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B i o g r a p h y

Melissa Burke (8/4/92) is the author of four books. She first published Poetry And Short Stories By A Bipolar Girl in 2012, followed by It's Just One Of Those Days in 2013 and The Darkness And The Light in 2014. Her most recent book, 46, was published in January of 2015. She plans to write more books in the future, including a 6 book series... after her version of writer's block disappears.

 

Melissa suffers from bipolar disorder as well as anxiety, depression, ADD, post traumatic stress disorder, OCD, an eating disorder and a mild dissociative disorder. She went through a lot as a teenager and as a young adult and still suffers to this day. However, she took that pain and turned it into writing. Her first and third books are about mental illness and are meant to show how it affects people. Melissa hopes that her books will bring an understanding to mental illness that people don't have right now.  

 

Melissa's passion is writing and she has loved it ever since she could hold a pencil and spell (and even before she could spell). 

 

Other things she is passionate about include animals, reading, knitting and watching movies and TV shows (Merlin, Supernatural, Sherlock, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, The Night Shift, Gilmore Girls, etc.). She's open to any recommendations for movies/TV shows. You can contact her here

 

She is currently a shift captain at her local animal shelter and a volunteer at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, MA

 

Melissa lives in Massachusetts with her parents, sister and grandmother as well as her pets (a dog, a cat, a hamster and five chickens - 4 hens + 1 rooster). 

Melissa is currently raising money for her  local animal shelter by selling used/new books on ebay (here) and scarves/hats on etsy (here). 100% of the profit made from sales is donated to the shelter.

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