Michele Paige Holmes

Category: The Write Stuff

  • When Hearts Conjoin

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    Those of you who write (whether you are published yet or not) know it’s all about perseverance. No writer knows this better than my good friend, Lu Ann Staheli. When I first met Lu Ann, I was a terrible writer. I had a million great ideas rolling around in my brain and absolutely no clue…

  • The Wonderful, Wacky, Whitney Awards

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    As promised, here are pictures from the Whitney Awards last month. And I should clarify the title of this blog—there is nothing wacky about the Whitney Awards. Rob Wells, as founder of the Whitney Awards and head of the committee the past two years, is all business (no pun intended Mr. recent MBA grad) and…

  • And the winner is . . .

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    These days there are so many things to blog about and so little time to blog. Since I’m having difficulty finding time to post more than once every few weeks, I thought I’d list a few of the things I’d like to blog about and you, the creative reader, can imagine what I might have…

  • A Fine Line Between Love and Hate

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    No, today’s post is not about living with teenagers. Though I will admit that the love/hate thing certainly applies there. As in last night at our house when our fifteen-year-old daughter screamed at my husband, “I hate you!” He’d just told her she could not go to bed until her algebra homework was complete, as…

  • Don’t You Marry the Mormon Boys

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    Over the past couple of months as I’ve been resting a lot, trying to keep my breakfast down and this baby inside where it belongs, I’ve had some time to catch up on my reading. The stack of books on my night stand has now dwindled to a reasonable half dozen, and I’ve crossed several…

  • Back in Seattle Again

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    Nine years ago this past April, my husband and I took our first trip to Seattle. A couple of important things happened on that trip with regards to my writing. The first was that I discovered my “hobby” could actually develop into something serious if I had the time to devote to it. This is…

  • Michele’s Three Step Guide For Beating Writer’s Depression—or Lessons Learned From Green Gables

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    Last week on the LDS Storymaker list, a very talented author asked others how they deal with the depression writers encounter—those times we feel everything we’ve ever written is garbage and we’d be better off flipping burgers at the local fast food joint. The slew of responses from many other talented authors showed clearly that…

  • Season of Sacrifice—a labor of love

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    I am a picky reader. Like the writer’s depression I blogged about last time, being picky with my reading material is an unfortunate byproduct of writing. And the more I write and learn about good writing, the pickier I get with what I read. No longer can I simply read for enjoyment; instead I find…

  • What I Meant to Say

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    My wonderful, supportive husband—this guy is the reason I write romance. The ladies of the LDS Women’s Book Review Podcast—Sheila,Hillary, and Shanda. James Dashner and Brandon Sanderson. I know famous people 🙂 My most awesome editor for Counting Stars, Angela Eschler. Josi Kilpack, winner of the Whitney for best suspense. Sheep’s Clothing was terrifyingly real—especially…

  • Wart and the Whitneys

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    A couple of weeks ago my daughter B (name withheld to protect the guilty) had the opportunity to go to the district science fair at the American Leadership Academy in Spanish Fork. This is the second year her project has made it to the district level, and she was pretty excited. I have to admit…