Personal Profile...
Melanie Beroth Dobson's first novel (Together for Good) was published in 2006, and she has now authored nine contemporary and historical novels including Love Finds You in Nazareth, Pennsylvania which releases in November 2011. Melanie and her husband, Jon, met in Colorado Springs in 1997 at Vanguard Church. Since they've been married, the Dobsons have relocated numerous times including stints in Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Colorado, Berlin, and Southern California. These days they are enjoying their home in the Pacific Northwest.
Our Adoption Story...
After almost three years of marriage, Jon and I decided it was time to start a family. We dreamt about the future-camping with our kids in Colorado, backpacking across Europe, touring New Zealand. We were ready, certain that we'd start our journey as a family by the end of the year.
That was January 2001.
Months passed, but no baby. And then a year. And two years...
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Why I Write...
Some people wake up one day with an idea and decide to write a book. They publish, sell thousands of copies, and then they’re done. They never feel compelled to write again.
Some days I wish I could stop writing. Stroll through a museum or a park without etching every detail into my mind for reference. Enjoy a dinner out without eavesdropping on conversations for dialogue clips. Or savor a sunset or a river cruise without wondering how I’ll describe my experience later in paragraph form.
It’s annoying. Obsessive. But I can’t stop. Writing is integral to who I am.
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