Sweet Melissa

Revising book two now and trying to decide on a cover.  So many options, so little time.  Happy Holidays to everyone! LOVE-PEACE-HAPPINESS-STRENGTH-susie

Editing a manuscript is like editing your life! Search for the mistakes and fix them! Book One of The Sweet Melissa Memoir Series has been revised!  No worries! I’m sure it has plenty of commas stuck in the wrong place! It also has dialogue and a more descriptive value including what? EMOTION,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,#Recovery #Adiction #OneDayAtATime If you need to hire an editor/life coach then do it!  If you’re stubborn like me and you want to do it alone, then be prepared for the criticism. Go through the pages of your manuscript/life one word at a time.  Find an easy flow. Don’t make it complicated with terms you don’t understand and ask for help when you can.  There’s one thing I’ve found to be true, and that’s putting comma’s in the right place.  I habitually overuse them .  I guess they are my “NEW DRUG of CHOICE” and sometimes I follow my own rules of punctuation. If I need a pause or a break, I shove one in! ...

Yesterday-I remember having to take showers with shoes on my feet... Today-I am grateful for shoeless showers... Yesterday-I remember being face down on cold asphalt in the rain... Today-I am grateful for the sand on the beach that tickles my toes... Yesterday-I remember the never ending noise... Today-I am grateful for the silence... Yesterday-I remember repetition... Today-I am grateful for spontaneity... Yesterday-I remember signing a list to use a phone... Today-I have my own phone... Yesterday-I remember hate... Today-I am grateful for love... Yesterday-I remember control... Today-I am grateful for freedom... Yesterday-I remember loneliness... Today-I am grateful for family and friends... Yesterday-I remember hopelessness... Today-I am grateful for confidence... Yesterday-I remember gray skies... Today-I am grateful for rainbows... Yesterday-I remember addiction... Today-I am grateful for sobriety... Yesterday-I remember prison... Today-I am grateful for a...

I'm so excited because my book was just nominated for the 2017 Readers Choice Awards! Please vote for it at  www.tckpublishing.com/reade rs-choice-voting .

Congratulations to Nancy Churchill! Thank you everyone for entering my giveaway! Your support and reviews make me happy, happy, happy!  I will be having another #giveaway soon! LOVE-PEACE-HAPPINESS-STRENGTH-susie

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Why are reviews so hard to get? That’s what I would like to know!  It seems as though Amazon won’t let someone leave a review unless they have spent a certain amount of money on the site.  Also, family members and of course the author can’t leave reviews either.  I wonder why some authors have reviews that straight out mention that they are related and right there in the actual review! I don’t understand!!!!!!! Why are certain reviews being removed while others aren’t? I am trying to make it as an author in an honest way.  I’m not trying to manipulate the system or take advantage by using illegal tactics which are clearly stated and defined in Amazon’s TOS. I guess in the end, God will have my back. Karma’s a “B” I appreciate Amazon for allowing me to publish my work and I know that they are trying to regulate fraudulent reviews but some that I have seen on some #1 books in certain genres are ridiculous. Also, I have noticed a lot of review retaliation which in the...

Available for Pre-Order delivery November 1, 2017 S hine On You Crazy Junkie Book 6 of The Sweet Melissa Memoir Series Available for pre-order and will be delivered to your device November 1, 2017 Thank you for your support and reviews. After 7 long years in state prison, my life took a turn for the better.  It’s crazy when what you’ve been searching for all your life, has been right in front of you all along!  There is nothing but a mother’s unconditional love and continual support, that could send a lifelong addict and felon immediately into rehab on her parole date after seven years in prison!  Shine On You Crazy Junkie is “My Story” of how I used the years locked up to change, learn, and grow.  It’s how I turned my life over to God, and only at that point, was I finally able to see.  My life had been a repetitious cycle of addiction, crime, and self-destruction.  When I lost everything, not only did I find myself, but I found that with God, my fam...

