Melissa Senate
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Melissa Senate
- Maine, US
- Last Login: 7/18/2009
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General
Being with my great kid; getting used to living in what still feels like a state park to me; reading; movies; good and bad TV; the very necessary moms nights outMusic
Why oh why do I find myself listening to a lot of 70's rock? I suddenly like The Who, and Pink Floyd of all bands. And I'm listening to a lot of Grateful Dead. Very strange. I will always love Bruce, first and foremost. I'm amazed by Sarah McLachlan's voice and wrote my first novel entirely to her Fumblings Towards Ectasy CD. Now I write to Norah Jones a lot. Gillian Welch is great, and I'm crazy about Lucinda Williams. Also love vintage Bee Gees and their SNF CD. I like almost everything on the radio these days. I also have a strange crush on Tom Petty.Movies
My favorite movie of all time is Annie Hall. Close second is Crossing Delancey. The last movie I saw that I loved like mad was The Station Agent.Television
Grey's Anatomy (Patrick Dempsey has the best smile I've ever seen); House; What Not To Wear (both versions). I do not know why I watch The Girls Next Door, but I do! I have now seen every Law & Order and SVU re-run so many times that I can't even watch anymore. I love Holly Hunter and just heard she has a new series coming to cable. The Daily Show makes me laugh out loud. Jon Stewart for president!Books
I love all types of fiction and non-fiction, but especially chick lit and young adult novels (since I write them myself). Some of my favorite books are: Sophie's Choice; A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (the only book that has ever actually made me cry); Anne of Green Gables; Breakfast At Tiffanys; all of Judy Blume's books; Operating Instructions; Bridget Jones's Diary; Tales of the City; The Friends; Bird By Bird; all of Lorrie Moore's short stories; all of Pam Houston's short stories and essays; Slouching Toward Bethlehem; Educating Esme; Pride and Prejudice; Mothers Who Think; Making A Literary Life; Then She Found Me; The Accidental Tourist; Waiting To Exhale; Disappearing Acts; Intepreter of Maladies; everything by Sarah Dessen, but particularly Keeping The Moon and That Summer; The Bitch In The House; Eat, Pray, Love; In Her Shoes; Milkrun; Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend; Pug Hill; How To Sleep With a Movie Star; Tales of a Drama Queen; and anything by Suzanne Finnamore.Heroes
If I could have lunch with anyone in the world right now, it would be Anne Lamott.
Details
- Status: Single
- Religion: Jewish
- Zodiac Sign: Leo
- Children: Proud parent
- Education: College graduate
- Occupation: Writer
Blurbs
About me:
I'm the author of 7 novels, including my debut, SEE JANE DATE and my latest, QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE MARRYING. What's next? Coming in November 2009 from my shiny new publishing house (Simon & Schuster) is THE SECRET OF JOY, about a New Yorker who discovers she has a half-sister she never knew existed. Off she goes to a small coastal town in Maine to find her, but she's not exactly warmly welcomed...except by some quirky townspeople and a sexy carpenter... And coming next May (2010) is THE MOSTS, my second novel for teens, about a group of misfits who hire Most Popular to keep them off the Not list. For more info, check out my website: melissasenate.com..I'm also the author of:
SEE JANE DATE (the very cute TV movie version is available on DVD!): One woman, lots of bad blind dates.
THE SOLOMON SISTERS WISE UP: Three adult sisters sharing one bedroom?
WHOSE WEDDING IS IT ANYWAY?: A bride-to-be plans her free wedding (no such thing!)
THE BREAKUP CLUB: 4 coworkers talk about their love lives instead of work.
THEODORA TWIST, my first novel for teens!: Teen movie queen moves in with ordinary girl... The trade paperback edition will be published in November! Publishers Weekly says: "Senate sets up a tantalizing premise, and the plot is equally entertaining."
LOVE YOU TO DEATH, a fun mystery about a woman whose worst ex-boyfriends are on someone's hit list. Hot Portland (Maine, not Oregon!) police detective thinks that someone is Abby herself). "Readers will cheer Abby every step of the way as she tries to clear her name and find her prince for whom her glass slipper will finally fit." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.
QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE MARRYING, about twin sisters on a long and bumpy road trip from Maine to Las Vegas, where one may or may not get married (not if the other has anything to say about it, is a 2008 RT Magazine Nominee for Best Chick Lit Novel!
Check out my essays in these two anthologies:
--IT'S A WONDERFUL LIE: 26 Truths About Life In Your Twenties.--EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT BEING A GIRL I LEARNED FROM JUDY BLUME
I'm a former book editor (romance novels and young adult) turned full-time writer who lives on the southern coast of Maine, and I have an adorable six-year-old son and two witchy black cats.
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Jan 14 2009 4:21 PM
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Jan 23 2009 3:20 PM
I just wanted to drop by and personally invite you to check out our new blog, Inspiration, Ink. It's a group effort from published authors Teresa Reasor, Sloan Seymour, Devon Matthews, Katherine Logan and myself. We're having lots of fun and giving away some wonderful prizes.
I hope you'll drop by and say hello. We'd love to see you there.
Happy Reading,
Tracy Preston
Feb 2 2009 2:37 AM
Have a wonderful week, Melissa!
~ Jennette
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