Today, as I celebrate Marigold and the Snoring King’s 2nd birthday, I’m reminded that it is also the anniversary of my becoming a published author. Looking back, I’m amazed at all the changes in my career that have taken place in the last two years.

HIGHLIGHTS SINCE 2019

1. Melanie on the Move my middle-grade contemporary fiction book released April, 2020 with Ambassador International
2. Marigold and the Snoring King was named Honorable Mention in the 2020 Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards in the Early Reader’s/Children’s book category
3. I published a Sci-Fi Flash Fiction piece with Havok Publishing.
4. The audiobook for Marigold and the Snoring King released in March, 2021 with myself as the narrator

NEW FRONTIERS

1. Audiobook narration
2. Speaker
3. Hybrid author (self-published and traditionally published)

CURRENT AND FUTURE PROJECTS

1. Book 2 of The NorCal Girls series, tentatively titled Melanie at Camp Redwoods
2. Melanie on the Move audiobook
3. 40 Days of Prayers for the Christian Writer (non-fiction)

NEW AND CONTINUING PARTNERSHIPS

1. Jakki Hanna (aka author Jakki Jelene), graphic designer
2. James L. Rubart, author and writing coach
3. Kim Sponaugle, artist and illustrator
4. Nathan James Norman, Untold Productions, audio production
5. My publishers, Ambassador International and Halo Publishing International

I am so thankful to God for the things He has done in my life. This is my testimony of His faithfulness on the calling He has given me. Also, God has placed others to walk beside me and encourage me. Thank you to my family, partners, friends, and fans for supporting me in this endeavor. I’m eternally grateful!