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298: Melissa Collings- Author of The False Flat
Thursday, 20 November, 2025

This week's guest is Melissa Collings (The False Flat, Montlake/Amazon publishing, June 2024). Melissa talks about learning to filter conflicting feedback from an early writing group that stifled her flow, how she edited her debut as though it was someone else's, and how she's a fickle fan of social media. Don't miss the end where Melissa describes finding your "why" as a writer, and how writing a newsletter is her single biggest recommendation for authors building a lasting career. And if you've ever wondered about the pluses and (a few) minuses of publishing through Amazon, this is an interview you won't want to miss. Melissa R. Collings is an award-winning author and former spine surgery physician associate. She writes diverse romance, women's fiction and psychological thrillers that balance laughter, heartbreak, and emotional depth. When she's not writing or plotting, you can find her chasing her two kids in Nashville, studying preventative health, or losing herself in a painting. Her imagination never fails to get her into trouble, and she lives by the philosophy: nothing is impossible, and everything is better with glitter—except surgical wounds. To learn more about Melissa, click here.