Melody’s Blog
A Debut Author’s Countdown to Publication, Part 2
When I last left off (click here to read Part 1), I had received my first book review for A Work of Art—a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. I was riding high, and then… Two...
READ MOREI’m Having a Book Launch Party!
Yay! I’m having a book launch party! I wasn’t sure I was going to because throwing a book-launch party feels kind of like throwing a party for myself. But as my publicist told me, “Think...
READ MOREA Debut Author’s Countdown to Publication, Part 1
With less than three weeks before the release date of my debut YA novel (A Work of Art, Merit Press), I thought I’d start blogging about what the journey from contract signing to release date...
READ MORESelf-Editing: My Writing Affliction
Some people see writing as an outpouring of words. The Muse visits, and words appear on the page. Not for me. My writing is more of an extraction—and a painful one at that. More times...
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