I want to earn a living wage through writing. Yet for most of my life, I have been told that this is a pipe dream. Various people have told me that to earn money as an author is tricky at best. I should be realistic. It’s important I recognize that I still need to hold…
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Do I Lead a Double Life?
I sometimes feel as though I lead a double life. On the one hand, I am MJ Blehart, writer. I seek writing jobs and to further my reach as a published sci-fi, Steampunk and fantasy author. Further, I blog three times a week, with an occasional extra (like today’s political rant). On the other hand,…
How Am I Breaking from Typical Story Tropes?
It’s fun to break away from the typical story tropes. For years I have wanted to write a sci-fi “space opera”. An epic along the lines of a Star Wars or a Star Trek, but as unique as I could make it. One of the problems you face with these things is that there have…
What am I Currently Working on?
I began to work on my fantasy series, The Source Chronicles, in 1997. I was at work, bored, and tapped out this scene that popped into my head. Then, two more scenes were written, and now I had three main characters, and the story began to take shape. As I worked on the novel I…
New and Improved
Welcome to the new and improved MJ Blehart. I have been saying for some time that I would update this website. After giving it a lot of thought and consideration, here it is. This is still a work on progress as I develop the site. Welcome to my worlds, and please enjoy! Please note –…
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