Those Black Wings is getting some good reviews, which I appreciate very much. “I freaking LOVED this book! I picked it up thinking it would be a good read and I was floored with just how good it was. I loved the portrayal of an unhealthy relationship and all that …
I’ve gotten back to being rocket-powered again. I’ve got several audiobooks coming out — the first will be a short story called “Why Can’t My Life Be a Romance Novel?” Those Black Wings will have a friend of mine who is also a jazz singer and blueswoman reading it. Several …
Middle-itis — the soggy middle. Ir’s when you’re writing a story and you get bogged down in the middle. Or you lose interest. Or you just doubt yourself and stop. Your guiding star vanishes behind the clouds, leaving to wander in a dark forest that is your story, with no …
I’ve been doing overtime at work, and it’s just solid proofreading all day, so I’ve been mainlining caffeine to stay awake. I’m really zonked this evening but I’m waiting to pick up the kid from marching band, so I thought I’d give the world a holler and let you-all know …
“Scary, fascinating, but with a shimmer of hope – I could hardly put the book down.” Angel in the Whirlwind #ebook Angel in the Whirlwind is going to be in a promotion today, so I’ve updated the ebook cover and I’ve fixing up the book interior design with spot illustrations. …
Finally the first raccoon book is out! I shouldn’t call it the raccoon book in public, I suppose, but shoot, I’ve been calling that since forever, and old habits die hard. Anyway, I just published this one on Saturday, after all these years — I wrote the first draft on …
My raccoon trilogy! I made all these covers — I still need to tweak them, but this is going to be the general look. So you might be thinking, “Well Melinda, why are you self-publishing after saying, all these years, that you want to be published traditionally?” To answer that, …
NEW BOOK ALERT!! The Kindle ebook for Outlander’s Scar is now available, FINALLY. This is the story I’ve been working on, here and there through the years, since 6th grade. It’s a little different from the original. Outlander’s Scar is the first book in the White Oak Chronicles. I have …
Review from Lisacldmom2ksd “Once I opened this ebook I couldn’t stop reading. I stayed up all night fighting sleep to get to the end. Melinda has written a story that will take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. So keep a box of Kleenex near by. Wish I did. …
I know you guys all understand heartache and grief. And you know all about how you can get totally broadsided by stuff. But as a writer, the hardest thing is the most necessary thing: Keep writing. Keep moving forward. I’m writing this partly to myself, because I fell into a …
