Podcast appearances and mentions of melissa edwards

In this episode of the Exceptional Girls podcast, I'm thrilled to be joined by Dr. Melinda Edwards. As the mother of an autistic daughter and a practicing physician, Dr. Edwards' views on autism may surprise you. Listen in as Dr. Edwards shares:How her initial feelings of grief and loss about her daughter's diagnosis shifted in a dramatic wayThe profound insights she's learned about being autistic from her daughter SaachiHow she rectifies the typical medical definition of autism with her own spiritual understanding of itHer comforting advice for those who are still coming to terms with an autism diagnosisAbout Dr. Melissa Edwards, MD:Dr. Edwards is a practicing physician in Charleston, South Carolina. She's also mom to Saachi, her autistic daughter, and the founder and president of Living Darshan, a non-profit organization that's fostering a deeper understanding of autism in the world.Dr. Edwards attended the Medical University of South Carolina and completed her residency in psychiatry at Stanford Medical Center. Also a writer, Dr. Edwards is a columnist for Autism Parenting Magazine, as well as the author of the Amazon bestselling book PSYCHE & SPIRIT: How a Psychiatrist Found Divinity Through Her Lifelong Quest for Truth and Her Daughter's Autism.To learn more about Dr. Edwards, visit www.melindaedwardsmd.com.  About the Exceptional Girls podcastIf you know and care deeply about a girl who learns, thinks, and experiences the world differently, I invite you to journey with me as we learn how we as parents, adults, and role models can help her understand, self-advocate, accept, and love herself — just as she is. To learn more, visit www.exceptionalgirlspodcast.com.

Carrie Marie talks with special guests, Stacy Every, Tina Clarke, Melissa Edwards, & Michelle Vande Hey about how to build self-confidence and self-love. Learn more at HolisticMamaSpeaks.com and MomMantras.com.

In our interview, Melissa Edwards provides an insightful look at children's publishing from the viewpoint of a successful agent who left her legal career in order to pursue her passion for children's books. Melissa Edwards joined Stonesong as a literary agent in August 2016. Previously, she was a literary agent at the Aaron Priest Literary Agency, where she managed the foreign rights for a forty-year backlist. After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis and Vanderbilt Law School, Melissa began her career as an attorney before transitioning into publishing. She is a tireless advocate for her clients and a constant partner during the publication process and beyond. Melissa also acts as a contract consultant for authors and agents under the business MLE Consulting. She can be found on Twitter @MelissaLaurenE. Melissa represents our past interviewee Bea Birdsong and our upcoming interviewee Noa Nimrodi. Mel Rosenberg is a professor emeritus of microbiology (Tel Aviv University, emeritus) who fell in love with children's books as a small child and now writes his own. He is co-founder of Ourboox, a web platform with some 240,000 ebooks that allows anyone to create and share flipbooks comprising text, pictures and videos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In our interview, Melissa Edwards provides an insightful look at children's publishing from the viewpoint of a successful agent who left her legal career in order to pursue her passion for children's books. Melissa Edwards joined Stonesong as a literary agent in August 2016. Previously, she was a literary agent at the Aaron Priest Literary Agency, where she managed the foreign rights for a forty-year backlist. After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis and Vanderbilt Law School, Melissa began her career as an attorney before transitioning into publishing. She is a tireless advocate for her clients and a constant partner during the publication process and beyond. Melissa also acts as a contract consultant for authors and agents under the business MLE Consulting. She can be found on Twitter @MelissaLaurenE. Melissa represents our past interviewee Bea Birdsong and our upcoming interviewee Noa Nimrodi. Mel Rosenberg is a professor emeritus of microbiology (Tel Aviv University, emeritus) who fell in love with children's books as a small child and now writes his own. He is co-founder of Ourboox, a web platform with some 240,000 ebooks that allows anyone to create and share flipbooks comprising text, pictures and videos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yasmin Angoe is the debut author of the bestselling and award-winning thriller Her Name Is Knight. She is a first-generation Ghanaian American and has worked in education for nearly twenty years as a middle and high school teacher and instructional coach. Currently, Yasmin works as a developmental editor and sensitivity reader for publishers and authors.Yasmin received the 2020 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Emerging Writers of Color from Sisters in Crime of which she is a member. She is also a proud member of numerous crime, mystery, and thriller writing groups and organizations like Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers.When she's not writing, Yasmin's editing for clients, searching what show or movie to binge, absorbed in an audiobook, or obsessing the fact she should probably be writing at that very moment.Yasmin is represented by Melissa Edwards at Stonesong Literary and Addison Duffy at United Talent Agency.

