Ray

www.myspace.com/rmelnik

Ray Melnik - Emergent Novels

  • Ray Melnik

  • Male
  • Salisbury Mills, New York, US

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Interests

  • General

    Science, Science, Science, Writing, Reading, Technology, Music, Hiking, Philosophical exploration of the cosmos by existential means

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    I am a devout believer in reason.

    With that out of the way...

    I was previously a singer/songwriter and recording studio owner. In addition to writing, I work in technology as a Network Architect. My premier novel, The Room, was published in April 2007. My second novel, To Your Own Self Be True was published in March 2009.

    I work in New York City, commuting from a wonderful little spot in Orange County, New York. You know, that other Orange County.

  • Music



  • Books

    Every book ever written by Carl Sagan Books by Albert Camus Books by Richard Dawkins The Cosmic Landscape by Leonard Susskind The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene Breaking The Spell by Daniel Dennett

    I wish there could be more from Carl Sagan.

Details

  • Status: Single
  • Hometown: Salisbury Mills, New York
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Body type: 6' 0" / Average
  • Religion: Atheist
  • Smoke / Drink: No / No

Networking

Blurbs

About me:


Everything that exists has a natural reason.

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THE ROOM

No matter how hard we try, life doesn’t always go as we plan. Just as Harry begins to pick up the pieces of his life, emotions once hidden away must be dealt with as old wounds are exposed. Although he finally meets a woman who understands and truly loves him, the cosmos takes a different path. He discovers that what goes wrong in life sometimes matters as much as what goes right.


Published 2007

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TO YOUR OWN SELF BE TRUE

It is the year 2021 and Kaela is twenty-three years old when her father shares his secret about an extraordinary event that changed his very existence some fifteen years earlier. She was taught many lessons in moral principles growing up, but it’s rare that the most profound of them would be put to the test. A convergence of events gives her father the opportunity to teach her one of the greatest lessons of all.


Published April 2009


If you would like to see more, click on one of the covers above.



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Who I'd like to meet:

I would like to see more Skepchicks in the world!!! ..

Comments

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  • Dec 14 2009 6:15 AM

    Happy December!

    As a winter present for everyone, I'm offering a free novella on my website. Please check it out!

    A HAPPILY EVER AFTER OF HER OWN

    Melinda Lightfoot, a preschool teacher with an unusual ability to flit in and out of fairy tales, never thought she would get into trouble...

    ...until the Fairy Tale Police arrest her while she is in Beauty and the Beast. They offer her a deal: Find Beauty, who left the story when Melinda trespassed into it, or be charged with the ultimate crime -- Fairy Tale Killer. If that's not bad enough the Beast tags along in search of his true love, and Melinda starts falling for the fairy tale prince. She must choose between doing the right thing and having her own happily ever after.

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    Enjoy and happy holidays! :)

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  • Dec 11 2009 1:01 PM

    Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
    May the Peace and Joy of the holidays fill your home. May you be surrounded by family, friends, love and laughter.


    Lynda
    Coming soon - Heartstone, Mundania Press
  • Dec 3 2009 11:09 PM

    Check out my profile And Let me know Do you like me YES or NO http://www.doulike.us/photos/6801742.html?b=4&w=46
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  • Nov 18 2009 2:32 AM


    Hi! Just wanted to make sure all my friends know that my new erotic horror novel THE 13TH is now in stores everywhere! I hope you'll check out this debauched and demonic horror ride!

    There's even a website devoted just to the book, with an interactive map of the places and characters at www.the13th-horror.com.

    Edward Lee called THE 13TH "A double-barreled shotgun blast of macabre entertainment -- an expert amalgamation of grotesquerie, eroticism, mystery, and pitch-black occult horror that no fan of the genre can miss."

    And Gary A. Braunbeck said, "John Everson's The 13th is the first out-and-out horror novel in a long while to actually scare the **** out of me while reading it. It's stylish, extremely well-written, filled with richly-drawn characterizations, and boasts a labyrinthine plot worthy of Umberto Eco. Trust me -- this one will fry your nerves and break your heart."
  • Nov 16 2009 3:48 PM

    I just want to keep you posted on what's going on this way.

