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Scottsdale Public Library

3,542 books | 2,458 friends

Jami

705 books | 1,931 friends

Michelle

616 books | 103 friends

Jenn Windrow

731 books | 92 friends

Doenutty

1,083 books | 51 friends

Karina Zapien

488 books | 62 friends

Karin

348 books | 32 friends

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Melissa Borg

Goodreads Author

Born

June 13

Website

https://melissaborg.com/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/InkingDreams

Genre

Chick Lit, Humor and Comedy, Young Adult

Member Since

June 2009

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/althaea13

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Melissa Borg loves stories that are heartfelt, humorous, and portray vibrant characters. She has always been drawn to stories that explore everyday lives and struggles that are bursting with family, friends, and self-growth. She’s an electrical engineer, in degree only. When she couldn’t find a job with her degree, she dyed her hair funky colors, found a job managing multi-million-dollar contracts, & was roped into drawing pictures, as part of her job's "other duties as assigned" clause. Nothing is funnier than an engineer muttering dire things at a computer screen, drawing a horse, promise.

Yet her deep love of witty characters and storytelling led her down the road paved in crazy to be a writer. Her background in acting, directing, and zip ...more

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Melissa Borg's Blog

Mother's Day Homage

As today is Mother's Day it is only right to share my mother's book, The Mindset Cure: How I Beat My 90 Day Death Sentence (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...). It is her journey battling against an aggressive leukemia diagnosis.

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Published on May 08, 2022 20:20

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Melissa Borg’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 25 ratings · 3 reviews · 3 distinct works

	A Single Girl's Guide to Wedding Survival 3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Affirmation Colouring Book: Empower your little ones while enjoying colouring in 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Australian Animal Colouring Book: Educational Colouring pages with animals for all children 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Melissa rated a book it was amazing Walking in This World: The Practical Art of Creativity by Julia Cameron	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The weekend after I was laid off from my job I knew I needed to ground myself in something other than my drive to find a new job. I had recalled how I enjoyed The Artist Way when I was transitioning from college to being a graduate and all the tribul ...more
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Melissa rated a book it was amazing Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I love listening to nonfiction books while I work. I had no idea what I was getting into, beyond the title resonated with me. From the start, I found myself nodding while Shauna explained how she had ordered her life and why she found the need to reb ...more
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Melissa rated a book really liked it Dinner With Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship by Isabel Vincent	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Melissa rated a book it was amazing Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement by Rich Karlgaard	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Enjoyed this book. Well researched and great flow of topics. I've been recommending it to friends. ...more
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Melissa’s Quotes

“Everything you can imagine is real.”
― Pablo Picasso

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“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”
― George Bernard Shaw

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“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
― Pablo Picasso

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“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”
― Leonardo da Vinci

tags: art, inspirational

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