For once it's all about me
I was born in Melbourne, Australia but grew up in various green and grassy parts of Victoria. I moved back to Melbourne for uni and have stuck here ever since, apart from a brief sojourn in London. My life, apart from the day job, revolves around books, writing, the odd sewing or quilting binge and taking orders from my two cats (that's my very sweet but very neurotic burmese boy in the pic).
My two great reading loves have always been fantasy and romance. I grew up reading Tolkien alongside L.M. Montgomery and Susan Cooper, Diana Wynne Jones and David Eddings mixed with Heyer, Austen and all the Harlequin and Loveswept books I could find. So I guess it's inevitable that I wound up writing books that incorporate both genres.
I'm currently writing a dark fantasy trilogy for Ace/Roc. More about that on my books page. You can read my "call" story here. While I was trying to sell, I found contests a useful way of getting feedback and encouragement so you can also check out my contest credits for a bit more about my other books and their contest history.
My fabulous agent is Miriam Kriss at the Irene Goodman Literary Agency.
You can contact me at mel @ mjscott.net (remove the spaces!)
Mel Scott
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