Melisa Peterson Lewis
It was a hot summer. Rust-colored rocks and dirt met dark green cactuses and brush. Sal’s staff enjoyed the lull in customers and prepared for dinner “Cheryl, get over here and look at this!” Beth waved the fellow waitress over and pulled a scarf from her head, letting curly white hair spring free. “What is... Continue Reading →
This is not intended to be a history lesson, however, the story behind JT LeRoy is very interesting and what led me to read two of her books. The author shows us an edge of society I would otherwise be blind to. Though a fictional story, I can see where these situations could be real.... Continue Reading →
I am so close to finishing the first rough draft of my novel I can almost taste it. The words are painted on the pages (electronically of course), my characters have cellular structures and they piss and eat just like the rest of us. They are alive! I created them. I pumped life into fictional... Continue Reading →
Raise your hand if you chronically surf through Goodreads and Book Bub to add more books to an already impressive wish list? I keep one running list of books on Goodreads. However, I pull recommendations from both places. My profile is MelisaPetersonLewis on GR if you want to follow along, I review everything I read and leave... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure about all of you writers, bloggers, content contributors out there, but I'm a member of several writing groups. While most of the groups I belong to are on Facebook there are a few others worth mentioning. If it weren't for the writing community I would not be as confident and progressing at... Continue Reading →
