As an author, my goal is to write stories that people enjoy. Sure, it’d be great to make enough money to write full time, and yeah, I wouldn’t turn down an appearance on the Ellen Show, but overall, I’m happy with good reviews and decent sales. Hearing from readers is the icing on the cake, …
Melanie Hooyenga
Event This Saturday
I spent the past three days at a work conference in the same space as the Great Lakes Book Bash in mid-October, and between sessions today I received a call asking me to appear at a children’s and middle-grade book event this Saturday! Book events for everyone! (btw, the Barnes & Noble event was a …
Local Contest: Win a Free Book!
Tomorrow evening I’ll be one of FIFTY authors at my local Barnes & Noble at an event called A Trail of Michigan Authors. The event benefits the Hackley Library and every genre you could imagine will be represented—including young adult! The details are listed on my events page but I’ll share them here to save …
One Step Closer to World Domination… as an Author
I finally have an official writing chair! It even has WORDS on it! This has been my dream since seeing my aunt‘s chair at least seven or eight years ago. Squee! Don’t mind the artwork that’s still on the floor. Soon it will be complete!
The Calm After the Storm
This past spring was, to put it mildly, rather chaotic. I had several book events, including two the week FADED released, so I took a much-needed break through the beginning of August. But now I’m back and ready to roll! I have four fun events scheduled this fall, plus I’m writing my next YA novel! …
Book Launch Party Fun
Last Tuesday was my first ever book launch party and it was better than I expected! I’ve heard horror stories of only a handful of people showing up, so my biggest fear was that I’d be stuck twiddling my thumbs for two hours with my mom and husband. But we had a steady flow of …
Happy Book Birthday to Me!
Book 3 of the Flicker Effect trilogy is Now Available It’s been a crazy couple weeks but the entire Flicker Effect trilogy is now available! If you haven’t started the series, your patience (or procrastination) has paid off because now you can buy the entire series in The Flicker Effect bundle! I’ve ditched Amazon’s …
It’s Crunch Time!
No, I’m not going to make you drop and give me 20 (although it’s done wonders for my love handles) — FADED will be published in EIGHT DAYS! 192 hours! 48 working hours! I’m super excited to release this book to the world, and even more excited to hear what people think. I’ve spent a lot …
Here We Go Again
Hey! It’s been a busy month. After the Women’s Expo last month, Jeremy and I visited Portland for the first time, where we hit 12 breweries in 3.5 days (photos here) — quite an accomplishment, we’re told — and then Camp NaNoWriMo began and I started my next novel! This is a completely new story …
ARC Winners & a New Book!
Sorry for the delay in posting the winners, but since only two people wrote reviews, I decided they BOTH win an advanced copy of FADED! I’ve already contacted Becky and Lauren by email, so no need to do anything. FADED is with my third round of beta readers, so while they’re busy nitpicking and hopefully …