Cover Reveal! Michelle McLean's So You Have to Write a Poem!

I am very pleased to finally show off the cover of my upcoming non-fiction release, So You Have to Write a Poem: A Guide for the Non-Poetic :) This book has been a very long time coming (as it was once part of my essay guidebook, Homework Helpers: Essays and Term Papers). So I am very, very excited that it will finally be out in the world on Oct 6th! So....here it is :)

At some point, every student must not only learn about different poetic forms, but try their hand at penning a few. It can be daunting, even for those who enjoy poetry.

Following the same plain language, straight forward vein of Ms. McLean’s Homework Helpers: Essays and Term Papers, So You Have to Write a Poem gives novices an easy-to-read guide with simple step-by-step processes and fun examples while giving more advanced poets a technical guide to the rules behind all their favorite poetic forms.

This volume includes nine forms of poetry, along with overviews on poetry basics like meter and rhyme scheme, detailed, easy-to-understand instructions and “cheat sheets” that outline the rules for each form of poetry, and a section with a detailed explanation of how to analyze a poem.

(The cover was designed by OA's own extremely talented Toni Kerr!)

Two Anniversaries, A New Release, and a Giveaway!!

January is a special writing month for me. It is the anniversary of two very big milestones in my career. On January 20, 2011, my very first book, Homework Helpers: Essays and Term Papers, was released from Career Press, making me a published author for the very first time.

Two years later, on January 21, 2013, another huge milestone - my very first novel, To Trust a Thief, was released from Entangled's Scandalous imprint.

And this year, yet another huge and wonderful milestone - the final book in my very first trilogy, A Bandit's Betrayed Heart (Blood Blade Sisters #3) will be released by Entangled's Scandalous imprint on January 13th.

Two anniversaries and a final installment release are just too much of a pile of wonderful to pass up without a celebration :) SO....how does a $20 gift card sound? :D Just fill out the form below and I'll announce the winner next Thursday :D

Homework Helpers: Essays and Term Papers Launch Day Winner!!

It's official!!! Homework Helpers: Essays and Term Papers is officially released today :D

 My blog tour is in full swing - you can see a full list of stops on my blog, but today I'll be hanging with 5 absolutely amazing ladies - Christine Fonseca, Elana Johnson, Bethany Wiggins and Suzette Saxton, and Lisa Amowitz. Come by and say hi! From now until the end of the tour, for every stop you make a comment on, you get an entry for the huge Grand Prize Giveaway that I'll be doing at the end of the tour :)

And just to get things off to a really fun start, the winner of Amparo's book and swag giveaway is.....

FABULOUS & FUN (Lisa J)

Congrats!!! Shoot us an email (operationawesome6(at)gmail(dot)com) with your address and we'll get your copy of Homework Helpers: Essays and Term Papers and awesome swag bag out to you :)

There will be several more opportunities to win swag bags and copies of my book throughout the blog tour as well as a chance at the huge Grand Prize Basket, so come hang out on my tour with me! :)