    The Soul of a Man Anthology is the winner of the 2009 Best Short Stories/Anthology from the African American Literary Awards Show. Read an excerpt of my contribution, "Like Father, Like Son", at http://joeyisinit.com/excerpt.html.

    My lastest entry on http://joeypinkney.com is "5 Minutes, 5 Questions With... Elva "Precious Love" Thompson, author of A Mother's Cry". Leave a comment on my website, I would like to know what you think.

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    Don't be a stranger. Let me know what's going on in your neck of the woods.
  • Nov 6 2009 6:03 AM

    Thank you Ray! :D
  • Nov 4 2009 1:08 AM

    Sometimes when i look around, all i see is misery, despair, frustration and pain...

    Then, i close my eyes, take a couple deep breaths, RELAX...And ask myself, "WHAT IF all I saw was what I WANTED TO SEE?" Then, I open my eyes. I see the sun, I see the blue sky, I see my girls smiling back at me, I see life...

    And then, lo and behold, I see nothing but OPPORTUNITY...

    Tankism #32
    http://TankJones.com

    Thanks for reading. And if you enjoy these little sayings I send out, take a look at my site, http://TankJones.com and take a look at my blogs. You can also see a lot of pics of events I've done, music I've made and learn about my foundation.

    Enjoy the rest of your day :)
  • Nov 1 2009 7:40 PM

    I know I'm a day late to say HAPPY HALLOWEEN...but I still hope you had a great night =)
  • Oct 19 2009 1:22 PM

    "Melnik City", our new album will be released very soon...
    There's a foretaste on our Space... Please listen to "The Great Civil
    War"...
    If you like this one, come back later for more...
    Thanks,
    Melnik
  • Oct 8 2009 9:36 PM

    Happy Birthday fellow freethinker
  • Oct 8 2009 6:15 PM

    Happy B-Day!!!
  • Oct 8 2009 5:07 PM

    Happy birthday from your friends at Precise Edit!
    --The Precise Edit Team
    PreciseEdit.com


  • Oct 8 2009 4:26 PM

    Happy Birthday! I hope your special day rocks!
  • Oct 8 2009 3:35 PM

    Happy Birthday!! Do Something crazy!
  • Oct 8 2009 1:32 PM

    Hey, Ray...

    Happy Birthday!

    Bob Levinson
    IN THE KEY OF DEATH
    A Los Angeles Times bestseller
    Next: THE TRAITOR IN US ALL
  • Oct 8 2009 9:22 AM

    Happy Birthday, hope you have a fabulous day!

    Lynda
    Coming 2010 - Heartstone, Mundania Press
  • Oct 8 2009 6:26 AM

    Happy Birthday!

    Hope it's a good one.

    All best wishes,

    Greg.
  • Oct 7 2009 3:41 PM

    happy birthday!

    best wishes from Cold Fairyland
  • Oct 7 2009 12:12 AM

    Hi, Ray,

    Understand you have a Birthday coming up...Have a Wonderful Day!!

    “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!”

    Betty Sullivan La Pierre
    Author of the renowned ‘Hawkman Series’
    www.bettysullivanlapierre.com
  • Oct 5 2009 8:05 PM

    happiest of birthdays to you with many blessed returns.

    All the best, Janina
  • Oct 5 2009 12:15 PM

    Happy Birthday, Ray!!
  • Oct 5 2009 6:05 AM

    Hi.

    Have an absolutely great day tomorrow--even if it "is" Monday. Think of it this way: Mondays are the start of a possibly incredible and marvelous week!! Yeah, right.

    *smile*

    ~Zey
  • Oct 5 2009 6:05 AM

    Hi and a very merry upcoming birthday to ya.

    Have an absolutely great day tomorrow--even if it "is" Monday. Think of it this way: Mondays are the start of a possibly incredible and marvelous week!! Yeah, right.

    *smile*

    ~Zey