Author Archives: Mike Jastrzebski

About Mike Jastrzebski

In September of 2003 my wife, Mary, and I moved aboard our 36-foot Sailboat, Roughdraft. It was our intention to take the boat south from Minnesota to warmer climates where I would write a novel. Six years later I have completed 3 mystery novels. I have published the first two books, The Storm Killer and Key Lime Blues as e-books and trade paperbacks. The third book, Dog River Blues will be released in early 2011. It is my intention to use this blog to share what I’ve learned while trying to get published. I will also blog about the trials and tribulations of living on a sailboat. We sailed the boat from Minnesota to Mobile, Alabama where we lived for two years. We also spent three months living in Key West. Currently, the boat is docked in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. In 2011 we plan to take the boat to the Caribbean where we plan to drift until it is no longer fun.

It’s a dog’s life

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski First off, I’d like to apologize for missing my post last week. I have no real excuse–it’s this writer’s life I lead. Since our dog Belle has been complaining that Barney has been getting so much exposure … Continue reading →

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A quick post

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski I’ve been trying to hit my goal of 50,000 words for April with Camp NaNoWriMo. So far this month I have written 46,212 words with two days left to hit my goal, hence the short post. Since … Continue reading →

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Free Books and Things

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski This past weekend I offered The Storm Killer for free on Amazon. I used Ebook booster ($45.00), a site that will contact 45 different free blogs that post free book offerings. I also paid $30.00 to Digital Book … Continue reading →

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Camp NaNoWriMo figures

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

I just finished writing 2016 words today and I’m afraid the blog is going to suffer as a result. We are still in Marsh Harbor and I am still writing away. Last week I mentioned that I had decided to … Continue reading →

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Camp NaNoWriMo

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski April is Camp NaNoWriMo month, a new effort on the part of those who brought us NaNoWriMo, or the National Novel Writing Month every November for a number of years now. The purpose of NaNoWriMo is to … Continue reading →

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Back into the swing of writing

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski It’s three in the morning and the rain and wind woke me a few minutes ago. I should have had this blog written yesterday but we moved the boat Saturday when the wind turned to the SW … Continue reading →

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On our way

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski It’s 2:00pm on Sunday the 17th and if you are reading  this short post, then we are on our way to the Bahamas. We plan to up anchor at 5:00pm and if all goes well we’ll be crossing … Continue reading →

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Addicted to the Internet

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski Maybe dependent would be a better word than addicted. The biggest problem with the anchorage we are in is the lack of Internet service. Despite the fact that we have a high tech wifi antenna, we either … Continue reading →

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Buy a book, help a child

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski First, those of us who blog at Write on the Water would like to thank all of our readers out there who shared our site on Facebook. Friday’s post had more hits than any other in our … Continue reading →

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Rockin’ and Rollin’

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski I’ve posted about the anchorage we’ve been staying at for the last couple of weeks, but one thing I haven’t mentioned is how much rockin’ and rollin’ the boat endures. This little area of the Middle River … Continue reading →

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