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So I wrote on...and on....and on. I wrote all through college, then again after the birth of my first son. For ten years I got really serious and cranked out several manuscripts, writing and rewriting them. Somewhere along the way, it all came together. It wasn't the "How to" books that did it, it was sheer persistence and a good critic in the form of my friend, Sydney Baily-Gould. If there's a moral in this tale, it's this: You can do anything your heart desires, just never quit, never, never surrender! (Thank you Winston for those rousing words.) Read an interview with Marliss Moon by Flat Hat: My JobIn addition to writing, I have always been a teacher. Here is a list of the schools where I have taught, along with the subjects. It's humbling to discover that I've actually influenced the lives of many of my students. I loved them all and think of them often:
If you're a former student of mine, please get in touch with me. I have had several names: Ms. Melton, Mrs. Burgazli, and Mrs. Melton. TravelHaving grown up overseas, I've traveled many places. Here's a list of where I've been:
InterestsI love physical fitness--aerobics and body sculpting in particular. I love to sing. Every Christmas Eve I get to sing a solo at the 7 o'clock Christmas service at St. Martin's Church. I'm a soprano. FavoritesFavorite Song "The Prayer" by David Foster "My Confession" by Josh Groban Favorite Books Classical - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo; Favorite historical romance - Silken Threads by Patricia Ryan; Favorite Contemporary
- The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann Favorite Authors Patricia Ryan, Marsha Canham, Patricia Gaffney, and Suzanne Brockmann Favorite Charities Profits from the sale of Sofi's Blessings go to Avalon, Center for Women and Children in Williamsburg. I think it is important to raise awareness of domestic violence and to do all within our powers to ensure that women living in terror have a somewhere to go. This is a recurring theme in my books. I am patron of World Visions, an international organization that brings relief to children living in poverty-stricken areas. I currently sponsor a twelve-year-old boy living in India. It is great to know that just a little can mean so much in the lives of others. Won't you consider being a sponsor? |
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I
fell in love with romance as an early teen. Subsisting on a steady diet of
Victoria Holt gothics and Harlequin Romances, it did not take long before I
began to fabricate my own stories. I wrote my first book, The Emerald Castle, at
age 13. It was a truly awful historical novel, with a naive heroine and an
arrogant hero. She loved him for no apparent reason, and he treated her like
dirt. But the story had a beginning, middle, and end, which is farther than many
people get. 