New Release! If you only read one book of “The Sweet Melissa Memoir Series” this has got to be the one! Book 6 doe not have all the triggers that the others have. This book is about how I recovered after decades of  substance abuse and crime. It is how I overcame the obstacles that continued to destroy my life. My recovery didn’t come easy, but with the love and support of my family, prison, and a recovery program in Long Beach, Ca. called “New Found Life” I was able to conquer the demons that had destroyed my entire being for so many years.

I’m not proud of this but I’m not ashamed either.  I have changed and I am posting this this to show and prove that I have been there, done that and there is always hope for #recovery over #drugs and #alcohol #crimesucks

I have been going through some of my #prison things and I came across this card that my friend Shannin had given me.  She had all the neighbors sign it! #BettyBroderick #PatriciaKrenwinkle and others.

I have finally got my author website up and running!  It is not perfect but I am learning every day!  Please stop by and visit and make sure to subscribe to my mailing list for updates, giveaways and the upcoming PRE-RELEASE PARTY for book six! LOVE-PEACE-HAPPINESS and STRENGTH to all! Susie Susan Segovia-Munoz Addict to Author

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Both my personal and professional deadline's are driving me insane! Why can't there be 48 hours in a day instead of 24?

It is no SECRET that I am not college EDUCATED.  I could have been but I chose a different DARKER path.  I have made TERRIBLE and HUMILIATING choices for much of my LIFE.  I am STUBBORN and that trait has gotten me into one PROBLEM after another.  I had always thought that my lack of CONCENTRATION and my IMPULSIVE nature was due to BOREDOM and the need for EXCITEMENT and even DANGER.  After decades of DOING the same thing OVER and OVER again and NEVER getting any different RESULTS, I came to the CONCLUSION that I was indeed INSANE.  Thank you Mr. EINSTEIN!  SOME people follow a straight ARROW path.  They go from point A to B to C and so on.  While OTHER people like me go from C to R to A to Z to Y.  We go up and down this PATH because we are LOST.  Somewhere along the way our WIRES got crossed and SHORTED out.  Our CIRCUIT boards are not working correctly.  Maybe they are DEAD.  There is something terribly WRONG. ...

The Importance of a Review As a READER, I myself never left a REVIEW.  Now, as an AUTHOR, I understand the importance and VALUE of the review system.  Sometimes people look at your reviews and when they see that there are only a FEW they think that your book must not be very GOOD or that no one is BUYING it.  That is NOT always the case.  Most people do not a LEAVE review.  I read somewhere that you are LUCKY if 1 out of every 100 readers will leave a review.  Well, to get to my POINT, if you have read any of my BOOKS I would so, so, so, much APPRECIATE a review!  My books have been SELLING, and if you have read my books you know where I coming from, and what I have been THROUGH. I am not a college GRADUATE with a degree la-de-da galore.  I am an EX-JUNKIE just trying to tell my STORY about overcoming ADDICTION and ADVERSITY.  I want to show the WORLD that anything is possible.  I was a hardcore DOPE-FIEND for most of my life and I wa...

EMOTIONAL and DRAINING I am in the midst of WRITING  the final book of my "SWEET MELISSA" memoir series.  I have come to the PART where I am writing a letter HOME to my PARENTS.  Fortunate for me, my MOTHER saved ALL of my letters that I had written to her.  Unfortunate for me, MY letters from HER were DESTROYED due to multiple CELL searches over the YEARS.  It is so STRANGE to read letters that I had written 13 years ago.  My INSECURITY  and LOW SELF-ESTEEM became even more apparent to me.  My IMPULSIVE nature and my NEED to fit in.  I have GROWN so much over the YEARS yet I am having a DIFFICULT time writing because the SHAME, the LOSS, and the CRYING is totally DRAINING me. AGAIN, GIVE IT UP!  THE PAST IS THE PAST!  MOVE ON! NO MORE TEARS!  I CAN DO THIS!  HERE ME ROAR!  IT'S MY TIME TO SHINE! That is just a little PEP talk and we ALL need it sometime!  Keep going, stay POSITIVE and MOTIVATED because no o...

