Mel’s Blog

I've been thinking a lot about educational rights. The very effective "Because I am a Girl" campaign and the recent events in Nigeria has certainly made me more aware of how [...]

As you all know, I enjoy discussing my writing process because I'm still discovering so many interesting things about it. So I was thrilled when Laurie Morrison invited me to take part [...]

So, this is a bit unusual, because I'm definitely not used to be interviewed, but I was kinda tickled when Marsha Skrypuch asked me if she could talk to me [...]

I'm pretty excited to be part of this initiative. Laurie Morrison asked me to take part in a blog series called "My Writing Process." My post will be up next [...]

I'm about to head into the final stage of (this) revision. I say "this" because it is the one that I will send to my editor (which is wild and [...]

Benjamin Lefebvre's resume is deeply impressive (see his bio below) and his passion for bringing all of L.M. Montgomery's work and publications about her to the public has led to [...]

I've been pondering this post for a few weeks. Pretty much since my partner and I started watching Dr. Who (the reboot, but we've since found our way back in [...]

I'm taking part in  Ellar Out Loud's anniversary series, discussing something new that I had discovered about my writing process. Click on the link below and you'll discover some interesting [...]

I have just been through a pretty long and fatiguing week. Normally I might write about how I rose above it all and was the perfect example of what to [...]

I did something quite decadent this morning. I watched a movie. TCM was doing a spotlight last night on screwball comedies featuring Cary Grant and Irene Dunn and I PVRed [...]

There is a really good reason why I haven't posted on the blog in a while.  And when I tell you what it is, you'll understand why I haven't. The [...]

Guest Post: Publishing Crawl This week I guest blogged on Publishing Crawl about the various hats that I wear as a book publishing professional. I promise to update you soon [...]