Michele Kwasniewski

Award-winning Author of the Young Adult Series, The Rise and Fall of Dani Truehart

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Award Badge: The Independent Author Network (Outstanding Fiction)
Award Badge: Pencraft (Winner)
Award Badge: Independent Press (Winner)
Cover of Falling Star

FALLING STAR, the final installment in the exciting Young Adult trilogy, THE RISE AND FALL OF DANI TRUEHART is here!

The Dani Truehart Series

Book Cover: Rising Star
Book Cover: Burning Bright
Book Cover: Falling Star

The Latest

Words I Always Misspell 

In case  I haven’t mentioned it lately, writing is hard! Building a world, creating an exciting story with plot twists and engrossing character arcs…it’s an overwhelming amount of work. And then there’s the mechanics of it all. The grammar, the formatting...

🎂Happy Birthday, Mom!🎂

My mom’s birthday was this past weekend and she would have been 77 years old. It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost four years since her death. My niece is graduating with her doctorate this week, England has a new King, my grandmother died, a pandemic shuttered...

Procrastination ⏰

Normally I’m not one to procrastinate. In fact I’m much more of a “delayed gratification” type of person. I save the frosting for last when I eat cake, I prefer workout before breakfast and I like to run my errands or pick up the house before I relax.  I hate it when...

Top Ten Springtime Goals

Now that FALLING STAR is in stores everywhere, I have a to tackle a pile of chores that I’ve neglected while writing. Springtime is the perfect opportunity for this writer to take a break from work to tidy up the house and switch up my daily routine. Here is my list...

TMI? How Personal Should An Author Make Their Writing?

In college, I lived on the top floor of an apartment building which meant that I had to haul my laundry basket up and down two flights of stairs at least once a week if I wanted clean clothes.  On one such trip, an unmentionable item unknowingly slipped from my basket...

Spring Break!

Our son is on spring break this week so I'm skipping this week's blog in favor of some much needed family time and a little spring cleaning. Have a great week!