So, everything was going great..... SUDDENLY, the S.M. wakes her mother, grabs her belongings and her baby and tells the GUY and my FRIENDS that it was time to go.  The PARTY commenced.  They brought their BELONGINGS out to the car.  The S.M. got inside the GUYS car and they talked while everyone waited for her to get back to her baby and drive home or at least tell them what her plans were.  After a bit, the S.M. got out of the GUYS car and got into the other car, ordering the owner of the car to get out of the driver seat.  SHE wanted to DRIVE.  My FRIENDS thanked me, the GUY thanked me, but the out of state GUESTS did not say a word.   The following day I tried calling my friend to check to see if they all made it home safe.  She was working (but I did not know it at the time) so I sent a text to the S.M. and asked her if they had made it home safely.  I had not heard from anyone all day.  Two HOURS after the TEXT, still no wor...

JEALOUSY AND ENVY I hope EVERYONE had a nice holiday this 4th of July!  I thought I did but APPARENTLY certain guests at my pool/BBQ party told me something DIFFERENT the next day.  Let me explain, a very good friend of mine had out of STATE friends coming to town.  We decided to have a SMALL  relaxing get-together.  She went to pick up the "GUEST'S" from the airport and after they had settled in a bit at her place they all HEADED over to my house.  I invited everyone in, including a single mother in her late 30's, her baby, and her mother.  There were only EIGHT people here.  It was, like I said a small get-together.  I played HOSTESS, as usual, and provided the FOOD, BEVERAGES, SNACKS, APPETIZERS, and a very WELCOMING and COMFORTABLE atmosphere.  I made everyone feel at home and they were swimming, tanning, and relaxing in the jacuzzi.  We were taking photos, talking, and laughing.  I GRILLED hamburgers and hotdogs for the ...

IS THERE LIFE AFTER ADDICTION Whether it be HEROIN, COCAINE, ALCOHOL, METHAMPHETAMINE, PRESCRIPTION PILLS, or "WHATEVER" there is always HOPE for a decent and prosperous  life after addiction.  Is it EASY?  Hell NO!  It is one of the most DIFFICULT things a person may ever have to ENDURE.  With the LOVE, and SUPPORT of family and friends this seemingly IMPOSSIBLE TASK can be ACCOMPLISHED.   As with anything else in life that is WORTHWHILE, anything that you may be trying to SUCCEED at, there will WORK involved.  I'm not talking about the SHOVEL in hand type of work either!  The type of JOB I am referring to is FAR more MENTALLY draining and CHALLENGING.  I am talking about DEDICATING your absolute EVERYTHING to the CAUSE.  It may or may not sound EASY to you.  Just keep in MIND that it is extremely EASY to get SIDETRACKED and STRAY from your GOAL and your main PURPOSE of assisting a loved one in RECOVERY. The ADDICT wil...

PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW Before I started writing books, I myself, never left reviews.  I will admit that I had no idea of the relevance of reviews.  What difference did it make whether I left a review or not?  Who wants to hear what I have to say about something?  I figured that it did not matter.  Now, having five books out, I totally understand the importance and the necessity of reviews.  Whether good or bad, a review allows you to give your opinion on something, to help in making a purchase decision to a potential buyer.  When someone only has a few reviews it appears as though no one is buying the book.  "So why should I?" is what the buyer is possibly thinking.  It's funny but the number of reviews don't really, in all actuality, tell you if the book is selling or not.  Although, most readers do not know this.  That is why I am asking everyone to "Please leave a review" even if it is a bad one.  Of course, I do hope ...

LIFE IS ONE CONTINUOUS LESSON HAVE  FAITH  IN  YOURSELF  AND  NEVER  GIVE  UP  It is funny how things and people EVOLVE.  What we LEARN, and how we learn them.  I can remember, at a very LOW POINT in my life, when my gut would tell me "DON'T DO IT!" but I did not listen.  Instead, I let my CURIOSITY and my ADDICTION get the best of me.  Each and every time without fail I lost "AKA" got tossed into JAIL!  Through many years of trying to break this TERRIBLE pattern of SELF-DESTRUCTION I decided to do the OPPOSITE of everything I had done before.  When I SAY everything, I pretty much mean EVERYTHING.  I had obviously been doing things the WRONG way for many years.  So, CHANGE is what I did!   I STARTED to have FAITH in GOD and in MYSELF.  If I expected anyone else to TRUST, BELIEVE, or have FAITH in me I needed to be sure that I did first.  I began to trust my INSTINCT and my GUT feel...

