Oytmi Day 17: Some advice on how to connect with readers and show your true colors 😏
Author Archives: mjlauthor
Waxing philosophic
Oytmi Day 16: Just a little meditation for today (any day, really).
Writer Hack!
OYTMI 18: How to (or maybe how NOT to) use voice-to-text for more writing productivity 🤓
August Report
Numbers don’t lie…but they don’t tell the whole story, either. — Me (I think) WAAAAY back at the beginning of August, I reflected on my July goals and gave myself a more focused plan (i.e. fewer goals). I’ll admit, I was a little…secretive about what I was working on in August as far as writing.Continue reading “August Report”
Listen to your kids…
…if only for the LOLs 😂
The funny thing about failure…
OYTMI Day 14: More talk about failure (but in a fun way!)
Unburnt: Sneak Peek
A quick reading from Chapter 1 of my upcoming book!
OYTMI Day 12: Rap Edition!
When my students have a writing assignment, I love working along with them, modeling the struggles and joys of the writing process. I enjoy all forms of writing, but poetry is probably my favorite. I feel like it’s my mission in life to get middle schoolers pumped about poems. That goal is what inspires meContinue reading “OYTMI Day 12: Rap Edition!”
Why Now?
OYTMI Day 9: A little quote that had a big impact on me.
Two Crappy Pages
OYTMI Day 8: some more of the best advice I ever got.
M. J. Lau 