Category Archives: memoir

Thinking About Daughter of the Drunk at the Bar

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Michelle O'Neil

A brilliant writer/Ph.D/published author/professional editor called me yesterday. One I deeply respect. She told me she’d just read Daughter of the Drunk at the Bar, and wanted to know why I was not promoting it. She loved it (to put … Continue reading →

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Wil of God

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Michelle O'Neil

                          Today is the day! Carrie Wilson Link’s long awaited book, Wil of God, is released. “Wil of God is the story of a tightly wound special needs … Continue reading →

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We’ll all be dead soon

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Michelle O'Neil

About my recent presentation. I lived. I did my best to get centered beforehand, reading uplifting spiritual material in the AM and listening to soothing music on the way to the conference, but I don’t know how much that helped once … Continue reading →

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Taboo Topics

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Michelle O'Neil

*(image from Women on Writing). I’ve had the honor of being featured at Women on Writing today. I have not been writing about Daughter of the Drunk at the Bar much, because I’d been grappling with a lot of emotions around … Continue reading →

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The Reading

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Michelle O'Neil

There is a scene in my book, where I bought this really sexy dress to impress my boyfriend on New Year’s Eve. I was 17. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Then, on the big day,  I … Continue reading →

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Reading at Mac’s Backs

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Michelle O'Neil

This Saturday at Mac’s Backs, I have my first reading ever. I’m trying not to over-think it. I’m trying not to under-think it. I want to be prepared. I sort of feel like I’ve gotten on a roller coaster ride and … Continue reading →

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I’m nothing if not insecure

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Michelle O'Neil

Thank you to writer Lisa Romeo, for allowing me to work out my existential angst over at her blog today. She asked me to guest post re: self-pub, and surprisingly even to me, this is what bubbled up.  

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A Free Webinar with Author Jennifer Lauck

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

We’d been writing all day under a big tent in a meadow. As we walked the dusty dirt road back to the outdoor kitchen at the Buddhist retreat center in the Colorado mountains, Jennifer Lauck, (award winning, best selling author … Continue reading →

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Inside This Memoir Writer’s Neurotic Head

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

My ego is on a freaking rampage and having a ball! Self-judgement abounds. Sometimes I don’t know if my skin is really thick enough to be a writer. No, I have not received a bad review (yet). No, I have … Continue reading →

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Daughter of the Drunk at the Bar Video Trailer

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

When I think about my main audience for Daughter of the Drunk at the Bar it is, obviously, adult children of alcoholics. We’re everywhere. It is with this group in mind I made a video trailer for my book. (All … Continue reading →

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Daughter of the Drunk at the Bar, in paperback

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

Today is the day. My memoir Daughter of the Drunk at the Bar is out in paperback on Amazon. Like it’s been for many of the momentous occasions in my life, it feels a bit hollow. Sure, I should be proud. … Continue reading →

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Introducing Daughter of the Drunk at the Bar

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

So, I did it. Over the last several weeks I’ve had my head buried in all things indie publishing. I’ve read ’til my eyeballs ached. And ultimately, given the state of transition the publishing industry is in, and given the … Continue reading →

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