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Melissa Ford

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I never know what to put into one of these things. I mean, do I talk about my penchant for making up Yiddish words and trying to convince others that they’re real? My love of the penny whistle? My fears of white foods? Or do I tell you a tale about how I applied to my MFA program because I didn’t know what one did after college except remain in school indefinitely?

Long before I published my first book, I was a blogger, and I’m still a blogger to this day at the award-winning site, Stirrup Queens. Like my blogging character, Rachel Goldman, my own site was catapulted into a larger readership when the Wall Street Journal named it one of the top ten motherhood blogs. You can find me in all sorts of places around the Web including Facebook, Twi
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Consumption 9

This is a monthly series, published near the end of the month summarizing what I found, ate, watched, googled, and felt this month. New categories added from time to time. Books Added to My TBR (e.g., books I just learned about that I’m excited to read… maybe) Lost Lambs (Madeline Cash) Country People (Daniel Mason) […]
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Average rating: 3.53 · 3,027 ratings · 388 reviews · 7 distinct worksSimilar authors
Life from Scratch

3.47 avg rating — 2,605 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
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Measure of Love

3.66 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
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Navigating the Land of If: ...

4.41 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions
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Apart at the Seams

3.45 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions
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Writing Interactive Fiction...

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Nidah

4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013
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Melissa Ford Melissa Ford said: " This is a book that will hurt your heart in a very good way. You will ache for each character in turn as you consider how the smallest decisions can yield enormous changes in a person's life. It will make you consider what is in our hands and out of ...more "

 

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" Katie wrote: "I love these books! I think I've read all the others." They're so good. Her eye for detail is incredible. ...more "
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A great first book of the year. Charlotte Vassell is so clever, and I love the way all of the characters are interconnected. It would be even better if I didn't forget so much between books, or if I re-read the earlier books so I could remember all t ...more
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“It is unfair that life doesn’t come with a rewind button; an undo button that can reset time after you make a terrible mistake.”
Melissa Ford, Measure Of Love

“The name of my blog was already Life from Scratch, and the food became a natural extension. It turned out that writing about food was the perfect jumping board to discussing the rest of my life too. If nothing interesting was happening, I could talk about how I learned to roast potatoes (the trick: put the cubed potatoes in a bag; splash in the olive oil, salt, rosemary, and garlic powder; and then shake to coat each potato evenly.)”
Melissa Ford, Life from Scratch

“marriage is a series of discoveries, of negotiations and admittances.”
Melissa Ford, Measure Of Love

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