Mel’s Blog

The past couple of mornings, while I drink my breakfast, I have been reading Juicy Pens, Thirsty Papers by SARK. I know that I have mentioned her before in this [...]

So, I am feeling a little perplexed. I have this idea for a paper that is more academic than creative which stems from my work with teen literature, and my [...]

My cat Simon loves to help me typ67r. (see!) Whenever I begin to write anything, he feels that it is his duty to place is paw on my left hand [...]

I don't normally do this, but I found this too hilarious not to share. One of the things that I do for inspiration is follow a few blogs of teen [...]

The holiday season is upon us. Well, it has been for weeks now. For me, being one who works for an online retailer, I was thinking about Christmas I think [...]

I have worked in publishing for many years and I think one of the reasons that I have, besides having the dreams of grandeur of being a writer one day, [...]

Yesterday, I was early for class, so I sat down on the floor with my mug of coffee, my pad of paper and my book with various writings and started [...]

Last week, I met up for drinks and dinner with a friend that I have known for almost 20 years. It is amazing to me by-the-way, that I know someone [...]

A few weeks ago, I was on the subway and I saw someone reading The Golden Road. It was a matted beat up copy that looked like either the reader [...]

Yesterday, I attended a conference in Guelph, Ontario called: From Canada to the World: the Cultural Influence of Lucy Maud Montgomery. I am a self-proclaimed Montgomery fan and amateur scholar. [...]

I know that it has been a number of weeks since I wrote. Things at my day job have taken their toll and I found that although I could write [...]

Last night I was walking home from school when a classmate of mine asked me if I was a writer. I started to blush. I had been talking about a [...]