Michel Sauret – Award-Winning Army Journalist | Independent Author Award-Winning Army Journalist, Independent Author

In anticipation of the release of my upcoming novel, Jump, I wanted to offer some answers on a few questions I think readers and media might have regarding the book. I hope you enjoy!   How did the idea for ...

I was tagged by a fellow author across the Atlantic ocean to take part in this Blog Hop: Scottish literary author John Logan, whose novel, “The Survival of Thomas Ford” I reviewed on my blog last year.  The fun behind ...

My wife often accuses me of not listening to her, but that’s because she doesn’t understand my brain. I have a hypothesis about my brain, and I think most guys’ brains are the same way… Listening is like riding a ...

Note: This is a chapter excerpt from my upcoming novel, JUMP.  This is a work of fiction. —   Protesters. It didn’t matter what religion you were, what political lever you pulled, whether you smoked marijuana or were against it, ...

Ever had a hard time starting a story? You see it in your mind. You see the conflict, the characters, the action unfolding. You just don’t know how to get there from here. You just don’t know where to start. ...

Yesterday I warned against flattening your characters, especially the “enemy” ones you want your readers to hate. Today, I want to provide some tangible advice on how to accomplish this. Below are some simple suggestions to make your villains, antagonists, ...

Remember how Jesus said, “Love your enemies?” The same has to be true for those characters you hate when you write a novel. I’ve been watching a lot of Lost on Netflix with my wife lately. We’re absolutely hooked on ...