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Melissa Gittelman

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Born

in Philadelphia, The United States

Website

http://www.amazon.com/author/melissagittelman

Genre

Nonfiction, Memoir, Travel

Influences

Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Keruac

Member Since

June 2014

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/melissalaurelgittelman

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I grew up in Philadelphia. Started writing poetry at the age of 7. My 8th grade teacher Mr. Batt encouraged me to pursue my writing since I was so passionate about it. My muse is travel and I have been traveling internationally since I was 12 years old. I have published in the Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Section and on online publications. This is my first published book: "Sisters, Sunsets, and Self Discovery." Besides writing and traveling, I love dancing, hiking, camping, live music, and happy hours. I currently live in Portland, OR. ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Melissa Gittelman For this particular book, I rarely got writer's block because I chose to write it so close to the travels that I could remember it all vividly. Normal…moreFor this particular book, I rarely got writer's block because I chose to write it so close to the travels that I could remember it all vividly. Normally when I do get writer's block though, I step away from the writing for a day or so and give my brain a break. I also take time to brainstorm before hand and during. I make outlines of the chapters I want to write to help me move through the book.(less)

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Melissa Gittelman The best thing about being a writer is being able to express yourself deeply on the page. I always was better at writing than I am at talking. It give…moreThe best thing about being a writer is being able to express yourself deeply on the page. I always was better at writing than I am at talking. It gives me time to process everything I want to say. I don't do this for the money but just love having other people reading my work.(less)

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	Sisters Sunsets and Self Discovery it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sisters, Sunsets, and Self Discovery by Melissa Gittelman (Goodreads Author), Mark Peterson (Editor), Mandie Gittelman (Photographer) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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What it feels like to write your first book!

Hi Everyone,
This is my first post as an author. I've always fantasized about writing and publishing a book, but I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd do that by age 26. Each time I've traveled in the past, I planned to write a book, but I never did. I never had the follow through to get it done.
I don't know what changed this time around but I knew that I had to write this book. These recent tr Read more of this blog post »

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