M.L. Olmstead

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  • Adventures in Voice Acting Part 1

    I’ve always been attracted to the art of storytelling, and as I grew older, I found that there were many different mediums for telling a great story. Singing and voice acting became two of my favorite outside of writing them down, and this is no surprise considering my introduction to…

  • Music & Writing

    I’ve written on this topic before, but I wanted to share some specifics. When it comes to writing, there are so many processes and spaces. Some authors like to be in a very quiet space that is neat and orderly. Others prefer disorganized chaos with lots of noise and papers…

  • Mid Hudson Comic Con & More!

    This past weekend, I embarked on my first ever comic con, and my first ever two day event. Wow it was intense! I met a lot of cool attendees and vendors, and I was super impressed that the convention center used to be an ice rink. I loved the little…

  • Major update on The Knights series

    The first book in the series, The Knights: Lost in the Void is now available on Amazon. It honestly was quite a labor to get accomplished because of the 1st edition situation. There will be a link below for both books. For anyone who bought The Knights Lost Stories and…

  • Albany Anime Fest

    February 2026 was my last event before the launch of The Knights Lost Stories, and honestly I was feeling quite anxious. What if people lost interest in The Knights Lost in the Void and didn’t care about its sequel? For the first ten minutes, my friend patiently listened to my…

  • An incredible accomplishment- The Knights: Lost Stories update!

    When the brown UPS truck pulled up to my house, I felt simultaneously the greatest rush of excitement and relief that I have experienced in a long time. In 2023, I published the first addition of The Knights: Lost in the Void and set out on the road to the…

  • Finding time for Peace

    I did a shorter post on this a few days ago, but it inspired me to write more on the topic. Life is hectic. A combination of factors have led me to feeling like I have lived an entire year in just a few short months. When you hit a…

  • It’s official!

    The path to get to this day was a long one. In 2023, I published The Knights: Lost in the Void after years of development, and then the real process began. I traveled to events for the next three years spreading the word about this passion project of mine, and…

  • Updates on the Knights series

    It’s taken a long time to get here, but I can finally talk about what I have been up to with the Knights series. Many of you signed up for this newsletter in 2023 hoping to get information regarding the second book, so we will address that and more. When…

  • Inspiration for the Knights Series Part 3

    I’ll never forget my first time at the Utica Anime Fest when I was describing the The Knights Lost in the Void. I rambled on and on about the other world that the characters wake up in, and finally the person stops me and say, “So you wrote an Isekai?”…