Give a warm welcome to Melody Johnson, author of Day Reaper, book four of the Night Blood Novels. Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about Melody Johnson and her Day Reaper. What defines you as an author? As a person? Are they one in the same? I define myself as a romantic, and that quality in myself certainly shapes the books I both write and read, the movies I watch, and the sometimes even the music I enjoy. Being a romantic may mean different things to different people, but to me, it’s a deep hunger for two people to meet, embark on a journey together, fall in love (sometimes against their better judgment) and find a way to survive that journey against all odds, together. Developing versions of that story and finding new and interesting ways for very different people to find solid ground is what defines me as a writer, and loving this genre is what defines me as a person. What secret do you use to blast through writer’s block? I don’t believe in writer’s block. I write a minimum of one page every day. I have good writing days when the words soar from my mind to the page effortlessly and bad writing days when every word is a struggle, but no matter what, I make the time to get that one page written. Continue Reading →