                           GIVING IT UP TO GOD I USED TO ASK MYSELF, "WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN PEOPLE SAY, GIVE IT UP TO GOD?" So, I asked someone else.  Someone who just might know the answer because it was not me.  I did not know.  I had absolutely no idea what people meant by this.  The funny thing is, when I asked this particular person my question, his answer was my question.  He said, "Just give it up to God."  So, I asked him how and he continued to tell me, "Just give it up to God."  So, here I am left with an answer to my question which in reality was the question itself! I may never get an answer to my question but what I do know is that every single day I ask God for strength.  I ask Him for His forgiveness and love.  I thank Him for what I am today.  I am grateful for the lessons my life has taught me and I pray that my story will help and inspire at le...

                      "The Sweet Melissa Memoir Series"  Book six of "THE SWEET MELISSA MEMOIR SERIES" will be out sometime in September 2017!  GOD WILLING!  That is my personal goal anyway.  I have already designed the cover and I am about a fifth of the way through.  Surprisingly, book six is the most difficult one to write.  The events are current(2004-2011), or should I say more current than the other books, but there are a lot of intimate and painful details and memories.  I have been trying to keep those buried deep in the back of my mind but it is time to release them.     I hope you are enjoying the series so far, and book six will be the final book.  I have plenty of other projects after this!  My writing career is far from over.  It has just begun!   I love to hear feedback and appreciate your reviews.  I was brought to tears the other day when ...

Designing a book cover is actually pretty fun.  I wish I had known everything I know now about the process when I published my first book.  Since then, I have changed the cover 4 times! It is ok though. Live and learn.  I really like the new one's and there are so many ways and avenues to aid you in creating what works best for you. Some people might think that it is a bad idea to change the original cover, but I disagree. People judge a book by it's cover no matter what, and there will never be any changing that.  I even had someone tell me that they loved my cover so much on book one that they would buy it just for the cover!  The contents of the book are something that particular person never reads, memoirs. He told me that the cover made him buy it! Well, I do hope he reads it as well, but if not that is ok too! I am so close to finishing my fifth book.  I almost had it done today, but not quite! Also, my audio version for book one is in review by ACX a...

New cover for all 4 books that are out! Book five coming soon! amazon.com/author/susansegoviamunoz

Lately, I have been researching all types of marketing plans and promotions. The best idea I have found is to follow other authors that are doing well. Follow their marketing strategies and when I do, I see that they are doing nothing! No freebies no discounts, just keep on writing! Something about algorithms and I do not understand, but I am trying to find out! I just do not want to spend too much time on researching something that I may never need to know! Lol! So, in the meantime I am awaiting the rest of my first recordings for the audio of my first book Sweet Melissa: Ignorance Is Not Bliss #sweetmelissa I have absolutely fell in love with audio books! I do not know how I ever lived without them! I have not had the time I need to read and write, but while I am driving I love listening to books.  I have had many requests about having my series brought to audio because now a days people do not have the time to sit and read a book. I love it, and I think this is a great marketing...

A single day will never be considered wasted, as long as you #learnsomethingnew  Everyday I put myself out there, exposing myself to things I know nothing about.  I have always learned things the hard way, and I guess that is just the way it will always be.  Nothing good comes easy.  I have certainly learned that one the hard way.  I just believe that deep in my soul exists the #energy, and the will to continue to survive.  If I had not wasted so many years killing my own brain cells, I would be ahead by now.  I am trying to make up for #losttime  and sometimes I get sucked in by everything I have missed out on.  I am talking about the #simplethingsinlife   The things that people often take for granted.  I will never take anything for granted again, and if I start to fall I will pick myself up again.  I am a #survivor, and survivors win! #nevergiveup #recovery #sweetmelissa

I have finally finished revising book four of the Sweet Melissa Memoir series! 2 more to go! The audio version for book 1 is almost done! I need more time in each day because 24hrs is not enough! My #dream is starting to become a #reality

I am so happy to say that the audio version of Sweet Melissa: Ignorance is not Bliss Book One, of the Sweet Melissa series, is in the process of production right now thanks to the wonderful actress/narrator Dana Dae! She accepted the offer and I know this is going to be the best! Netflix here we come!

