I always dreamed of being published. It sounds so glamorous
to say, “I’m an author.”
So the day my book, The Earth Painter, released, I sought a
unique way to celebrate. I found it too with the help of my 6yr old son. He
started the party by putting an extreme amount of tissue in the toilet before
flushing and screaming. Then I celebrated by running to find out why he was
screaming. The party was just getting started as I threw down towels, put on
rubber gloves, plunged the toilet, bleached the entire bathroom, along with the
towels and the basket they traveled to the washing machine in. I had to wonder
if that was how Stephenie Meyer celebrated her last book release. I somehow
doubt it.
If I’ve spoiled your idea of what being an author is really
like, I’m so sorry. Becoming an author hasn’t made me a millionaire thus far.
Not even a dollarnaire. But it’s still thrilling to have my characters come to
life in someone else’s imagination. To get emails and messages from women who
are in love with a made up person who lives in my head. I love to hear from
readers who say they can just see the events clearly in their mind as they
read. That people I made up are their new best friends.
So in many ways being able to say, “I’m an author,” really
is life changing. Even if I still have to plunge my own toilets.
~ Melissa Lee
The Book:
The
Earth Painter
By Melissa Lee
Genre:
Paranormal YA
When
a self-conscious young woman discovers the boy in drama class is actually the
immortal who painted the world into being, she becomes the target of another
painter who hates humanity.
The Earth Painter is a Young Adult Supernatural Romance set in the small mill town of Chesnee, SC.
The Earth Painter is a Young Adult Supernatural Romance set in the small mill town of Chesnee, SC.
It
revolves around Holly Scruggs, who's family has just moved back to Chesnee
after her dad lost his job along with pretty much everything they owned.
Her
image conscious parents correct her to the point of brokenness until she meets
Theo. He is the artist responsible for all the beauty of the land and he thinks
Holly is beautiful too. Together they will fight against Fritz, the water
painter who hates humans and is hiding a secret under the high school.
The Author:
Melissa
Lee is a wife and stay-at-home-mom of 3 young boys. She’s been making up
stories in her head for as long as she can remember but only got serious about
it in 2007, after reading Twilight and rediscovering her own dreams to write.
Finally,
she put her Journalism degree to use and started writing and hasn’t stopped
since. She has studied fiction writing at various conferences, and from
numerous writing coaches.
She
signed her first contract with Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing
in 2011
This sounds like a fun read....:) Cute trailer.
ReplyDeleteI think that's important. That you go into not expecting a whole lot, then you can be happy with everything you DO get. Sorry about the toilet incident though, that stuff is not fun! I have a 7 and 3 year old, I know it's not fun!
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