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Michelle Stinson Ross · 1M ago

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Michelle Stinson Ross · 8M ago

Letters to the Dead, A Salty Short Story

The lamp on her desk was burning low.  Dinner had been cleared away hours ago.  The hypnotic flicker of the lamp’s wick was aiding sleep in its bid to overtake Grace’s efforts to work a while longer.  She rose from her seat to stretch and revive her sleepy mind.  As she took a turn about [...]
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Michelle Stinson Ross · 9M ago

A Kidnapping – Part 1 of Revenge of the Siren Song

Revenge of the Siren Song Danger and adventure await in this tale from the Golden Age of Piracy. As deadly as she is beautiful, Captain Grace O’Malley is not the only threat in the Caribbean. She must strike an alliance with an old flame in order to continue to ply her trade upon the tropical [...]
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Michelle Stinson Ross · 9M ago

Book Trailer Contest

The contest will run for 3 months (August, September, October). Each entrant will get a free copy of the ebook in order to produce the trailer.   Each month submissions would get their youtube links posted on my facebook page and here in the blog. Voting to be done on by fans on the facebook page. [
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Michelle Stinson Ross · 1Y ago

Pirate Novella, Revenge of the Siren Song

That time is almost here … AT LAST!!!!  I am down to the last few scribbles on the manuscript and then it’s off to a few key people.  I have a retailer, two published authors, and a member of my target audience all set to read it and let me know what needs to be [...]
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Michelle Stinson Ross · 1Y ago

Beyond the Veil for NYCmidnight Flash Fiction Challenge

Maggie’s worries about her sister’s wedding seemed to be unfounded.  It looked as though they might make it through the day without incident, when a familiar voice whispered against the back of her neck. All of Gran’s tales of leprechauns and other wee folk had never prepared her for the likes of Ai
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Michelle Stinson Ross · 1Y ago

Vicious Editing

Challenge #2 did not come nearly so easily as the first one.  An idea popped into my head right away, but executing it was much more difficult. The first draft was over 2200 words.  More than twice the maximum allowed.  Granted, I had rambled my way through much of the story, but by the time [...]
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Michelle Stinson Ross · 1Y ago

Pondering the Prompt

The NYCMidnight.com Flash Fiction Challenge continues this weekend.  After a month of waiting, the results of the first challenge are out and a new challenge is about to be issued.  Several of the writers I’ve gotten to know were very pleased with the way the first challenge went and are excited to
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Michelle Stinson Ross · 1Y ago

Choosing a Spy — Part 4 of Revenge of the Siren Song

Bartolo, the steward, crept quietly into the darkness of the captain’s cabin. Ever loyal, he would follow her orders, but he never enjoyed being the one to wake her when she needed the rest so badly. Somewhere under that wild pile of covers slept not some mere woman, but a captain that had stood her
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Michelle Stinson Ross · 1Y ago

Secret Rendezvous — Part 3 of Revenge of the Siren Song

The mistress of the Siren Song sailed for several days into the heart of the Caribbean. The breezes had been favorable and fair, and the skies had been clear and bright. On their last evening at sea, they arrived at the little chain of islands that hid their sheltered cove. The sunset that evening h
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