Right now, I am accepting auditions for my series! WOW! What an exciting thing! When I hear the auditions of women reading my book, I am so thrilled. Some of their voices bring a chill to my spine, because of their accuracy. I have only begun my auditions, one certain woman's audition is just sticking with me.  I have always said, follow your gut feeling! Anytime I did not, I have failed. I will give it a few more days, but I do believe my choice is made! EXCITING! I love it!!!

Recently, I was contacted by another author, stating that she saw my book, and that she wanted to know if I would like to exchange books, for an honest opinion and a review. She made it clear, that she was indeed, willing to do so. She contacted me. I agreed to get her book. The following day, she said, thank you for purchasing my book, but I am not interested in yours. How's that for trying to cheat the rating and review system, and blatantly ripping me off 4.99!  Karma will get you!

Well, that's a good one! It seems as if people are buying my books but I am not getting many reviews. Therefore, it looks as if no one is reading or liking them! When someone goes to an author's page and looks at their books, they often determine the books success, or contents, according to the number of reviews. The quality and interior of a book, with no reviews, leaves the audience thinking, "Well, maybe this one is not worth purchasing!" I urge each and everyone to always leave a review, not only on my books, but on every author's books. It helps the consumer decide whether to purchase or not, in many cases. Sometimes, and to some people, this does not matter, but on the whole, I believe it does indeed matter. Please leave reviews after reading any book, whether mine, or anyone else's. It is not easy being an author,and being a successful author, you have to learn marketing, and promoting and all that! YIKES! I just want to get my book exposed to as many p...

From today 1-24-2017 through 1-26-2017, I am having a free eBook give-away for the first book in the Sweet Melissa Series.  Ignorance is not Bliss!

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Nothing worthwhile comes easy.  The days of fast money for me are gone.  Long gone.  I am going to work, work, and work some more!  I have to make up for lost time! Perseverance, Faith, Motivation, and Patience!

I have finally finished books 1, 2, and 3! I designed new covers, using my own image, and photography. I love writing, but I also love the arts in general.  I love photography, modeling, and abstract painting!  Book 4's revisions are halfway done, and the cover is already finished.  Then on to 5 & 6! I am hoping to get the exposure with my books, to help and inspire others that change is indeed, possible! Here is a cute photo of my baby "Abby"! She has been by my side for the last 4 1/2 years!

Book 3 is almost done being revised! Hopefully, I will be done this weekend!

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I need to keep working hard, stay focused, and keep on learning something new each day!  One of the best pieces of advise I have gotten, is to keep on writing.  To not spend too much time trying to market on social media, and to utilize my time wisely. I have a lot to learn about this business, but I am a survivor,and I will not quit! That is not an option. I need more exposure, but I believe it will come when it's "My time!"  I have given it to God, and I know my day will come! Have a good one! Love, Peace, and Happiness to all! amazon.com/author/susansegoviamunoz

It is hard to believe how fast time passes by.  I have been out of prison since 5/11/2011!  After spending seven long years behind those bars, cement walls, and razor wire electric fences, I have learned to not take things for granted.  I never want to forget to be grateful for all I have.  I am not talking about material things.  I am talking about the things you can not buy. Some of the women I did time with, such as some of the Manson girls, Betty Broderick, and many others, will never see the outside of those prison walls again.  Many will die alone, and will have wasted their lives because of the crimes they have committed.  Substance abuse, and addiction caused many of these women's destinations to be doomed. Once a person becomes addicted to drugs, and or alcohol, a part of their soul becomes captive to a wide variety of evils.  If you find that you are constantly battling with these demons, seek help before it is too late. When an addi...