This is Going to Hurt...
Hi !
READERS AND WRITERS, ASSEMBLE
I am bracing for the flood of unsubscribes... it's okay, I completely understand.
Two years ago I sent an email that would be my last for a while, though I didn't know it at the time. Post Covid life has been... strange. I hope you have managed to find your new normal.
I have spent the past two years working, growing, and assessing what I want from life, and from this career. I've spent time with my kids, screamed myself hoarse courtside, launched a few books, laughed, cried, and made some hard decisions (and some easy ones).
I've also failed my height-in-books challenge two years in a row.
On the upside, I launched the most successful series I have written to date. My publishing co-op with Muonic Press is the gift that keeps on giving. With almost 5 million page reads on Kindle Unlimited, I couldn't be prouder of the Shadow Magic series.
And it only took 28 books to get here.
PS: ICYMI, you can get the full 6-book series now.
I mentioned the work I've been doing... and it has been a wild ride. It started with me thinking I could build my own website and ended with me building my own website, but I will never again look at a five-figure web design quote with cynicism.
It's been months in the making, but I have finally launched separate sections for readers and writers.
For Writers, we have a step-by-step guide on how to write a book, plus all the resources and advice that I have gained over the years, com.
[The guide is still in progress, with two PRE-WRITTEN articles being published per week.]
For readers, there are book reviews, favorite book lists, & author interviews.
I hope you'll visit and maybe stay a while. For those who are seeing themselves out, I'd like to think this isn't goodbye, only goodbye for now. ☺️ Thanks for being here, and no hard feelings <3
PS: 2024 is the year I conquer My Height-in-Books challenge. I made it bold because it's a FACT.
Here's where I'm at... you can follow my progress on Instagram or in my VIP readers' group on Facebook.
Caption: Image of Melissa crouched beside the books she's read so far this year.
Spoiler alert for those who don't download images before reading: it's less than halfway.
PPS: It goes without saying that my weekly mailer is back. I've missed you.
Until next time, read hard!
MD x