We are so excited for this episode! It's truly a case of good things happening for good people. Sierra Godfrey is part of the team that built ManuscriptWishList.com, and now her very own book is coming out TODAY: A Very Typical Family. We invited Sierra and her agent, Melissa Edwards, to talk about the long road here—and what both learned along the way. We discuss agent squishiness (some are warm and fuzzy, and why both types have advantages), how to write conflict when you're conflict-avoidant, how Sierra learned to ask the right questions when on The Call, and whether darker works can succeed in a “we want escapism” market. You can get Sierra's new book, A Very Typical Family, here: https://bookshop.org/books/a-very-typical-family-9781728264967/9781728255200 Learn more about Sierra: https://www.sierragodfrey.com/ Learn more about Melissa and book a consultation: https://manuscriptacademy.com/melissa-edwards

Hailing from Northern Virginia, Yasmin Angoe is a first-generation Ghanaian American who grew up in two cultural worlds. She taught English in middle and high schools for years, served as an instructional coach for virtual teachers, and works as a freelance developmental and copy editor.Yasmin received the 2020 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Emerging Writers of Color from Sisters in Crime, of which she's a proud member. She is also a member of the Palmetto Chapter Sisters in Crime and Southeast Chapter of Mystery Writers of America to name a few. Currently, she lives in South Carolina with her entertaining blended family. When she's not writing Yasmin works as a developmental editor and sensitivity reader, attempts new recipes, or is engrossed in an audiobook.Yasmin is represented by Melissa Edwards at Stonesong Literary. Her debut novel, HER NAME IS KNIGHT, will come out this fall, and is available for pre-order.HER NAME IS NIGHT is available for pre-order and will be released on November 1, 2021.Twitter @yasawriterInstagram author_yasWebsite  www.yasminangoe.com********************************************************************************Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrime

On today's podcast, I got to visit with Melissa Edwards. Melissa is a Mom of three, a nurse, and a sweet friend. She shares about going to the Holy Spirit for help and peace. She talks about trusting God's grace and resisting living in her own strength. What Melissa shares about relying on the Holy Spirit really stuck with me, and I know you'll enjoy it. Links from the show: The Next Right Thing podcast https://emilypfreeman.com/podcast/ 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/97875.44_Scotland_Street The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7061.The_No_1_Ladies_Detective_Agency At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/71776.At_Home_in_Mitford?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=b6326yCyR6&rank=1 The Lord of the Rings Soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m2CsP3NS-Y "Beautiful Day" by U2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6WMzDOh1o

Sick of swiping, tired of typing or caught up in a dead-end dating app trap? This is the episode for you! I'm speaking to an early adopter of online dating, Melissa Edwards, who matched, met and married her online man within the space of two months. And, find out what dating coach Evan Marc Katz has to say about why so many people struggle with digital dating. 

In this session, we will be looking at the future of waste. Examining new circular economy production models to the latest advances in plastic eating microbes, we will be looking at what will happen to our waste and if we will even have any. With guest speakers Jody Boylan, Ronni Kahn, Dr. Melissa Edwards and Mark Chenery.

In this session, we will be looking at the future of waste. Examining new circular economy production models to the latest advances in plastic eating microbes, we will be looking at what will happen to our waste and if we will even have any. With guest speakers Jody Boylan, Ronni Kahn, Dr. Melissa Edwards and Mark Chenery.

