Welcome everyone to another big week on the Writer's Revolution. I am your host, the author of The Phoenix Blade, Andrew Hess. This week we have the author of Renaissance Wench, Melanie Macek
Let’s get to know you
a little more. Tell us a about yourself.
I was born in California, raised in Texas and California and
have been back in Texas for the last 17 years.
What inspired you to
write?
I’ve written poems and songs from as early as I could
remember but I didn’t attempt to write a novel until my mom passed away when I
was 21. It helped get me through dealing with the loss and restructuring of our
family.
Tell me a little
about your book. (Title, plot)
Renaissance Wench is a Contemporary Romance set in Houston
and New Orleans. Callie is a college student working three jobs to put herself
through school. She meets Simon English at her weekend job at the local
Renaissance Festival which inadvertently turns into a life changing meeting for
her, in more ways that one.
How did you come up
with the story?
I was going to school for my creative writing degree. I was
a little panicked about finishing a novel in four months, which I had to do for
my Capstone project in order to graduate. A fellow writer told me about
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) which challenges you to write 50,000
words in a month. I decided to try it and came up with the premise of the book
on the way to our yearly visit to our local Reniassance festival.
Tell me about your
main character. Who is he/she, what
makes them special to you?
Callie Houston. She’s a hard worker, a dreamer who keeps one
foot firmly grounded in reality, and a woman who knows her self worth. She’s
not afraid of going after what she wants even if her family doesn’t approve of
her choices. She’s earned everything she has and is a better person because of
it. She hasn’t let the lows in life cancel out the highs.
Who has been your
greatest writing inspiration?
That’s a tough question. I’ve been influenced by so many
people and instances that it’s impossible to pinpoint one major turning point.
I guess it would be my parents. They always supported whatever artistic
endeavor I wanted to follow and dealt with everything from driving me to guitar
lesson to listening to the screech of a clarinet until I got the hang of it to
buying whatever paper or paints I asked for to practice drawing. They listened
to my made up stories and read my poems.
Want to learn more about Melanie? Check out some of her sites and check out the rest of her books
http://www.amazon.com/Renaissance-Wench-Melanie-Macek-ebook/dp/B00LS61CSE/ref=la_B00B44HEPA_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406554326&sr=1-6
and make sure you pickup your copy of The Phoenix Blade: Project Justice: http://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Blade-Project-Justice-ebook/dp/B00J2HG2H2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400788203&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Phoenix+Blade
And remember to rate and review the books on Amazon.com. Everyone has a voice; let it be heard
Want to learn more about Melanie? Check out some of her sites and check out the rest of her books
Email: mel_macek@yahoo.com
Victoria Writers Guild: victoriawritersguild.wordpress.com/vwg-melanie-macek
Grab your copy of Melanie's latest book; Renaissance Wench now available on Amazon.comhttp://www.amazon.com/Renaissance-Wench-Melanie-Macek-ebook/dp/B00LS61CSE/ref=la_B00B44HEPA_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406554326&sr=1-6
and make sure you pickup your copy of The Phoenix Blade: Project Justice: http://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Blade-Project-Justice-ebook/dp/B00J2HG2H2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400788203&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Phoenix+Blade
And remember to rate and review the books on Amazon.com. Everyone has a voice; let it be heard
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