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Michael Jaymes

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in Scranton, The United States

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https://mjvwritings.com

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Mystery, Suspense, Fiction

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Michael Jaymes is an author, editor, and writing coach from Scranton, PA. His love for writing developed at a young age when a close friend passed away. In response to the tragedy, Michael wrote a poem, which received an award in a state-wide fine arts competition. The admiration sparked a fire within him, and a passion was born.

In 2019, he pursued studying story structure and began his business, offering services such as outlining, editing, and consulting. In 4 years, he’s delivered over 500 orders, with one client receiving awards for their work, and another going on to be a best-seller on Amazon.

Now residing in Greensboro, NC, Michael continues to write his own works and serve clients both online and locally within his community.

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Stop Writing Lists And Start Telling Stories

I've now provided the same advice to three people while editing their memoir/self help books, so I thought I might as well make a post about it too.

A major problem I often see in self help and memoir manuscripts is too many listicles and not enough stories, and to be quite frank, this lazy practice is riddled throughout article and blog writing too!

When it comes to making a

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	The Secret Fountain by Grace Lockhaven (Goodreads Author), Michael Jaymes (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Letters from Lily by C.E. Corrales (Goodreads Author), Michael Jaymes (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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