Celebrations and Zombies
Wondering what to do in the fourth largest city in the US? Well I got a few ideas for you.… Read More Celebrations and Zombies
Category: Everything That Counts
Hurricane Harvey won’t win
I’ll be donating 50% of the profits from ‘Everything That Counts’ during the month of September to the ASPCA which is saving the lives of animal victims of Hurricane Harvey.… Read More Hurricane Harvey won’t win
‘Everything That Counts’ Release Party
Harvey did crash the party but I’m still very proud of publishing a novel all by myself (along with the help of at least 40 other people). Read/Love/Review ‘Everything That Counts’ on Amazon and River Oaks Bookstore.… Read More ‘Everything That Counts’ Release Party
20 Questions With…Melissa Algood
I’ve had the chance to highlight 11 authors and have them answer my 20 questions-now it’s my turn. … Read More 20 Questions With…Melissa Algood
Party Time for ‘Everything That Counts’
‘I’d been treating life like a chess game, forgetting to live in the moment when I had a chance. I had to change all that.’
Blake Morgan is the biggest geek in all the graduating class of 2005, possibly in all of Annapolis, maybe even the entire world. He decides that talking to a girl, doing something unexpected, getting an F, and performing a brave act during his senior year will make him into a whole other person. Maybe even cool.
Yet when he checks something off the list he hurts the few people who love him just the way he is. A loser. Is he able to repair the damage? Is changing who you are worth it? Can Blake be an astrophysicist and have a supermodel as a girlfriend?
Blake Morgan is stupid enough to wreck his life, but is he smart enough to put it back together?
… Read More Party Time for ‘Everything That Counts’
Soundtrack to ‘Everything That Counts’
Everyone from Weezer, Sonic Youth, Garbage, and Britney Spears influenced my upcoming novel ‘Everything That Counts’-find out how.… Read More Soundtrack to ‘Everything That Counts’
When setting ‘takes over’
Take a look at Annapolis, one of the oldest cities in the country, with a beauty that you might not have expected.… Read More When setting ‘takes over’
Twenty Questions with Jason Brandt Schaefer
Basically he’s cool, intelligent, and totally cool with the copious amount of times I use the word ‘dude’. Now check out his answers to my 20 questions…
… Read More Twenty Questions with Jason Brandt Schaefer
A treat from ‘The Bakery Assistant’
Let Claire Fischer bake you some bread this holiday season with this scene from ‘The Bakery Assistant’.… Read More A treat from ‘The Bakery Assistant’
What’s going on with ‘Everything That Counts’?
I’m proud to announce that my debut novel-a romanic thriller- ‘Blood On The Potomac will be released on May 21 through Inklings Publishing and will be available for purchase on Amazon.com. But right now I’d like to talk about another novel-my debut Young Adult novel-‘Everything That Counts’. In the novel you meet Blake Morgan the… Read More What’s going on with ‘Everything That Counts’?
Melissa Algood- Author/ Poet 