Melinda Blau

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To My First Readers: An Offer You Can’t Refuse

January 25, 2025 by Melinda Blau 1 Comment

Build a book club and I will come! I’m serious.  I’m a writer, and writers like to be read. (Perhaps not all do — this is conjecture; I can’t think of any.) Even more, writers like to hear others talk about their work. You don’t have to be part of an ongoing  group to get […]

Isn’t it Time to Love Your (Naturally) Changing Face?

January 22, 2025 by Melinda Blau 2 Comments

So much more than vanity is at stake! August 10, 2024, me at 80, at “The Wisdom Whisperers” book party on Fire Island. Photo by Susan Kravitz Now and Then…It happens to all of us. Accepting your aging/changing appearance is key to a good life. Neither is easy. I made peace with my changing body before I felt […]

Watch Instagram Live Interview from Wednesday, July 24th

July 21, 2024 by Melinda Blau Leave a Comment

Watch my recent Instagram Live interview with Barbara Biziou…

Now You See It — Now You Don’t

April 17, 2024 by Melinda Blau

Thank you all for your congrats on the new book.  I have a question: How many of you carefully read the title of my new book, when it looked like this? The Back Story It is said in print publishing that one must be very careful about headlines.  Today’s brief post is to demonstrate how […]

New Book on the Way!

April 15, 2024 by Melinda Blau

I’m thrilled to announce that I have a new book coming out this summer! The Wisdom Whisperers is an exploration of how to make the most of life’s possibilities—at any age. At its heart, it is about the boundless opportunities that unfold when we dare to look beyond age as a limiting factor.

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