Michael Frutig

Creativity is not a finite resource. Write Every Day.

Explore my page and find the story for you. I write whatever comes to mind. Read more pieces on my patreon: patreon.com/michaelfrutig

What I’m Writing Right Now:

  • Adventure book inspired by the lives of Burton and Lawrence
  • Humor novella
  • Sequel to Cozy(ish) fantasy

What I’m Reading Right now:

  • The Power Broker by Robert A Caro
  • Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
  • The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
  • Gardens of the Moon by Steve Erikson

News and Appearances:

Silver Screen: Lights! Camera! Action! Do you have what it takes to save a troubled production? I wrote this rpg system while trying things out for a home brew. It’s meant for goofy one shots. Check it out for free here: https://mfrutig.itch.io/silver-screen

Latest from the Blog

  • Flash Friday#26

    Beneath the Walls Aethshus watched the walls. It was fast becoming a habit. There was little else to do once he had looked over his equipment. Today was a quiet day in the siege, one where neither side tried anything. Most days should have been like that, only this siege was unlike any other. For…

  • Changing tack

    I am just about finished with my book of the year, the adventure story. I won’t say much more about it now, I want to finish. After that, however, I will be gearing up to write the second. This one I aim to be short, and given my current writing speed, will be about three…

  • Flash Friday #25

    Earworm A little tune bobbed through the hedges. The singer, a woman in a red hat, sang the words. “One day, one day you will be mine, baby.” Behind the hedge there was a man in thick denim. He trimmed the hedge and heard the woman singing. The tune wormed its way into his mind.…

  • The Quest #28

    Two rejections and no new applications. But there is a good reason for this. At least, I think it’s a good reason. It has been a year of blind querying agents and I have gotten no requests for more. I know that breaking in is tough. I’m not discouraged, but I am looking to get…

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