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Feed Your Spirit: Beach Time
From an early age, I was part fish. The Little Mermaid was my favorite movie, I swam competitively for eighteen years, and I feel a sense of peace at the ocean. The sand, sun, tide,…
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Favorite Side Character in Sight Beyond the Sun
Side characters can sometimes compete for center stage in a book, and as an author, it can be a difficult balancing act to keep the limelight on my hero when I’m secretly falling in love…
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Sight Beyond… First Impressions
Seeing beyond first impressions is an important theme throughout Sight Beyond the Sun and an especially tricky moral for my main characters to live by. Raveno is working undercover against the tyrannical ruler of his…
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Writing Tip: Navigating the Middle Slump
😵💫Problem: I’m halfway through my book, and I’ve run out of steam. Where is this book even going? 🥳Recommendation: The beauty of writing is that unlike other arts, we have a delete button! So give…
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Sight Beyond the Sun Playlist
When I make a playlist specific to the book I’m writing, it helps me better understand the characters, their personalities, and the general “vibe” I’m trying to create with my story. For Sight Beyond the…
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Snowden Library is Shelving Sight Beyond the Sun!
One of my all time favorite libraries, my very own Lycoming College Snowden Library. is now shelving my newest book, Sight Beyond the Sun! Lyco has always been ridiculously supportive of my writing: hosting book…
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Book Tour Begins!
I can’t believe my book tour begins today! I’m packed and prepped for stop number 1: the Sunshine State Book Festival! Free for all attendees, swing by anytime tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 28, 10am-5pm, at 4000 N.W.…
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Sherrilyn Kenyon Says Sight Beyond the Sun is Unforgettable!
My dreams are coming true! New York Times and international bestselling author of the Dark-Hunters® series, Sherrilyn Kenyon says that Sight Beyond the Sun is… “Unforgettable, this book stays with you long after you leave…
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Release Day! | Sight Beyond the Sun
Hip, hip hooray! TODAY is release day! Sight Beyond the Sun is officially on sale everywhere ebooks are sold!! A huge thank you to everyone who helped to shape this book, especially my fellow writers, Abigail…
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Clearwater Public Library Shelves Sight Beyond the Sun
Sight Beyond the Sun releases TOMORROW! I can’t believe it!! A huge thank you to Clearwater Public Library System in Florida. They are one of the many libraries I’ve reach out to who have agreed…
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Hammy Time: Feed Your Spirit
I raised many hamsters throughout middle and high school. We’d buy a female and inevitably, she’d give birth – and we’d end up with seven pets instead of one. (It happened twice!) As an adult,…
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First Book Signing of 2023!
The Sunshine State Book Festival is my first book signing of 2023! Admission is FREE, so swing by anytime Saturday, Jan. 28, 10am-5pm, at 4000 N.W. 53rd Ave. in Gainesville, Florida. I will have both…
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Sight Beyond the Sun Releases in One Week!
Sight Beyond the Sun releases in ONE WEEK! Today’s sneak peek is my all-time top favorite moment to experience, in both fiction and real life: the first kiss. Is there anything more moving? Like tectonic…
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Congrats Carole Sinclair!
Join me in congratulating Carole Sinclair! She’s the lucky winner of a FREE ebook of Sight Beyond the Sun one week BEFORE its release. Happy reading, and thank you for following me on my writing…
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Plotting Sight Beyond the Sun
When plotting a book, I tend to pose a lot of questions for my characters in order to discover what happens next. Why would a moral, brave and strong hero kidnap people across the galaxy?…
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Two Weeks Until Release | Sight Beyond the Sun
Sight Beyond the Sun releases in TWO WEEKS! Today’s sneak peek video gives a glimpse into a whole new alien world. Literally – this snippet transports you to Raveno’s home planet: the volcanic, subterranean civilization…
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Blood vs. Found Family
One of the themes I enjoyed exploring in Sight Beyond the Sun was the bonds of blood versus found family. Both my hero and heroine struggle with the role they were born into. Kinsley has…
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Sight Beyond the Sun Countdown | Three Weeks
The countdown continues… Sight Beyond the Sun releases in three weeks! In last week’s sneak peek, you met my hero, the fierce and uncompromising Raveno Hoviir. Today, you’re going to meet my heroine: adrenaline junkie…
Author Melody Johnson 