Author | Conflict Analyst | Presenter | Professor
Michael Livingston

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Sequel Research

I still have a handful of things to do before Four Shards goes out into the world — and those are held off by grading at the moment — but none of that is stopping me from starting some research on its sequel. On my desk right now are books …

Novel Revisions

The last of my first draft readers got back to me yesterday, and the news was good. Very good, in fact. It can be terribly difficult for a writer to get a clear sense of success without external input, and I feel quite privileged to have such able first readers. …

Website Redesign

No, not this one. The one for the English Department at The Citadel. I’ve volunteered to do the basic design and coding for a, um, more up-to-date website. My redesign is not yet ready for primetime — though it’s close — but I can guarantee it ain’t looking anything like …

Tarzan Vines

At last had a day free yesterday to do a bit of work on the backyard, and I’m feeling it this morning: I think I strained a hammy. Sad, no? I know when I did it, at least. Well, one of the two times I might have done it. The …