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

What I’m Reading Right now:

  • Persian Fire by Tom Holland
  • Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
  • The Letters of Abelard and Heloise

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 # 5

    What Eats the Sun and Moon             It was months of work through the caves just to stand here. Beyond that, it had been fifteen years since Sven set about trying to discover the lost treasure of the Oa’Koto’kiti people. Three times various teams he’d hired had given up and quit the job. Well, thoseContinue…

  • Flash Friday #4

    (oops, a day late) The Beast Wears Faces There was a cave. A cold, wet cave. I shuddered as I walked the lonely road up twisted paths to reach it. I could hear the air coming up from the cave like vast gasping breaths. I climbed the narrow path, where few had been before. IContinue…

  • The Quest #18

    Numbers. Up one. I feel more confident with my reworked query letter. A friend of mine recently read through the book I am querying and gave me notes. I will be turning the notes into an improved book over the coming week. That means that my book is going from draft 3.55 to draft 4.Continue…

  • Flash Friday #3

    The Last Pope The penultimate election had been contentious. Naturally. In the old days, the elections had been a fight. People died. Of course, times changed and so did the church. The process was established. More politics, fewer daggers. But then, times changed so much. Suddenly, there weren’t as many Catholics around, or any oneContinue…

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