Books by Michael D. Young

My Holy Week book, "Sacred Days, Sacred Songs" is going to be released on March 5th, 2024!

I'm looking for those with a platform to write advanced reviews, and Deseret Book is providing me with a stack of advanced review copies. If you or someone you know fits the bill, please reach out to me through a direct message.

My book "A Wonderful Day for a Question" is being featured in a special Giveaway! 🎁 One lucky winner will receive 20 eBooks and a brand new Kindle! 📖📱 Join the giveaway now and cross your fingers for a chance to win. Thank you for your continued support! "

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Come see me today at my book signing at the Orem Deseret Book from 12-2pm!

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, Find a Good Book to Be Thankful For! It's that time again! National Novel Writer's Month (NaNoWriMo) is upon us! If you're not familiar with that, it's when writer's attempt to write 50,000 words in the month of November. This year, I'll actually be working on my series of novellas, turning "A Wonderful Day for a Quest" into "A Wond...

Past Preserver Past Preserver Digital Conversions Preserve Your Past in Every Format! Do you have old VHS or camcorder tapes lying around? What about other kinds of old media? The quality of old tapes degrades over time, and it's getting harder to watch them on modern equipment. Convert them to DVD and digital fil...

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Find your next Audible listen! (Including a few of mine.) All fantasy books:

Find your next Audible listen! (Including a few of mine.) All fantasy books:
https://storyoriginapp.com/bundles/b6351c66-28ba-11ee-a04a-1f6f4fb458ab?bundleLinkId=MfmDUpv

I got to sit down recently with the host of "The Tell Not Show" to talk about my writing. You can listen to the entire interview here. I had a blast!
I got to sit down recently with the host "The Tell Not Show" to talk about my writing. You can listen to the entire interview here. I had a blast!

The Tell Not Show S2 Episode 12 with Author Michael Young We talk about Michael's writing journey and making time for writing.

https://storyoriginapp.com/to/qxCWHzL

New Fantasy books for 2023!

New Fantasy 2023! Fantasy | Sword & Sorcery | Dragons | Magic | Epic

One of the series I want to revive with my Kickstarter is "The Canticle Kingdom" series. Watch this trailer to learn more about it. (Kickstarter link in comments.)

Canticle Chronicles Trailer When a young blacksmith’s apprentice named Johann discovers that his homeland is contained entirely within a small music box, it’s up to him to protect the o...

(Link in comments)
It's here! My next Kickstarter project! I'm hoping to relaunch "The Canticle Kingdom" and "The Last Archangel" and I need your help! I'm offering all sorts of great prizes and perks for those who back it. Please check it out! Thanks!

My latest Kickstarter project launches tomorrow! Let me explain in my own words...
My latest Kickstarter launches tomorrow! Let me explain in my own words:

Kickstarter Video Come help me relaunch my first two series as a digital boxed set! Check out the Kickstarter project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/authormichaely...

Last call for music for submissions to my Easter music collection! The deadline is tomorrow and then I'll be finalizing my selections. Submission guidelines below!

Submission Guidelines With the church’s new focus on not only Easter but all of Holy Week, I’d like to put together a new collection of Easter/Holy Week music for families to use as part of their Easter celebrations. Th…

Today only! Get the omnibus version of my Chess Quest series on Kindle for only $.99! That's all five novels for a buck!

Today only! Get all five novels in the Chess Quest Series for $.99 on Kindle!

The Chess Quest Omnibus : Books 1-5 Join 13-year-old Rich Witz on his adventure to become a Paladin, in an exciting world where checkmate is always only one move away. This Omnibus collection contains all five books of the Chess Quest series, including: Book 1: Paladin: Pawn Book 2: Nemesis: Knight Book 3: Rook: Revenge Book 4: Bis...

My newest release is out today in ebook format! It tells the stories of a variety of songs that most people know, such as "Happy Birthday", "Auld Lang Syne", and "Danny Boy." Just like my Christmas book, each one has a QR code in it so you can enjoy a good version of the song. It is available as an ebook today and as a physical book later this week.

Songs for All Seasons: The Stories Behind the Songs That Define Us Some songs have been around so long, barely anyone remembers how they got started. But surely, people haven’t been singing “Happy Birthday” the same since the dawn of time, right? Every popular song started as the spark of an idea in someone’s head and grew into someth...

Books by Michael D. Young (1st June Newsletter) Watch this fun new trailer for "A Wonderful Day for a Quest", narrated by the audiobook author, Kevin Perkins. If you like his style, the entire book is available now on Audible. 

With the church’s new focus on not only Easter but all of Holy Week, I’d like to put together a new collection of Easter/Holy Week music for families to use as part of their Easter celebrations. The new collection will be titled “Love’s Redeeming Work is Done” and it will release in time for Easter 2024.
For submission guidelines, please visit:

Submission Guidelines With the church’s new focus on not only Easter but all of Holy Week, I’d like to put together a new collection of Easter/Holy Week music for families to use as part of their Easter celebrations. Th…

My latest songwriting article about writing melodies is up! Thanks to Ldspma for posting my writing!

https://www.ldspma.org/whats-in-melody/?fbclid=IwAR1g_c44SkaDnyTQfnVgSZqfEzgu_TsCCsE-wRtJkCjeb_LgTpDeshD0dek

What's in a Melody? - LDSPMA By Michael D. Young - Painting the text with music can exemplify the meaning of the piece.

An original song I wrote the words to for Mother's Day. Thanks to Steve Danielson for the beautiful music to accompany the text! Enjoy and please share!

His Mother (A Mother's Day Song) Words by Michael D. YoungMusic by Steve Danielson Sung by: Michael D. YoungImages are in the public domain. Lyrics:The Savior of the World came first,Into Hi...