Melissa Southern


    Age: 29

    Location:
    Bristol
    Relationship Status Married
    Occupation: Other
    Interested In: Fiction, Children's, Screenwriting
    About Me: I attended Virginia Intermont College, a small liberal arts college, and majored in English/Lit. I'm twenty-eight, and live with my husband and cat.
    What I Write: I write mostly young adult fantasy (i.e. vampires, faeries, witches, etc.) I write what I love, embuing it with realistic settings and characters.
    Hobbies Reading, writing, sketching, finding interesting anime, hiking (I love the outdoors) studying metaphysical subjects, photography
    Music: I love just about anything from classical, rock, metal, contemporary, to classics like Billie Holiday and Sinatra.
    Favorite Movies: Harry Potter movies, Warlock, Stephen King movies, 10 Things I Hate About You, Lost Boys, Pirates of the Carribean, Sleepy Hollow, The Crow, Practical Magic, Watchmen, Tin Man
    Favorite Television Shows: I watch mostly cartoons, actually. I do have some of my all time favorite shows on DVD, like Twin Peaks, Kingdom Hospital, and Tru Calling, and I sometimes watch these when I have time.
    Favorite Books & Authors: Bag of Bones, by Stephen King; Twilight by Stephenie Meyer; the Harry Potter books by JK Rowling; The Talisman by King and Peter Straub; King's Dark Tower books; House of Night books
    Refuge by Terry Tempest Williams
    Education: Some College
    Schools: Virginia Intermont College

    query letter even

    Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 08:03 AM EST [General]

    I would love to attend the query letter even but I have to work.  :(   Thanks for the invite, though, I really appreciate it. 

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    Querying

    Monday, April 13, 2009, 10:00 AM EST [General]

    Querying is so difficult sometimes.  Especially when you get a rejection that tells you you're a great writer and that this was a difficult decision.  The only thing I can do is review the query letter and the work, and keep plugging, right?  So that's what I'm going to do.  And I'm still writing new stuff.   But today I'm just feeling the weight of the system.  Today is one of those days where I feel:  Why try?  Why not just keep my work to myself?  What if this book never gets accepted?  Does everyone have days like this?  And how many rejections do you have to accumulate before you decide enough is enough?  This is just me venting, guys.  Until another time . . .

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