Writing


BOOKS

Symphony in C Dance Spirit Poems featuring Melanie’s poetry about New York City Ballet choreography, dancers and our cosmic connection to dance as well as some of Melanie’s art


THE MIDDLE PRINCESS
How does a princess get out of the middle when she’s been born between a baby sister who everyone adores and the older brother who will be king? By finding the magic in the middle when she visits an enchanted forest with a mini-dragon friend, of course.

Chapter book for children in grade 3-5 or for younger children when read by an adult:
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Hilarede Centipede, A Many Shoe Adventure
Activity storybook for pre-school thru K: FREE DOWNLOAD

STORIES

  • “Weirdest of All” – published in Highlights For Children Magazine December 2003 with additional reprints and online reading
  • “The Buzz Boy of Bradner Ohio” – Stories & Poems We’re All Forum: Northwest Ohio Writers Forum first anthology
  • “Sharanda’s Voice” – Honorable Mention winner in Writers Digest Writing Competition 2001

Butterfly Books

Screenplays

THE PRINCE OF NEW YORK – romantic ballroom dance drama – screenplay available
Logline: A Tony-award-winning singer reconnects to his childhood love of dance and risks his stage acting career, his life and the woman he doesn’t know he loves to pursue his dream to dance

ENCORE – dance drama – screenplay
Logline: To make a comeback, a star ballerina threatened by serious injury faces off with the cavalier superstar who she blames for causing it.