Michelle Emick Ronholm 

The first half of the book is DONE! It is done and ready to be sent to my editor. How did that happen, you ask? I'd be happy to tell you. I've never written a novel before, so basically I'm tripping through, using all the resources I can reasonably get my hands on to guide me through the process. And the process has been hit-or-miss. Sometimes I get really consistent and make a ton of progress and then...I won't touch the project for a month. That's a problem. When I'm workin

One thing I'm learning from my YouTube experiment is that vlog-style videos are more complicated (for me) than I expected. At first my challenge was just getting my camera out and filming. I'm getting better at that, but I still can't find a decent flow with this type of video. I've tried fiddling with timing. I thought I'd do "a week in the life" vlogs, but learned quickly that sometimes my life is just hours at a computer, which is irrefutably boring. So then I tried doing

For a good chunk of my life I sought validation through academic achievement and as such, September is a special time. New notebooks, new...

I've had a really good summer . And it feels so wrong to say that. I spent a delightful week at the beach swimming and sunning and...

Sh*t got done in February. Let's talk about it. History I was able to make some steady progress on editing the book. To be honest, it's...

I knew 2025 was going to be a hard year, but sheesh! I had no idea it would get off to such a rocky start. Here's the breakdown: History...

HBTS: Oct. 2024 My favorite month! I love October. The weather is gorgeous, it's witchy season, it's my birthday month, hockey season...

"I'm going to use the high energy of summer to get sh*t done!" Well, that was my intent anyway. I was going to finish getting the book...

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Am I posting again? After a rough start to the year, things seem to be settling down just a bit, at least in some areas...

I'm changing up the way I do History Behind the Scenes. Rather than picking a week and running with it, I'm going to gather footage...

Wait…what's this? Another vlog, you say? Yep, I put together another vlog. It's not quite a traditional "week / day in my life" video,...

History Behind the Scenes included: Lots of research and writing for the book A little figure skating A hike and rally in support of...

Following are some history things that caught my attention this week. LISTENING: The History of Fat: The Complex Attitudes Toward Fatness...

Welp, I did it! I vlogged. Unfortunately, I picked a week that was kind of low on video-worthy activities. A lot of what I did this week...

Welcome back! (Or just 'welcome' if this is your first time.) I had planned to post a video wrapping up 2022 and giving a snapshot of my...

Vlogging is a thing and I did it! I was able to break out the camera for a little behind the scenes history and honestly, it's becoming...

I've been plugging away at all the things and recently picked up the camera to try a little behind-the-scenes history, something I've...

"You can't read it," I would say. And I would cover up whatever it was that I was writing. Usually, a short story or the beginnings of a...

I have to admit, the video thing has been much harder than I expected. I watch other YouTubers and they make everything look so fun and...

I did it. I vlogged. This is definitely not something that comes naturally to me and the finished product is...rough. Here's what I...