writing - Melanie Conklin

The Educator Guide for Every Missing Piece is Here!

2020 has been an interesting year to release a new book, that’s for sure. Sometimes it feels a bit like tossing hardcovers into a black hole, but that’s just because we can’t see each other the way we normally would. No conferences, no festivals, no in-person author visits. It’s hard to connect.

Readers are still […]

Every Missing Piece is here!

Book birthdays can be weird, even when you’re not in the middle of the apocalypse. For an author, a book is mentally “done” a long, long time before it hits the shelves. We have to finish our work early so that copy editors can fact check and make sure we didn’t make too many horrendous […]

The Key to our Hearts is Truth

Every author dreams of making a meaningful connection with their readers. We crave the phrases that make your hearts clench, that stir your deepest fears and unleash your wildest hopes. What is the point of reading if not to FEEL? As a reader, I feel deeply. As an author, I strive to make my readers […]