A B O U T M I C H E L E
At an early age, Michele fell in love with power of storytelling. A
voracious reader and a lover of films and television, she knew before
she reached the age of twelve she had no choice but to write tales that
made readers wish they were part of her characters lives as well.
In her pre-teen years, she often wrote “Western” and “Vampire” plays,
which were performed in full costume in her front yard or garage. She’d
cast her friends (and her very patient dog) in several roles, turning them
all into quick-change artists. Her storytelling continued when she and
her best friend would entertain one another over their summer
vacations by writing short stories about a colonial American girl who
saves her dying family by retrieving the medicine in time or saves her
town by warning everyone before a British attack occurs. You know,
as all kick-butt, colonial American girls were likely to do.
Today, she still writes paranormal and historical suspense stories, only
now she writes them as novels. However, she no longer dresses her
dog in costume. This one isn’t quite as patient.
In addition to writing fiction, she runs Michele’s Writing Corner, a
blog dedicated to writing news and whatnot. And be sure to catch her
monthly column, "A Writer's Pursuit,"on the 12th of each month at A
Slice of Orange.
Michele graduated Magna Cum Laude from California State University
with a B.A. in English, Creative Writing: Fiction, and is a member of
the academic honor society Phi Kappa Phi. In August 2005, she joined
the Orange County Chapter of Romance Writers of America Board of
Directors as Co-Editor of Orange Blossom, OCC/RWA's award-
winning magazine, and continued as co-editor through 2006 and 2007.
At an early age, Michele fell in love with power of storytelling. A
voracious reader and a lover of films and television, she knew before
she reached the age of twelve she had no choice but to write tales that
made readers wish they were part of her characters lives as well.
In her pre-teen years, she often wrote “Western” and “Vampire” plays,
which were performed in full costume in her front yard or garage. She’d
cast her friends (and her very patient dog) in several roles, turning them
all into quick-change artists. Her storytelling continued when she and
her best friend would entertain one another over their summer
vacations by writing short stories about a colonial American girl who
saves her dying family by retrieving the medicine in time or saves her
town by warning everyone before a British attack occurs. You know,
as all kick-butt, colonial American girls were likely to do.
Today, she still writes paranormal and historical suspense stories, only
now she writes them as novels. However, she no longer dresses her
dog in costume. This one isn’t quite as patient.
In addition to writing fiction, she runs Michele’s Writing Corner, a
blog dedicated to writing news and whatnot. And be sure to catch her
monthly column, "A Writer's Pursuit,"on the 12th of each month at A
Slice of Orange.
Michele graduated Magna Cum Laude from California State University
with a B.A. in English, Creative Writing: Fiction, and is a member of
the academic honor society Phi Kappa Phi. In August 2005, she joined
the Orange County Chapter of Romance Writers of America Board of
Directors as Co-Editor of Orange Blossom, OCC/RWA's award-
winning magazine, and continued as co-editor through 2006 and 2007.
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Michele's historical manuscript, To Reign Eden, has
been named a finalist in a few contests, including the
Georgia Romance Writers 2006 Maggie Award of
Excellence for Unpublished Writers!
been named a finalist in a few contests, including the
Georgia Romance Writers 2006 Maggie Award of
Excellence for Unpublished Writers!
(Click the cover for a sample PDF
of the Orange Blossom.)
of the Orange Blossom.)
Featured Orange Blossom articles by Michele Cwiertny:
A Thousand Words: What story does your photo tell?
April 2006
The Allure of Paranormal Romance: How writers keep
the market strong.
December 2007
A Thousand Words: What story does your photo tell?
April 2006
The Allure of Paranormal Romance: How writers keep
the market strong.
December 2007