Melissa Bourbon Ramirez is the New Marketing Director for Entangled Publishing
I’m thrilled to announce my new position as Marketing Director for Entangled Publishing, a new boutique publishing house that puts authors first. It’s novel concept and one I fully believe in. As the co-author of The Tricked-out Toolbox: Promotion and Marketing Tools Every Writer Needs, co-founder of The Naked Hero and The Writer’s Guide to [...]
The Hero’s Journey, Mystery Style
I’m teaching a 6 month (or year option) course called Building a Mystery over at Savvy Authors. It begins in just a few weeks, so if you’re interested in mystery writing, this is the course for you! Here’s an example of curriculum from the course: Have you heard of the hero’s journey? It’s at the [...]
A Call to Action Against Juvenile Diabetes
Glow Magazine Fall/Winter 2010 issue: Melissa Bourbon Ramirez, A Call to Action Against Juvenile (Type 1) Diabetes (pp. 72 – 75) Click on Magazine Cover to Read Article A Call To Action Against Juvenile Diabetes, pages 72-75
Misa Ramirez Writing as Melissa Bourbon (or vice versa!)
Melissa Bourbon’s PLEATING FOR MERCY, in which a woman opens a custom dressmaking boutique in a small Texas town and solves a murder with the help of her great-grandmother, the shop’s resident ghost, in a three-book deal, to Kerry Donovan at NAL by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (World).
Manuscript Editing & Critique Services
Books on the House Editing & Critique Services ____________________ Writing a book? Success in publishing is never guaranteed. Competition is stiff. Click here for Publishing Facts and Stats. Doing everything you can to hedge your bets in the ever-changing world of publishing is smart. It’s also essential. If you are a serious writer looking for a careful, devoted edit or [...]
Research at Latte Da Goat Farm
A Kid’s Cooking Challenge
Empowering kids is a powerful thing. I’m helping my kids the best way I can…through writing and through cooking. They love to cook. They want to be healthy. They are into Jamie Oliver and his Food Revolution, as am I. They are summer-bored. But nothing much was inspiring them in any meaningful way. Fast-forward a [...]
Writer’s Workshop Weekends
Every weekend, The Naked Hero is turning to CRAFT! We’re hosting Craft Workshops in the form of Writer’s Workshop Weekends. Come recharge your muse! Challenge your creativity! Get motivated! And learn more about craft in the process. It’s fun, so come on by!! Your Turn! Choose one of the following two prompts, write about it, [...]
The Naked Hero
Stripping down heroes (to their archetypes). It’s a tough job, but a girl’s gotta work.
Books on the House
Books on the House is going strong! I couldn’t be more thrilled, and have to thank all of you readers for loving books so much! Some of our Featured Authors have included: Sarah Addison Allen Allison Brennan Lori Wilde Ridley Pearson Jane Yolen Brenda Novak Jane Kurtz …and so many more Readers, hop on over, [...]
