M. Blankenship

To those who were with me through "Blood and Silver" AKA "Cursed by the Bite," I just wanted to update. I'm heavily rewriting it once again because I can do so much better now. I started the original draft when I was 18. I'm 27 now. I've had two short stories published, worked with some editors and beta readers, and I feel like I understand these characters more. I plan to query this one and hopefully get it traditionally published someday. I know it's been a very long time. I'm asking a lot if I request you stay with me through this process, so all I'll do is hope you will, and we'll connect again over the new version someday.
          
          I'm still here. I love you all, and thank you so much. :)

I’m having another short story published in an anthology! I’m finally getting paid for my work. I never thought I’d earn money from stories, and it’s such a surreal experience.
          
          Don’t give up on writing! Don’t be afraid to venture away from Wattpad.

It’s official: I’m officially a published author! Check out this awesome anthology about the start of something. My work, “The Salem Devil,” is a historical fiction story that follows Thomas, a man who becomes America’s first assassin during the Salem Witch Trials after his wife and daughter are murdered. Here’s the link!
          
          https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C5XY7V2B/ref=nodl_?tag=&dplnkId=ce28502f-20d7-4c3c-95b2-650610465099

I submitted a short story to an anthology, and it’s been accepted! I’m finally going to have something published! :)

I’m rewriting a bit of Blood and Silver, so I’m not sure when I’ll be publishing that one.
          
          Sorry, guys, but there’s parts that need chucked out and replaced with something better. 

I’m thinking about uploading Paradise Falls, a zombie novella that won a Wattpad contest on here a while ago, onto Kindle Vella. If I do, I would appreciate any and all support. ❤️

I passed my national pharmacy technician certification exam, so now I can turn my focus and energy back to writing. 

I got some more beta reader responses to Blood and Silver. Needless to say, I’m going to put its release on pause for a little bit. It should still come out this year, but I’m going to fix some stuff that was brought up. The bright side is, there’s not really any plot holes and the middle portion of it is strong. I’m just reworking some of it a bit.
          
          I may even rework Marrok’s overall character because the general consensus is that he’s unlikeable.
          
          It’s something I’ll have to stew on. I’ll keep everyone updated though! 

I think I’ve decided to publish “Blood and Silver” on Kindle Vella to see if it gains traction there since it’s set up in an episodic way. I won’t put it on there until August or September (I’m taking my pharmacy tech licensing exam at the end of August and have been focusing on studying). 30 days after the final episode is released, I’ll put it into ebook/print form.

I’d put “Blood and Silver” into the Wattys if I could trust Wattpad with my work.
          
          Winning a Watty was once a dream of mine.