An Introduce Myself post and a plot to take over the world ... of fiction

Hi Steemers!

Ho ho ho ... Christmas has passed, and I thought that I would bring New Year tidings to you all, in the hopes that 2017 becomes the year of Steemit! It looks like 2016 was a big year for Steemit, but things have just gotten started! So has my storytelling!

For over 20 years I have written fiction and poetry, but I always wrote for people and not the publishers. I would write a story and give it to my friends episode-by-episode or chapter-by-chapter, and it was fun to entertain and be entertained by their reactions. Much of what I write is speculative fiction, including horror, sci-fi/fantasy and psychological thrillers, so it's always great to see my friends and family squirm while reading my stories.

I realized that this sort of episodic fiction isn't what magazines and publishers look for, but it's how I think. Maybe I watched too much TV in my childhood, or read too many Stephen King books (which are the only books that publishers will touch that contain 1,000 pages, stream-of-consciousness storytelling, and terrible endings).

And then came Steemit!

Now I can serialize fiction as much as I want, and receive some income. I love the fact that I can retain full creative ownership while also making my stories freely accessible to the public online. It's a bit of a win-win situation (maybe not for the publishers!)

I have a few hundred stories, poems, and an epic novel that I will publish on Steemit. Over twenty years ago, I wrote the novel called "Messiah" about a woman who wakes up in a motel in the middle of nowhere not knowing who she is or how she got there, and being stalked by a man wearing a flannel shirt. The story unfolds, revealing a sinister plot of evil that tries to subvert two worlds, where she is caught in the middle. It's a creepy supernatural thriller which is perfectly suited for publishing on Steemit due to it's episodic content! The novel will probably contain about 500 chapters, and will be quite a tour de force on Steemit.

Not only do I write stories and poetry, but I also enjoy traveling and writing about interesting places (that's me canoeing in Portland, OR!). I've backpacked around the Western U.S., and plan to travel internationally. One of the centerpieces of my travel writing is visiting local libraries to see what the local communities value in terms technological access to information.

Thanks for stopping by!

To keep updated on new stories and story chapters, follow me here, or like my page on Facebook (https://facebook.com/michaeladamparis/). You can also add your email to my blog: What I love is that I also found an app that syndicates Steemit posts to your Wordpress blog, which took me a month to figure out, but I did it! My blog is now at:
(http://www.michaeladamparis.com) (Thanks to @wordpress-tips @fabien and others for this app!)

I look forward to creepin' you out.

My first storyline: "Escape from the Noh" just posted today! -
(https://steemit.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/escape-from-the-noh-an-original-story-part-1)

@michaeladamparis