Melinda Morley

Writer in Progress

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The life and thoughts of a young adult writer. Join her on a life's journey to figure it all out one word at a time. Come and visit. Stay a while and leave some words of your own behind.

Dressing up for the Holidays

Christmas is almost here. My site is ready for the holidays. (If you happen to notice it missing, it’s because it has gone shopping for some chic black boots to put under the tree and getting an eggnog shake on the side.)
I’d like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the person behind the scenes [...]

Revision Saturation

I have been revising so intently for so many hours that tonight when Cowboy said he “is usually sleeping by now,” I tried to rearrange it in my head to make it a stronger phrase. “Let’s see, -ly needs to be changed; is -too passive; needs more clarity, etc.”
Geesh!
I think I need to go to [...]


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