Discover new books on Goodreads
See if your friends have read any of Melanie Faith's books
more photos (2)
Melanie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Melanie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Melanie Faith’s Followers (92)
1,645 books
|
3,223 friends
787 books
|
93 friends
1,422 books
|
416 friends
5,092 books
|
712 friends
2,413 books
|
85 friends
2,310 books
|
3,807 friends
3,316 books
|
1,626 friends
12,452 books
|
757 friends
More friends…
Melanie Faith
Goodreads Author
Website
Member Since
August 2008
"4 Tips for Creating Characters That Feel Resonant and Real" & Good News x 2!
Photo free-stock courtesy of Fidel Fernando at Unsplash.com.
I’m delighted that my article, “4 Tips for Creating Characters That Feel Real,” is featured today over at the fabulous Women Writers, Women’s Books.
Also thrilled that my photograph was recently featured in The Charleston Anvil! Check out this very cool magazine and consider submitting your own art and writing: about the magazine.
An e
Read more of this blog post »
More books by Melanie Faith…
Melanie’s Recent Updates
|
Melanie Faith
wants to read
|
|
"Sometimes I wonder if I've just become impatient because almost every book I read feels like it should be shorter. That's how I felt with Hungerstone, but I'll acknowledge that time is necessary to make Leanor's character changes believable.
It is a m" Read more of this review » |
|
"
Thanks so much for your lovely review, Martha! :)
"
|
|
|
"I had never read a novel-in-poetry, and didn’t know that was a thing, until I read Melanie Faith’s first such book, “Does It Look Like Her.” While I don’t want to compare that to her newest book, because the stories are so different, I will say that "
Read more of this review »
|
|
|
Melanie Faith
rated a book it was amazing
|
|
| This craft book was first published in the '90s, and somehow I missed it back then when I was a high-school and college student writing a thesis about women writers and the writing process. I was surprised when I saw that it has been on my to-be-read ...more | |
|
Melanie Faith
rated a book
|
|
| I took a great writing course on autofiction a few years ago and Rachel Cusks's work was one of our sourcebooks we studied then. I enjoyed her writing, and when I heard about the plot of this novel, I decided to get a copy. Glad I did. ...more | |
|
Melanie Faith
wants to read
|
|
|
|
|
|
Melanie Faith
wants to read
|
|
|
Melanie Faith
wants to read
|
|
“Have some patience with where you are compared to where you dream to be—you will get there, but it likely won’t be quick or easy. Then again, what meaningful pursuit ever is?”
― In a Flash!: Writing & Publishing Dynamic Flash Prose
― In a Flash!: Writing & Publishing Dynamic Flash Prose
“Identifying our subject is not rational, analytical, methodical, or consistent. You cannot set your clock by it, as my grandfather used to say. Instead, it is fire-in-the-hole, it is combustion, it is a knowing thought with the force of magnetism, and it is very short-lived.”
―
―
“Remind your inner critic at regular intervals: Making is your birthright and life’s work. Creation is innate, spontaneous, mysterious, raw, unfiltered, and fun.”
―
―
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
―
―
“The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
―
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
―
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
Vine Leaves Press
— 268 members
— last activity Nov 11, 2025 03:40AM
Read one or more of our books? Want to discuss your reading experience directly with the author? We can make that happen.
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 346897 members
— last activity 13 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Q&A with Valerie Nieman
— 4 members
— last activity Apr 28, 2012 07:39AM
...March 07, 2011 to April 06, 2011... I will take questions and discuss my new novel, Blood Clay, as well as poetry, multi-genre writing, and the lit ...more
Short Story Connect
— 1491 members
— last activity Oct 30, 2026 04:35PM
Short Stories: Small word count, BIG impact. Short Story authors and readers need a hub strong enough to support the power of the short story. Help us ...more
The Big Short
— 360 members
— last activity Oct 04, 2021 11:01AM
Some say short novel, others say novella, but regardless of page count they can have a large and lasting impact. Some say less is more, others short a ...more
!!!PURE POETRY!!! NO BOOKS TURNED DOWN RATHER POETRY OR NOT THEY ARE ALL PURE POETRY IN THEIR OWN WAY
— 10 members
— last activity Jul 13, 2016 01:47AM
if you have any you want to share then do so here. all opinions are welcome any thing is open for discussion rather it be what the poem is really abou ...more
Comments (showing 1-4)
post a comment »
date
newest »
newest »
Belinda wrote: "Thanks for connecting, Melanie."You're welcome Belinda. :)
Thanks Melanie for accepting my friendship request.All the best,
James Piper
http://byjamespiper.blogspot.com/
I look forward to seeing what books you're reading.