This episode is a sample of our Premium Debates - if you like it, check out https://whatstheres.podbean.com/premium for seven more debate episodes! Ethan has affirmative, and Josh takes negative on the resolution "Religion does more harm than good." Dr. Melissa Edwards gives her verdict at the end of the episode; we recorded this on her last day as administrator of our school, and the episode is dedicated to her. Once you've listened to the episode, click here to vote and let us know who you think won! Be sure to check out https://whatstheres.podbean.com/premium for all of our Premium Debates! Gun reform, public education, Marvel vs. DC - we've got a lot of great topics! We will be releasing one debate and one analysis episode per month! Enjoy! https://whatstheres.podbean.com/premium

Without administrative support, debate in a school setting could not happen. In this episode, Josh sits down with Dr. Melissa Edwards, Administrator of Thales Academy Rolesville JH/HS. They discuss her doctoral research, the value she sees in speech and debate, her view on #NCRedForEd, and the effects of speech and debate in students. We had a great conversation - check it out, and let us know what you think at Whatstheres@gmail.com.

Mind over matter. Mind your P's and Q's. Do you mind? Melissa Edwards, minds. She's concerned that the colloquial phrases we thoughtlessly utter are limiting our potential, so she wrote a book, Mind Your Words (how idioms shape consciousness) Coop and Myan are buying Melissa‘s book and thus be susceptible to Eckhart Tolle's corporate, mind-prison takeover, no more. Nice try, Oprah. No longer will Myan be looking forward to his wedding as the best day of his life and Coop will now think twice before uttering “FML“ every time he forgets to invoke the ubiquitous nature of his sovereign spirit. Unofficial doesn't play by the rules but we definitely won't play without a plan. Boobs vs Butts, the platonic sexual intimacy of chocolate and the truly unpredictable path your life can take when you major in communications, all of these conundrums will be solved by your favorite Warriors of the Truth, Coop and Myan...Coop, Coop and Myan.

Whether because of NaNoWriMo or New Year’s Resolutions, January is a common time for writers to begin querying. Many are tempted to simply dive in and mass email every agent they can find. Please allow Natasha Watts to give you a bit of advice: don’t. Do your research first. Find agents who are open to your book’s genre and age category. Read their websites and manuscript wish lists. Study their submission guidelines. Give your manuscript every chance to shine by querying the right agents, not just the most famous or the easiest to find on Google. To help you in this quest, Natasha interviewed four literary agents at Colorado Gold back in September. Hannah Fergesen: After stints as a bookseller, an intern at Soho Press, a literary assistant, and a freelance editor, Hannah Fergesen joined KT Literary as an agent in 2016. Hannah is a proud geek and TV junkie, with an all-consuming love for Doctor Who, Harry Potter, and anything created by Joss Whedon. With her background in film and television, she is attracted to stories with strong visuals and sharp dialogue, whether presented in edgy speculative or contemporary YA and MG fiction, or dark and lyrical speculative adult fiction. Moe Ferrera: A Pennsylvania native, Moe Ferrera is mum of a rambunctious corgi who is a master at stealing treats. When not reading, she is an avid gamer and always awaiting the next Assassin's Creed or Destiny release. Moe is interested in books for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers in most genres--especially science fiction, fantasy, contemporary, romance, and light horror. The right contemporary or paranormal romance (sans-vampires of course) will spark her interest. She is also interested in select narrative nonfiction titles in the areas of LGBTQ studies, musical theatre, and classical music. Patricia Nelson: Patricia Nelson joined Marsal Lyon Literary Agency in 2014. She represents adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction, and is actively building her list. On the children’s side, Patricia is open to a wide range of genres of YA and MG, with particular interest in contemporary/realistic, magical realism, mystery, science fiction and fantasy. On the adult side, she is seeking women’s fiction both upmarket and commercial, historical fiction set in the 20th century, and compelling plot-driven literary fiction. She’s also looking for sexy, smart adult contemporary and historical single title romance. She is interested in seeing diverse stories and characters, including LGBTQ, in all genres that she represents. Melissa Edwards: After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis and Vanderbilt Law School, Melissa Edwards began her career as a litigation attorney before transitioning into publishing. She is a tireless advocate for her clients and a constant partner during the publication process and beyond. Melissa represents authors of children’s fiction, adult commercial fiction, and select pop-culture nonfiction. She is looking for warm and timeless middle grade fiction and accessible young adult fiction. For adults, she is looking for fast-paced thrillers and smart women’s fiction. Intro music by Moby Outro music by Dan-o-Songs

