by Michael La Ronn | Dec 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
5336 words today. I broke the 10,000 mark and doubled the word count of the manuscript today. 🙂 Someone asked about the health benefits I’m seeing from this challenge. So far, I am sleeping a lot better and I have a lot more energy throughout the day. Not sure if it’s...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
The hardest part is starting, and I did that. It's still weird to imagine that I've managed to turn nothing into something..never gets old. But it's official—the series now exists. I decided to take it easy on myself and do small sessions today. I don’t want to fall...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’m ready to start writing this novel. I do have one final research thing: if you live (or have lived) in Chicago, I’d love to ask you some questions about a few things. Email me: https://authorlevelup.comcontact/. I won’t take much of your time. 🙂 Anyway, I finished...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Well, it happened a little sooner than I thought, but I think I’m ready to start writing this novel. I only have a couple major decisions left to make, but I’m probably ready to start this effective Monday at the earliest. I spent probably a dozen hours steeped into...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
More research today. Hours and hours of research…reading, watching videos, talking to people… I had the opportunity to talk to a heating and cooling technician about his encounters with a particular problem in his field. He was gracious enough to give me 2...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
I met a school nurse who got the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. She was feeling pretty good; said it was similar to the Mumps/Measles/Rubella test, and she was just a little tired. Very interesting to see how this vaccine is affecting people in different ways. Stay safe...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’m deep into researching for this new series, and I’m digging very, very deep. I’m looking for anyone who: is, or has worked in pest control, specifically with rats anyone who works/has worked in a lab with rats If that’s you, reach out at...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
No words. Just continuing in my research for my new urban fantasy series, which is going well. I’m seeing more and more of the first chapter each day, which is good. But I may extend my research period into January as there is a lot I still need to dig into. It’ll be...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today was a humbling day and one of incredible excitement. This is kind of a long story, but I promise there is something good at the end (a couple things, actually). Growing up, I was a strange kid. I had unusual taste in music. Even at a very young age, I was a jazz...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
0 words today, but that was planned. I spent the majority of the day researching for my next urban fantasy series. I definitely gleaned a lot of important information that I’ll be using in the novel, so it was a win.I found a book that was hyper-focused on the...
