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Michele Pariza Wacek

5 Cold-Hearted Winter Mysteries and Thrillers

December 6, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek Leave a Comment

There’s nothing more satisfying than curling up under a big, fluffy blanket in front of a roaring fire as snow falls outside, with a yummy cup of tea or glass of wine and a good book. Ah. Just heaven. And, it’s even more satisfying when the book you’re reading takes place in ice and snow. […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Louise Penny, Michele Pariza Wacek, mirror image, mysteries, Nora Roberts, psychological thriller, romantic suspense, Ruth Ware, Stephen King, thrillers

The Writing Journey: The Legend of Happy-Faced Spiders

November 1, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek Leave a Comment

I taught myself to read when I was three years old because I wanted to write stories so badly. That’s how my About page begins. However, what I didn’t share is what I did BEFORE I could read. You see, I had the craving even then to tell stories. I wanted so badly to capture the words […]

Filed Under: Writing Journey Tagged With: Michele Pariza Wacek, Michele PW, writing, writing journey

5 Back-to-School Mysteries and Thrillers

August 9, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year again … when parents everywhere breathe a deep sigh of relief as they no longer are in charge of keeping their youngsters busy for a good eight hours a day. With that in mind, I thought it would be fun if us adults went back to school, too. The following […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Christine, Elizabeth George, Kara Thomas, Little Monsters, Michele Pariza Wacek, Michele PW, Minka Kent, mystery, psychological thriller, psychological thrillers, Stephen King, The Perfect Roommate, The Punishment She Deserves, The Stolen Twin, thrillers

“The Evil That Was Done” is Released Today! And Excerpt

June 26, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek 1 Comment

Woot! Today’s the day! The Evil That Was Done is officially released, and you can grab your copy right here on Amazon. This is the third book in the award-winning “Secrets of Redemption” series (if you haven’t read the first book, It Began With a Lie, I’d definitely encourage you to start there). It’s my first […]

Filed Under: Books, Short Stories & Fiction, Town of Redemption Tagged With: It Began With a Lie, Michele Pariza Wacek, mystery, paranormal, psychological thriller, romance, romantic suspense, Secrets of Redemption, suspense, The Evil That Was Done, This Happened to Jessica

10 Scary Stories Perfect for Summer

May 17, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek 2 Comments

Summer—the perfect time for a good scare—is right around the corner. Maybe right now you’re thinking, “What are you talking about, Michele? Summertime is for trashy romance novel reading poolside!” Well, maybe that’s the warmup. But once the sun goes down, it’s time to light the bonfire and tell some chilling ghost stories. Think about […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Brianna Labuskes, Dean Koontz, Divine Evil, Force of Nature, Ghost Story, Girls of Glass, It Began With a Lie, Jane Harper, Lord of the Flies, Michele Pariza Wacek, Michele PW, Midnight, Nora Roberts, Peter Straub, Riley Sager, Salem's Lot, Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, The Dry, The Haunting of Hill House, The Last Time I Lied, The Shining, William Golding

The Writing Journey: My New Office!

March 15, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek 4 Comments

I have a dirty little secret to share. For years, my office was in my bedroom. While there are many things I love about my house, one thing I don’t love is that it’s only two bedrooms. Sure, they are HUGE bedrooms (our house has a very open floor plan with tons of windows and […]

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The Writing Journey: What Will People Say?

February 25, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek Leave a Comment

If you’ve read some of my earlier Writing Journey’s, you know that my fiction writing was a bit of a dirty secret. Which meant I didn’t share the fact I wrote fiction, much less the books themselves, with a lot of people. One of the most interesting things that happened once I started publishing my […]

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The Writing Journey: Adventures in Cooking

January 20, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek 2 Comments

Every now and then it’s important to venture out of the writing cave and do some other creative pursuit. In this case, I thought I’d try cooking. So, before I go any further, let me explain that I’m not the cook in my household. My hubby is. Except for days he has to work late. […]

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The Writing Journey: A Day In The Life

December 28, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 2 Comments

Everything that’s created comes out of silence. Your thoughts emerge from the nothingness of silence. Your words come out of this void. Your very essence emerged from emptiness. All creativity requires some stillness. Wayne Dyer Writing a novel (at least for me) is never a straight line. There are lots of false starts, going backwards, […]

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The Writing Journey: 7 Things I’m Celebrating from 2018

December 7, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 1 Comment

One of the rituals I do in December is to take some time to pause and reflect on the past year before putting a plan together for the new one. Why do I do that? Because as a society, we don’t celebrate our successes nearly enough. We’re all so very busy. We cross off one […]

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