In today's episode we're discussing how we literally changed our minds. We reframing our brains!! It wasn't easy and it's still an ongoing process, but the results have been so worth it. We referenced someone from Twitter, who has since changed her handle name, and Melissa Edwards can be found @MelissaInfinity.

In honor of Pride Month, listener Melissa Edwards suggested featuring Asbury Park in New Jersey. This is a hot spot for the LGBTQ community and is one of the smaller cities located on the Jersey Shore. This beach is ranked the sixth best beach in New Jersey and began attracting the gay community in the 1950s. In 1999, a gay discotheque called the Paradise Nightclub, opened near the beach and The Empress Hotel, which opened in the 1960s, is New Jersey's only gay-oriented hotel! The music scene in Asbury Park is thriving and a place that has launched the careers of rockers like Bruce Springsteen. There is a paranormal underbelly here though, with a history of tragedies and spirits stuck in place. Join me and Melissa as we share the history and hauntings of New Jersey's Asbury Park. The Moment in Oddity features Napoleon attacked by bunnies and This Month in History features the birth of Jacques Cousteau. Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com Show notes can be found here: https://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2018/06/ep-264-haunted-asbury-park.html Keep Gravedigger Mort busy: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump Music: Vanishing from http://purple-planet.com (Moment in Oddity) In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com (This Month in History) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ All other music licensing: PODCASTMUSIC.COM License Synchronization, Mechanical, Master Use and Performance Direct License for a Single Podcast Series under current monthly subscription.  

Much has changed in the global economy since the early days of industrialisation. Supply chains have reshuffled, technological has changed, labour practices have evolved. One thing that has remained largely unchanged over this time is the linear model for resource consumption that follows a take-make-dispose pattern.On this episode of Think: Business Futures, Nicole and David speak to Melissa Edwards about designing goods to be reintroduced back into the consumption model. This model is referred to as the ‘circular consumption model.’Melissa Edwards is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Business School. You can find out more about her research here.Rebecca Van Amber is a Research Associate at the Institute for Frontier Materials at Deakin University. For more information on the Circular Jeans project, visit Denim goes green thanks to Deakin innovation.Further reading:Key principles for a circular fashion industryPatagonia- Don’t buy this jacketWhat We Learned in the Rainforest: Business Lessons from NatureStella McCartney on fashion waste in the GuardianMusic: Michael Meem

Melissa Edwards (agent at Stonesong Literary, former lawyer, and founder of MLE Consulting) joins us to talk contracts, specialties, and what happens when another kind of lawyer attempts to negotiate a publishing contract. You'll learn the worst clause she's ever seen (it's so bad you guys), what will stay the same pretty much no matter what--and why these rights matter. You'll also learn about why you don't HAVE to have an agent to get a good deal--and how Melissa's new venture, MLE Consulting, can make sure no one has to sign a bad contract again. See https://www.melissaedwardsesq.com/. Melissa also has a great habit of sharing writing prompts with her friends. We asked for today's, and we really want to know! How does other people's advice play a role in your life? Talk about this with your new writing friends at ManuscriptAcademy.com/Facebook.

