

Hi, I'm Mel
As a young child, Dad would read me picture books at bedtime and the stories stayed with me my entire life. First and foremost, Madeline, which I can still recite.
I hand-wrote my first children's book, "Bacteria Galore by Sunday at Four" when I was 23 years old. Twenty years later, Tel Aviv University published it, with the lovely illustrations of Tali Niv-Dolinsky.
For many years, my writing career was on a back burner while I became a scientist, inventor, and later a jazz musician and a singer. I enjoyed each of these careers, but these days I am fully committed to my children's writing.
I keep busy:
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Writing and revising new stories (under the mentorship of the incredible Harold Underdown)
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Promoting Ourboox.com as a great place for creating dummy books
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Giving talks, lectures and webinars about the creative process.
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Interviewing prominent authors, editors, publishers, agents, and illustrators for my weekly video/podcast for the New Books Network (NBN)