Author Archives: Michael Greenwald

“Weeping Underwater Looks a Lot Like Laughter”: Strange Title, Promising Debut

By: Sleep Sunshine Michael J. White’s first novel begins, “On our debut night in Des Moines, Nicholas Parsons murdered a high school senior in the hotel room directly beneath us.  The following morning we received a call from the front … Continue reading

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500 Club (6/24)

Another Thursday, another 500 Club. The rules remain the same. 1. Write 500 words based on one of the two prompts. 2. Post it to your blog. 3. Copy the first couple of lines in the comments below with a … Continue reading

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Trusting the Process and Yourself

By: Sleep Sunshine For those of you who do not know, this summer I am performing a complete rewrite on my upcoming novel The Rainbow Child.  At the end of last summer I finished the second draft of the novel … Continue reading

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What Does A Writer Look Like? A Sleep Sunshine Contest (Part 1 of How Ever Many It Takes…)

By: Sleep Sunshine Image is everything. I don’t know who I heard that from, but it’s true, especially in the Modern Marketplace.  And (fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at, and possibly how much of a Control Freak … Continue reading

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The Gentleman in 114, Part III

For Part I, click HERE. For Part II, click HERE. “The Gentleman in 114″ Part III By: Sleep Sunshine She noticed the lighting right away.  But could hear the rumble of thunder and saw a flash of lightening in the … Continue reading

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