Megan Westfield has dabbled in many hobbies and pastimes over the years, ranging from playing the cello to cake decorating (i.e., icing-eating) to a dozen different outdoor adventure sports. Eventually, she discovered the only way to do it all was though writing—her first and strongest passion. She writes new adult fiction because she loves exploring the powerful and formative years between high school and the quarter-life crisis. As a reader, her favorite books are those with a truly unique, real-world setting, and, of course, a love story. Megan grew up in Washington state, attended college in Oregon, and lived in Virginia, California, and Rhode Island during her five years as a navy officer. She is now a permanent resident of San Diego where she and her husband count family beach time with their two young kids as an adventure sport. Megan was formerly the editor of a small weekly newspaper in Southern California and is represented by Melissa Edwards of Stonesong. You can find out more about Megan on her website: http://meganwestfield.com/   And for more about host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com Book Lights - shining a light on good books!

We speak with author Carrie DiRisio, the voice behind Brooding YA Hero, plus her agent, Melissa Edwards at Stonesong Literary, and her editor, Alison Weiss at Sky Pony Press. Together, we discuss the creation of Brooding YA Hero, and how it became a book that is so much more than a Twitter feed. (Plus, of course, we talk about how platform can help your work--and what to do if it's uncomfortable for you.) PLUS we introduce Carrie's new class--all about tropes, and how you can use them, twist them, and/or completely reject them in your fiction--for that work that is the gold standard of "Familiar but with a twist" (which is what, for whatever reason, seems to work so well in publishing and Hollywood). The class package is $29 and comes with a recorded class, live Q&A with Broody, and dedicated Facebook group workshop. Learn more at ManuscriptAcademy.com/Broody. PS: Yes, there's a bit of a popping sound on Carrie's track. We were trying out new software and had one of the settings wrong. D'oh! Anyway, that's fixed now. Thanks for bearing with us!

For the first in this series (all about live meetings!), we talk with agent Melissa Edwards at Stonesong about live pitches, e-consultations, and what works—and doesn't—in each. What makes a writer successful in these meetings? How do they best get answers that move their work forward? And what's the difference between pitch and summary—and what blend helps you the most? (And yes, that super long, awkward pause is on purpose. Form matching content. You'll see.) Learn all this--and more--with Melissa, You can follow her on Twitter at @MelissaLaurenE, and book a meeting with her at http://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/melissa-edwards/.

We talk with Melissa Edwards of Stonesong Literary about the transition from lawyer to agent, PubLaw basics, and how she really should start a Melissa Explains It All Podcast. We also talk about her favorite podcasts, what negotiation looks like within Publishing--and that someone should really make a product called Not So Tights for women who like to be warm AND comfortable.

Welcome to a new episode of Free Teacher PD:  Part 2 of Improve Creativity and Critical Thinking with Problem-Based Learning, with Melissa Edwards As a teacher, gifted education specialist, instructional technologist, blogger and learning facilitator, Melissa Edwards has seen ways in which creative thinking skills can make connections for learning. She believes there is creativity in each of us and we just need to figure out the best ways to let it out! Melissa also believes that for technology to be most effectively used in the classroom there has to be a curriculum reason to support it. Melissa likes to share things that appeal to a multitude of learning styles and which can be used to allow for differentiated instruction at all levels. She also enjoys reaching out and connecting with other educators through various blogs, including her own, "Figuring Out How the Pieces Fit."   Let’s get learning!

Welcome to a new episode of Free Teacher PD:  Part 1 of Improve Creativity and Critical Thinking with Problem-Based Learning, with Melissa Edwards. Are you looking for ways to engage all of your students and stretch their thinking?  Would you like to cultivate their creativity and reinforce their critical thinking skills? Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is a strategy that plays to the strengths of all students, from gifted to struggling, while still providing the challenges needed for learning to happen. Our speaker today, Melissa Edwards, takes a look at the critical and creative thinking skills that can be addressed using PBL. She also shares some PBL resources and examples of projects that you can use in your classroom. While the examples covered will focus primarily on elementary students, they can be easily adapted and used with students in a variety of subjects and grade levels.   Let’s get learning!