Who is Michelle Mical?

Michelle Mical is a passionate author, chronic illness coach, and midlife mentor who has transformed her life experiences into a powerful mission to inspire women to discover their next steps, master the art of self-care, and flourish despite the challenges of illness and aging.

  • Persistence

    “You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.”
    — Octavia E. Butler

  • Use Your Intuition

    “Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.”
    —Ray Bradbury

  • Straight To The Heart

    “The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.”
    —Maya Angelou

  • Start Writing

    “Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.”
    ―Louis L'Amour

  • First Words of a Story

    “There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.”
    ―Beatrix Potter    tion

  • Use Your Emotions

    “If something inside of you is real, we will probably find it interesting, and it will probably be universal. So you must risk placing real emotion at the center of your work. Write straight into the emotional center of things.”
    —Anne Lamott

Just Write!

This blog was created as a space to encourage creativity, share tips, and even give you a look at some of my own original writing endeavors.

I am hosting a 10-week writing challenge to help get your creative juices flowing. In this blog you will find my creative answers to the writing prompts posted in this writing challenge.

  • Visit my Facebook page by clicking the link below.

  • Thursdays you will a description of the part of writing we will be focusing on for the week.

  • Fridays to Tuesdays you will find writing prompts to help you expand your creativity and discover new approaches to your writing habits.

  • Wednesdays you will find a link to my blog (Just Write!) where you can read my version of the stories created with the writing prompts for that week.

Please remember to comment “Done” on the Facebook post once you have completed the story you created from the writing prompts.

Also, you are invited (but not required) to post your stories in the comment section of my blog post for the week.

“Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.”
~ Barbara Kingsolver

To exercise your writing muscles and unstick writer’s block, I am hosting a 10-Week Writing Challenge.

(If you are reading this after that date, you can still participate.)

Where to find the writing prompts:

Like and Follow my Facebook page . There you will find prompts that can help you get started.

Where to find my version of the stories created with the writing prompts:

In this blog, you will find the stories I wrote by answering the prompts and are encouraged to post your own version of the stories in the blog comments, if you so wish.

Happy writing!

Write On!