{"id":22684,"date":"2019-05-18T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=22684"},"modified":"2019-03-08T20:54:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T02:54:09","slug":"iae19-authorspotlight-melissa-toppen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=22684","title":{"rendered":"#IAE19 #AuthorSpotlight – Melissa Toppen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTell us your name and then a bit about yourself.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Melissa Toppen- I am a married, mother of two, who lives in Cincinnati Ohio. I’ve been writing full time for the last five years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where is your favorite place to write and what food must be present?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I tend to stretch out on the couch or hide away in my office. I don’t typically eat while I’m writing but coffee is a MUST!<\/span><\/p>\n

What are you favorite things about attending signings?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Meeting my readers and potential future readers. Networking with other authors.<\/span><\/p>\n

What author would you love to meet (Who is your unicorn author)?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ve been so blessed to meet so many amazing authors, along with most of my favorites. Some authors still on my list are Katy Evans, Aly Martinez, and Kandi Steiner. <\/span><\/p>\n

What author would you love to write with?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Kandi Steiner. I have a major girl crush on her for sure!<\/span><\/p>\n

What is your favorite memory so far as an author?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\\At my last signing, a reader cried in line as she waited to meet me. All I could think to myself was -wow, my book affected her that deeply-. To see how touched she was by something I created is not something I can easily put into words. <\/span><\/p>\n

What are your social links?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

www.mtoppen.com<\/a>
\nwww.facebook.com\/mtoppenauthor<\/a>
\nwww.facebook.com\/groups\/melissasmavens<\/a>
\nwww.facebook.com\/melissatoppen<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/bookandmainbites.com\/mtoppenauthor<\/a>
\nwww.goodreads.com\/mtoppen<\/a>
\nwww.twitter.com\/mtoppenauthor<\/a>
\nwww.instagram.com\/melissa_toppen<\/a>
\nwww.pinterest.com\/mtoppenauthor<\/a>
\nwww.amazon.com\/author\/melissatoppen<\/a>
\nwww.bookbub.com\/authors\/melissa-toppen<\/a><\/p>\n

Sign up for my newsletter here
\nhttp:\/\/mtoppen.com\/mailer.php<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

What are your buy links?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

www.amazon.com\/author\/melissatoppen<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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