In Session 3 of this Workshop, Melanie Dobson and Tony Scarcello take audience questions and discuss their writing processes, structure, editing timeline, and publishing avenues.
Writing fiction is Melanie Dobson’s excuse to explore abandoned houses, travel to unique places, and spend hours reading old books and dreaming up new stories. The award-winning author of more than thirty books, most of those historical and contemporary fiction, Melanie enjoys researching and weaving together inspirational stories including The Wings of Poppy Pendleton, Memories of Glass, and Catching the Wind. Her novels have won five Carol Awards, the ForeWord Religious Novel of the Year, and an Audie Award. Melanie also enjoys teaching creative writing at conferences throughout the Pacific Northwest and as an adjunct professor at Corban University. More information about her journey is available at melaniedobson.com
Tony Scarcello is an ordained Foursquare minister, church planter, and serves as the pastor of discipleship at Red Hills Church just outside of Portland, OR. He is the author of Regenerate: Following Jesus After Deconstruction and the upcoming Love All Our Neighbors: How Churches That Hold a Traditional Sexual Ethic Can Care for LGBTQ People. Tony a contributing writer to The Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender, and Theology in the Raw. He lives in Hillsboro, Oregon with the girl of his dreams, his wife Kelsey.
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