Melanie Bruce

Member Since: 10/15/2011

Preferred Genres: Contemporary Fantasy, High / Epic Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Traditional Fantasy, Comic Fantasy, Noir / Hard-Boiled, Police Procedural, Cozy Mystery, Historical Mystery, Paranormal Mystery, General Mystery, Contemporary Romance, Gothic Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, Regency Romance, Western Romance, Romantic Suspense, Espionage, Historical Thriller, Legal Thriller, Medical Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Techno Thriller, Military Thriller, Political Thriller, Environmental Thriller, Supernatural Thriller, Romantic Science Fiction, Postapocalyptic/Dystopian

Short Bio:

A variety of jobs: chef, commercial fishing, real estate, ski bum, comm college teacher, professional editor, writer, researcher shows my range of interests

About Melanie Bruce's Reading & Writing

Wide ranging reading interests including classic and contemporary. British & Amer. works from 1750 to today.Western lit, Mark Twain, Isabella Bird, Hemingway, Tolkien, Margery Kinnan Rawlings, Charles Portis, Steinbeck, Wharton. Nevada Barr, Love Medicine, Kingsolver, Charlaine Harris, Linda Howard, Tana French, Stieg Larsson My writing: essays on current events, humor essays, working on a historical novel. Have written on excellence in American churches in 2 books.

Favorite Writers:

Louise Ehrdrich
Mark Twain
Arthur Conan Doyle
Tolkien
Alexander McCall

Favorite Books:

The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
True Grit
Love Medicine
The Lord of the Rings
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains

Blog: www.isthisthemiddle.blogspot.com

Twitter: isthisthemiddle