiles from my new novel, LIES WE NEVER SEE, today I’d like you to meet a pivotal character in the present-day story of the book. As Hanna Walsh struggles to deal with the loss of her husband in a still unsolved murder...
by Michael Lindley | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
In my last post, you met lead character, Hanna Walsh, and learned of her struggles to find her husband’s killer and escape financial ruin as former partners in her husband’s failed land deal continue to threaten her. Hanna’s present-day story takes an unexpected turn...
