Blog: OG Stories of my Childhood: My First Novel (Sorta)

Several months ago, I did a series on here called “OG Stories of my Childhood” where I basically just found old stories that I had written in grade school (ages 7 to 10 I think) and shared them with all of you, chronicling my early days as a writer. I thought I had ended that…Continue Reading →

Blog: OG Stories of My Childhood. The Spotlight Chapter 2.

Last time on OG Stories of My Childhood, we covered the Prologue and Chapter 1 of The Spotlight, my first ever novel that I wrote when I was around 10 years old. So far, we’ve laughed, we’ve cringed, and we’ve cried from laughing some more. Now, prepare for more of that. Chapter 2: The Rehearsal…Continue Reading →

Blog: OG Stories of My Childhood: The Spotlight Chapters 3 and 4.

Welp, I’ve given you guys a while to recover from the cringe that was chapter 2 of my first novel. Now, we’re picking up the cringe with chapters 3 and 4, where things get a bit more interesting. Chapter 3: The Show and the Accident Two weeks flew by. Rebeca had been working full-time, non-stop,…Continue Reading →

Blog: OG Stories of My Childhood: The Spotlight Chapters 5 and 6.

Congrats guys! I’m happy to inform you that if you’re reading this right now, you’ve officially made it halfway through The Spotlight. Please pat yourself on the back, pop open a bottle of champagne (if you’re over the age of 21) and hug your loved one. Your suffering is almost done…just a few more weeks…Continue Reading →

Blog: OG Stories of My Childhood: The Spotlight Chapter 7.

Because today’s July 4th (happy Independance Day to all my fellow Americans), I will only torture you with one, much shorter chapter of The Spotlight. For those of you who haven’t read the earlier installments of this series, Rebeca is an aspiring fashion designer/model who was employed as an actress but was fired after the…Continue Reading →

Blog: OG Stories of my Childhood: The Spotlight Chapter 8

Well…I’m back. You may be thinking, “M.J. where have you been for the past two weeks? Your last post was on July 4th. What happened?” My answer is that life happened. Unfortunately, some stuff popped up that prevented me from writing anything, but I’m back now to bring you some more cringe in the form…Continue Reading →

Blog: OG Stories of My Childhood: The Spotlight Chapters 9 and 10

Finally, after several weeks of posting about the first novel I ever wrote, we’ve reached the end of this adventure. Will there be more OG Stories on the way? I have no idea. If I can find any more, I’ll post about them, but more likely than not, the OG Stories may be going on…Continue Reading →