BookLikes: My new home away from home

I think I've mentioned in a post somewhere that I've been blogging on BookLikes. It's a blogging site where you mostly talk about books--or anything else you'd like to talk about. I've been blogging there for the past few months, and I have to say it looks like I'm doing a pretty decent job of keeping the blog updated.

I know. Odd, ain't it?

So, if you'd like to visit my new home away from home, click here. I mostly babble about books, but I also talk about other things.

I'm not sure why I'm able to keep up with that blog more than I do over here. Or on my Tumblr. Is there a chance I'll burn out on this new blogging site? Maybe.

Feel free to follow me there!

http://michaelcrane.booklikes.com/

Scary how accurate this is.

BookLikes

I'm terrible at keeping up with blogging. I think we all know this by now. I have a hard time writing about what's going on in my life. I never find myself that interesting. I wished I could be more personable on here, but the truth is I'm not very good at it.

Soo.... I found a new website about a few months ago, and truth be told I've been doing a pretty decent job of keeping it current (at least for now). If you visit my page on Booklikes you'll see that I talk a lot about what I'm currently reading. I even do mini-reviews from time to time. It's kinda like Tumblr... but for books. And I may or may not talk about other stuff as well.

That's it for now. Already have a few followers on there. Feel free to come and visit!

GIGGLES in paperback... soon!

I'm currently in the proccess of transforming my novella Giggles into a paperback. I'm really psyched for this. My cover artist also does interior work for books, and she did an amazing job on it. I should be getting a proof within the next few days or so.

I can't wait to see it in my hands. It's about time I did something that was worthy enough to call for a print version. One of these days, I'll do a Lessons collection. One of these days...

Sorry I haven't been keeping this blog up to date. My wedding is in 18 days, so as you can imagine things have been super busy and hectic (but a good kind of hectic!).

I'm on Tumblr now, and I keep that pretty updated. I reblog a bunch. It's mostly about writing, books, and other stuff. Feel free to follow me!

You can also find me on Twitter. I'm pretty active on it.

That's all for now. I'll be sure to let you all know when the paperback is available. Hopefully in time for Halloween if all goes well!

Bukowski

I’ve been really digging poems by Charles Bukowski lately. I’ve been a fan of his short stories for a few years now, but I’m finally reading his poetry. I’m not big on poems, although I admire the skill it takes to write them. Not an easy thing.

What I love about Bukowski’s poems is they’re deep, and yet they’re not overly complicated. You don’t find yourself having to google to poem later to figure out what the hell he meant. I like that. They read like little short stories, too. Another plus.

He’s written so much. I wished I could be on break right now so I could read more.

Currently reading:

Hey! I'm on Tumblr! (again)

You might recall me blogging about how I was on Tumblr and I wasn't sure what role it'd play when it came to my writing. Well, that one has turned into nothing but me posting and reblogging Doctor Who and Breaking Bad.

Way to be a winner, Mike.

Well, now I've made one that'll mostly focus on writing for the most part. You can check it out here. It'll probably be me doing mini-blogs and reblogging writerly things. I might talk about books here and there. Not quite sure.

I have no plans to abandon this blog right now. I know I lack at posting, but I still plan to keep it running. You might see more activity from me on the Tumblr page, because I'm on it a lot. So no worries if you don't want to follow the Tumblr account and just want to stick to here. And of course, you can always find me on Twitter. That is always your best bet to see new stuff from me, as I tend to blab a lot on there.

(oh... and if you're curious to see the disaster that has become my mdrabbles Tumblr, clickie here. Warning: it ain't pretty and I reblog on there tons. And if you're not caught up on Breaking Bad, then avoid it at all costs. Seriously. If you check it out and you're still catching up on the show... you're gonna have a bad day!)

GIGGLES (a novella) - New Release!!

Well, the novella I thought would never happen is finally here! One of these days I'll get into more detail as to how this finally came about. Truth is, it's been a few years in the making, going back to 2011. Finally got around to writing it this year. If you've wanted a longer story featuring our favorite homicidal sock monkey, well here it is! Hopefully I've done right by him.

It's available as an ebook on Amazon, Bn.com, and Smashwords. I hope to put out a print version in the very near future. Happy Reading!

P.S.

The release date was supposed to be on the 2nd... but someone got very impatient. In case you missed any of the fun on my FB author page.