Random Facts

by Mellanie Rourke

Some random facts about me and my writing:

• I wrote my first novel at the age of ten. On a typewriter.  It disappeared, and the world is probably a better place for it!
• I published my first novel at the age of fifty.
• My first paid publication was at the age of 12 in a contest for a story in the Akron Beacon Journal. I won $3 for the contest. Years later, the editor who had selected my story turned out to be the teacher for my last class for a degree in Communications.
• I began reading M/M romances in 2017.
• I wrote my first M/M romance in 2018. It took me about eight months to complete it. 
• My second novel took 4 months to complete.
• The Devereaux family kids are all named after characters in “Aliens” due to Mama K and Mama D’s obsession with the movie. 
  • Ripley “Lee” 
  • Weaver
  • Kaine
  • Bishop
  • Hudson “Sonny”
  • Hicks
• I currently have two novels in the Twin Peeks Bookstore Romance series, Mason’s Run, and Nicki’s Fight. I have three more planned, Bishop’s Gambit, and two more unnamed novels.

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