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Where Life and Writing Meet

faith, family life, novel, writing

Where Life and Writing Meet

My very first published-in-print essay is coming out in the Flourish Motherhood magazine next month (you can preorder it here if you are interested). I submitted this essay back in January, at a time when some family health issues were reaching a head, and we had finally received a diagnosis (that I really, really didn’t want). I was frustrated, and I was angry, and I was so, so tired. So, logically, I submitted an essay on finding peace despite our [...]

By melanievallely@gmail.com|2019-10-11T13:24:31-07:00October 11th, 2019|faith, family life, novel, writing|0 Comments

I Didn’t Want to Write It

my story, novel

I Didn’t Want to Write It

It’s hard to explain to others that I wrote a book I never wanted to write. I didn’t even write a book I’d want to read. I went against all conventional advice. Stay with me here. I always wanted to write books that are light and allow a reader to escape from reality. The world is so dark and heavy, and I wanted to bring levity to the weightiness. But, when I prayed for a story, that’s not the story [...]

By Melanie|2019-08-13T11:43:07-07:00August 13th, 2019|my story, novel|1 Comment