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Melissa Walker

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About Me

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melissacwalker.comI'm a writer and editor (my favorite staff jobs: ELLEgirl Features Editor and Seventeen Prom Editor). All in the name of journalism, I have spent 24 hours with male models and attended an elite finishing school for girls in New Zealand, among other hardships.In 2006, I fulfilled a life-long dream by appearing as a talking head “expert” on VH1’s The Fabulous Life of Celebrity Kids.I live in Brooklyn.My first YA novel, Violet on the Runway , is in stores (and hopefully your library) now. This profile was made at Whateverlife.com!

VIOLET ON THE RUNWAY: a...


Melissa


This is the story of my very first book--and me....



My Interests

mix tapes, iced coffee, drinking with straws, kid-sized popcorn deals at the movies, the sun just before it sets, brooklyn brownstones with backyards, Tarheel basketball
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I'd like to meet:

Pat Kiernan, Tim RigginsThe teen reviewer who made Violet on the Runway a

Music:

The jukebox at Rudy's AND the jukebox at Great Lakes

Movies:

Goonies, Zapped!, Midnight Madness, Foul Play, Rear Window, Boomerang, Pulp Fiction, Shag, Dogfight, The John Hughes Brat Pack block, St. Elmo's Fire

Television:

NY1's In the Papers, Shalom in the Home, Oprah (and the after show), Heroes, Friday Night Lights, My So-Called Life, Degrassi, Dawson's Creek, Run's House, Ugly Betty, Celebrity Fit Club, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, American Idol, This American Life (dude, it's on TV now)

Books:

Regina made me this cute banner--I love it. And the book's in stores March 4th! ..

My Blog

Photo Friday: The Widget!

Come visit me at teenfictioncafe.com, and get a chance to win an advance copy of Violet in Private... no joke! You just have to post this lovely widget somewhere... and tell me about it. Head over to ...
Posted by Melissa Walker on Fri, 16 May 2008 01:24:00 PST

Thursday is Bikini Day!

It's release day for Death by Bikini, by Linda Gerber, and I blogged on her site about the top 5 reasons why I love a beach read. Visit my post and have a chance to win a signed copy of Violet on the...
Posted by Melissa Walker on Thu, 15 May 2008 08:50:00 PST

Win-It Wednesday: Boy Meets Boy (Signed Copy!)

So the winner of Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why, as chosen by my favorite random number generator, is.... The Page Wanderer! Cyndi, send me your address!Today I'm giving away an autographed copy of...
Posted by Melissa Walker on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:19:00 PST

That page 123 meme, with Boy Meets Boy

I've been tagged by awesome author Sara Hantz!It's one I've kind of wanted to do! So yay. 1. Pick up the nearest book.2. Open to page 1233. Find the fifth sentence.4. Post the next three sentences.5....
Posted by Melissa Walker on Tue, 13 May 2008 11:17:00 PST

Marketing Monday: Me, Beth Kephart and Liz Gallagher

I know some of you guys are averse to reading reviews, and I totally get that, but I just had to say that I loved sharing space with the lyrical Beth Kephart (who blogged about our new friendship ear...
Posted by Melissa Walker on Mon, 12 May 2008 08:45:00 PST

Photo Friday: Engagement Party!

Just a few shots from the party... (1) me and Dave, (2) me and my ELLEgirls and (3) me and the college friends with juice. Happy Friday!...
Posted by Melissa Walker on Sat, 10 May 2008 05:25:00 PST

Ah, Veronica

So, the fashion editor at the magazine where I'm freelancing for a few weeks handed me this book and told me I should read it. "It's kinda like your book," she said. "But for adults." It's dark and d...
Posted by Melissa Walker on Thu, 08 May 2008 02:23:00 PST

Win-It Wednesday: Thirteen Reasons Why

Love, love, love all the ideas about what era you'd like to live in (or visit). I think I agree with some of you that it would be fun to go back for a medieval ball or a San Francisco 60s-style prote...
Posted by Melissa Walker on Wed, 07 May 2008 08:39:00 PST

Marketing Monday: Blog Awards

The lovely Jenn picked my blog to win the Arte Y Pico award, and it's pretty fancy. Thanks, Jenn! Here are the rules:1. Pick 5 blogs that deserve the award for creativity, design, interesting materia...
Posted by Melissa Walker on Tue, 06 May 2008 07:36:00 PST

Photo Friday: Mom Visit!

Mom is here! Yay! Here's us a while ago, on my grandparents' old farm in West Virginia (no jokes--WVA is beautiful!). Feel free, however, to make fun of my heavily patterned, ruffle-strap overalls.Don...
Posted by Melissa Walker on Fri, 02 May 2008 10:26:00 PST