Internationally Bestselling Author, Screenwriter, Speaker, and Writing Teacher

Michaelbrent Collings is an internationally bestselling novelist, produced screenwriter, speaker, and writing teacher who crafts stories and other content for all ages, from middle-grade fantasy adventures to adult thrillers and mysteries.

Best known for thrills and chills (and voted one of the top 50 All-Time Greatest Horror Writers in a Ranker vote of nearly 20,000 readers), Collings has written bestselling thrillers, mysteries, sci-fi and fantasy titles, and even humor and non-fiction.

Critical Acclaim and Awards

In addition to popular success, Michaelbrent has also received critical acclaim: he is the only person who has ever been a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award (twice), a Dragon Award (twice), and a RONE Award, and he and his work have been reviewed and/or featured on everything from Publishers Weekly to Scream Magazine to NPR (and you can find a list of his appearances, reviews, and more right here).

Speaker and Advocate

An engaging and entertaining speaker, Michaelbrent is also a frequent guest at comic cons and on writing podcasts like Six Figure Authors, The Creative Penn, Writing Excuses, and others. He speaks about all aspects of writing, teaching thousands of students all over the world how to improve their author journey, as well as being a mental health advocate and TEDx speaker.

Screenwriter

And he isn’t just a novelist: he’s also a produced screenwriter and member of the WGA. Starting out by entering the Nicholl Fellowship, he had more scripts reach quarter- and semi-finals in a single year for the Nicholl Fellowship than any other entrant in the prestigious competition’s history. Following that, he scored interest in numerous of his scripts, eventually selling and optioning numerous of them, as well as placing as a finalist or semi-finalist for other major screenplay competitions, including Table Read My Screenplay, the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, the AAA Screenwriting contest, and more.

Bestseller Life

His Bestseller Life platform, designed to help writers navigate the challenging, ever-changing world of writing and publishing, helpse elevate writers from storytellers to storySELLERS. With a comprehensive approach, taught by the only author at his level who does 100% of the job himself (no outsourcing of anything, from the writing to the design to the marketing), Michaelbrent teaches every aspect of his process for writing, publishing, and marketing.

The Bestseller Life courses cover everything from the basics of writing to the complexities of advertising and marketing your work, as well as mental health tips and tools for finding satisfaction in an (oft-times) complex, confusing, and difficult vocation.

Subscribers get full access to all the learning tools, including handouts, exercises, and exclusive offers; discounts on author tools; and proprietary online tools only available to the students he affectionately calls “Lifers,” helping them save time and money as they elevate their author careers.