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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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  • Last Chance to Win a Free Ebook!

    Last chance! In celebration of my upcoming release, everyone subscribed to my e-newsletter is automatically entered for the chance to win a free ebook of Sight Beyond the Sun one week BEFORE its release! The…

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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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  • Feed Your Spirit | Couch Time

    Winding down at the end of the day is essential for feeding my spirit. For me, that means watching a movie or a tv show, reading a book, or playing video games. Bonus for writers:…

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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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  • Writing Tip: Just Write One Page

    😬Problem: I want to write a book, but the time it takes is intimidating.🤩Recommendation: Focus on small steps, write just one page a day, and in one year, you’ll have a 365-page first draft. Some…

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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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  • Beyond the Next Star Audiobook | Sneak Peek Chapter 10

    A long commute to and from work every day can be a bummer. I know from first-hand experience how that time can feel like hours in your life that you’ll never get back. But if…

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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…

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  • Happy New Year!

    2022 was quite the year in my writing life – I found an agent, published two short stories, wrote two additional short stories for 2023, and released an audiobook edition of Beyond the Next Star……

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  • Can’t Find the Words? Change Your Location.

    😫Problem: I finally have time to write but can’t find the words. 🤩Recommendation: If you’re stuck in a writing slump, your brain as blank as your page, changing the physical location of where you write…

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  • Beyond the Next Star Audiobook | Chapter 9 Sneak Peek

    After years of being a traditionally published author, I found unexpected pride in going hybrid. Beyond the Next Star will always have a special place in my heart because that book was my first foray…

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  • Sight Beyond the Sun Countdown | 1 Month

    Sight Beyond the Sun releases in one month! Check my page every Tuesday for a weekly countdown to the big day – I’ll be giving everyone exciting sneak peeks into a whole new alien world.…

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  • Happy Short Story Day!

    Happy Short Story Day! I am so proud of my writers group, First Coast Romance Writers, for developing a fundraiser that capitalizes on our talent: writing romance! For three years running, we have published a…

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  • Free Ebook One Week BEFORE Release Day!

    In celebration of my upcoming release, everyone subscribed to my e-newsletter is automatically entered for a chance to win a free ebook of my newest sci-fi romance novel, Sight Beyond the Sun, one week BEFORE…

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  • Heroine Inspiration: Sight Beyond the Sun

    Another inspo pic! My inspiration for Kinsley, the heroine in Sight Beyond the Sun, began with the desire to keep book 2 fresh, despite it being a sequel. In Beyond the Next Star (book 1),…

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  • Updated Author Bio Video

    With the fast approaching release of Sight Beyond the Sun, I decided to update my author bio video! Talking about my books is always so much easier in person (come meet me at a book…

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  • Midwest Book Review Describes Sight Beyond the Sun as “Brilliant”

    Midwest Book Review has described my writing as “brilliant” and I can’t stop pinching myself! “A brilliant blending romance with science fiction, “Sight Beyond the Sun” by author Melody Johnson is a fun and original…

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  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    I hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving! We all need a little escape from reality sometimes, and as a writer, I hope that Romancing the Holidays, Vol. 3, will help you get into the…

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  • Ebook Giveaway!

    In celebration of my upcoming release, everyone subscribed to my e-newsletter is automatically entered for a chance to win a free ebook of my newest sci-fi romance novel, Sight Beyond the Sun, one week BEFORE…

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  • Kinsley’s To Do List

    Kinsley’s “To Do List” in part 1 of Sight Beyond the Sun is pretty ambitious… let’s just say that she’s successful at some tasks, and she fails miserably at others.✅Instigate a prison break.✅ Commandeer an…

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  • Audiobook Sneak Peek | Beyond the Next Star

    There’s nothing better on a cold, rainy day than curling up on the couch with a steaming cup of tea or coffee and reading a good book… except for maybe LISTENNING to a good book!…

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  • On Developing Plot

    For me, developing plot is all about asking questions about my characters’ motivations and creating as much conflict as possible to prevent them from achieving their goals. In Sight Beyond the Sun, my hero is…

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