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Video Fun Friday #2
I’ve had way too much fun enjoying these videos this week. Between a Sesame Street parody of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, bad NFL lip-reading, and a boat rapping to Eminen, there’s something here...
View ArticleTune-In Tuesday: M.I.N.E (End This Way) by Five Finger Death Punch
Since there isn’t an official video just yet, we get animated dogs, and somehow that just make the song even more powerful.
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Tune-In Tuesday: Follow Me by Muse
Yes, I’ve been absent for quite a while. But I have a really great excuse. And I’m returning with music. I won MCRW’s Melody of Love Contest in the Paranormal category, and with that win I received a...
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Release Day Q & A with M.D. Waters
Something HUGE is happening in the book world today! Know what it is? Oh, never mind…’cause I’m gonna tell ya anyway. ARCHETYPE by M.D. Waters releases today! You may remember I posted about this...
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Tune-In Tuesday: Magic by Coldplay
Today’s song was chosen because it’s on the soundtrack to the new WIP I’m working on… Where the sexy hero is from a magical realm of The Seven Kingdoms. I can’t tell you how many times I listened to...
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The Accountability Factor—Part One: The Family
Ahhh… Accountability. The state of being accountable. Liable. Answerable. Online Webster’s Definition of Accountable No matter which aspect in our lives we’re looking at, we’re all accountable to...
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Writing Process Blog Hop: My Writing Process
Today I’m part of ‘The Writing Process’ Blog Hop! This post was supposed to be written and go live this morning, but when you’re little sister has a wedding happening in two weeks, things tend to slip...
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Oh, the Insanity!
Pic Credit: The Columnist.org To describe the last few weeks as insane is an understatement. For realz. O.o As you’ve noticed, I’ve been so, so absent from blogging. Funnily enough, I’ve also been...
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Cover Reveal: A Touch of Darkness by Yelena Casale & Tina Moss
So I’m about two days late in posting this cover reveal (day job stuff, yada yada), but I could not NOT post this reveal. Yelena and Tina are two of the nicest, sweetest, kindest authors I’ve ever met...
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I’m Baaaack… Life & Other Updates
Oh my frickin’ God! Has it really been over a year since I blogged?!? My guess is you’re wondering 1) Where the hell has Mel been, and 2) WTF is happening? Believe it or not, I have LEGITIMATE answers...
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Gotta Try It: 21 Day Fix
21 Day Fix creator Autumn Calabrese So yeah, it’s that time of year when everyone makes New Year’s Resolutions, and the most famous one is–say it with me now–LOSING WEIGHT. How about this year, instead...
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My Favorite Books of 2015
I know, I know. This post probably should have gone up sometime in December, but since I didn’t return to blogging until last week, I’m technically ‘on time.’ (not really, but that’s what I’m telling...
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When the Brain’s Been Hijacked
My writing bestie and critique partner, Charissa James-Weaks, said it best: Babies hijack your brain. Boy, is that ever true (especially during pregnancy)! If you follow me on social media, then I’m...
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What’s Your Favorite Thesaurus? Share It To Unlock The WHW Prize Vault
There’s nothing better than becoming lost within the story world within minutes of starting a book. And as writers, this is what we’re striving to do: pull the reader in, pull them down deep into the...
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This Thing Still On?
*taps* Hello? *wipes dust* *sneezes* Damnit. Oh, hi! *waves* Whoa, has it really been TWO years since my last post? Holy. Shit. Ok, well… yeah, two years since my last post. Not just that, but almost...
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My Journey into the Short Story World
Short stories… when I first realized I had the opportunity to be a part of a fabulous anthology, Once Upon the Longest Night, I figured, “Hey, I can do this. No prob, man.” I mean, I’m no stranger to...
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5 Lessons from My First Venture into Short Story Writing
As I mentioned in last week’s post, I had a very rough initial journey into the short story writing world. Based on that experience, I’ve been able to pull together my top five lessons learned. But...
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A New Thesaurus is Stomping into Writers Town
Have you ever held onto a secret you’ve been dying to share, and then finally…you can? For the last few weeks I’ve been helping Angela and Becca at Writers Helping Writers keep a BIG secret…what the...
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Cover Reveal: A Touch of Darkness by Yelena Casale & Tina Moss
So I’m about two days late in posting this cover reveal (day job stuff, yada yada), but I could not NOT post this reveal. Yelena and Tina are two of the nicest, sweetest, kindest authors I’ve ever met...
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