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Michael Libling

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Michael Libling is a writer, a former talk-radio host (CJAD Montreal), and a 2015 nominee for the World Fantasy Award.

Michael's latest novel—THE SERIAL KILLER'S SON TAKES A WIFE—is a quirky horror-thriller. Available as of September 5, 2023, it will be published by Kevin J. Anderson's innovative WordFire Press. His debut novel, HOLLYWOOD NORTH: A NOVEL IN SIX REELS (originally from ChiZine, currently from Open Road Media), is available from all the usual suspects. A coming-of-age, genre-defying novel, the story is rooted in Trenton, Ontario, Canada’s little-known silent moviemaking past and features a wealth of vintage pop culture trivia—movies, TV, books, comic books, and more.

Character-driven, with recurrent strains of dark humor, Micha
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Michael Libling 1. I read.

2. I retype the last couple of paragraphs from the work-in-progress and, with any luck, I flow from there.

3. I write. Anything. Until someth…m´Ç°ù±ð
1. I read.

2. I retype the last couple of paragraphs from the work-in-progress and, with any luck, I flow from there.

3. I write. Anything. Until something clicks.(less)
Michael Libling Don't talk about writing, just write. And do not talk about whatever it is you're working on. Keep it inside of you until it's done. This will not onl…m´Ç°ù±ðDon't talk about writing, just write. And do not talk about whatever it is you're working on. Keep it inside of you until it's done. This will not only prevent your becoming bored with the project, it will motivate you to complete the story in order to finally have someone read it and, by extension, give you license to talk about it.(less)
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“The life we are given is complicated enough, dear, without the added strain of preparing for the next.”
Michael Libling, Hollywood North: A Novel in Six Reels

“The wide world is full of likable people who get kicked in the stomach regularly. They’re disaster-prone. Something goes wrong. The sky starts falling on their head. And you can’t reverse the process.”
John D. MacDonald, The Deep Blue Good-By

“Writing is something I do everyday. If I waited for inspiration, I’d never get anything done.”
Lawrence C. Connolly

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