A Five-Star Review Morning (Author Life at Its Best) ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ“š

And some days, as an author, you wake to a five-star review from a book reviewer. Woot! @springbrookorbillabong

And then find a second five-star review at your bookโ€™s Amazon page:

โ€œWriting Reference Books? This Book is a Great Guideโ€

โ€œMelanie Faith's Writing It Real: Crafting a Reference Book that Sells is a really interesting and in-depth examination of how to craft a reference book (obviously, it's in the title). As an author myself, I've considered writing a reference book, so I was excited to see what insights Faith had for this type of writing. Although I have not written a reference book yet, I definitely think this book will be very beneficial when I undertake this type of writing project.โ€ โ€”Jason S. Wrench

#writers #indieauthor #amwriting #amreading #goodnews #AuthorsOfTwitter #weekmade #grateful #booklaunchweek

@VineLeavesPress

One Week Until My Next Book Birthday & Signed Copies Available! ๐ŸŽ‰

Just one week to go until this beauty drops. Woot! I had to break out the red lipstick today to celebrate.

Order today at Amazon: clickety-click!

Signed copies also available at WritePathProductions, my Etsy shop. Ta-da!

More details about the book:

Ever wanted to write a nonfiction reference book? Curious about how to organize and develop your topic into an inviting, easy-to-use manuscript? Look no further!

Packed with tips, this book will walk you through insights into planning, writing, editing, pre-publication, and marketing your reference book, from pre-writing to post-publication.

To sweeten the day even more, my box of copies arrived from my awesome publisher, Vine Leaves Press, and I got to hold my first printed copies of my May-releasing book, From Promising to Published: A Multi-Genre, Insiderโ€™s Guide to the Publication Process. Pre-order now open for this charming new addition to my book family.

A double delight, so I had to share. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ“š #authorlife

Upcoming Writing Class: Food Writing! ๐Ÿ“

Who doesnโ€™t love food?! ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿฅ‘

But what, exactly, is food writing?

It includes a diverse multitude of writing projects and styles to savor, including (but not limited to):

*fiction

*memoir

*review

*personal essay

*free-verse

*flash

*blog

*graphic novel

*recipe and/or cookbook

*haiku

No previous cooking or restaurant experience necessary for the class. If you relish words and the flavors of fabulous food (and havenโ€™t we all?๐Ÿ˜‹), this class welcomes you.

Join the nourishing fun in my next online writing class: Food Writing for Fun and Profit.

Starts: Friday, April 8, 2022. Sign-ups open now!

From Promising to Published: Cover Reveal! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ“”

Cover reveal time! @jessicabelldesign knocks it out of the park again!

Why, yes, there is both a dragon and a swan-diving swimmer in my forthcoming writing craft book.๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ“”

Arriving in May. More details about the book at: Vine Leaves . More details and other covers by my amazing designer at: Jessica Bell Design.

Featured Today on I've Got Questions ๐Ÿฅณ

Great news! To celebrate my book birthday today, Iโ€™m featured on Clifford Garstangโ€™s wonderful site, Iโ€™ve Got Questions.

It was a joy to talk about Writing It Real: Creating an Online Course for Fun and Profit as well as teaching, food, and other elements of the writing life.

Check out Cliffโ€™s many excellent books as well as other interviews with talented authors.

It's Book Birthday Time! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ“š

I couldnโ€™t resist staying up to ring in the book birthday of my next book: Writing It Real: Creating an Online Course for Fun and Profit! Woot! ๐ŸŽ‰

Available at Amazon as well as signed copies at my Etsy shop, WritePathProductions.

Many thanks for celebrating with me and for all of your wondrous support!

Updates on the Writing It Real Series ๐ŸŽ‰

๐ŸŽ‰Just one more month until my book birthday @vine_leaves_press for Writing It Real: Creating an Online Course for Fun and Profit! Can't wait! Preorder today at Amazon.


It's even more awesome in person! ๐Ÿ“•๐ŸŽ‰@vine_leaves_press That holding the first printed copies feeling: priceless. Props to my amazing cover designer @jessicabelldesign . Couldn't resist sharing this moment with all of you. Writing It Real: Crafting a Reference Book that Sells has a book birthday in April, and it's available for preorder now at Amazon.

Pre-Order Time! ๐Ÿ“š

Super excited to announce that the pre-order for my next book is all set!

Whether youโ€™ve never taught an online class before or if youโ€™ve been an educator for years, if youโ€™ve ever thought about launching your own online course or brushing up on your teaching skills to bring extra pizzazz to your classroom this book is for you.

Iโ€™ve packed it with tips, advice, exercises, humor, and lots of can-do motivation to inspire the class-creation and class-launching experiences from choosing a theme through syllabus creation through marketing and more! Also, itโ€™ll make the perfect gift for the favorite educator friend in your life this holiday season.

To pre-order and learn more: Amazon Paperback and Amazon E-book .

Vine Leaves Press .