Melissa Corliss DeLorenzo
Hello and thank you for visiting!
A little about me: I am a mother, spouse, proud Gen Xer, novelist, insatiable reader, enthusiastic planner, pioneering recycler, unashamed possessor of sprawling cross stitch supplies, lover of radio.
I write Women’s Fiction about women in everyday life, shedding light on the ordinary to reveal that our day-to-day lives are anything but ordinary. I’m the author of the novels The Mosquito Hours and Talking Underwater. I have several other novels in progress, but I also have two teenagers and one young adult. (IYKYK.) I work in the Guidance Office of my local high school. I love my job immeasurably (most of the time), and the pension and medical plans are much better for “Admin Support” than for “Writer.”
Want to say hello? Please email me at melissa.corliss.delorenzo@gmail.com
FAQs
Do you have a favorite drink?
Yes. I unfailingly drink iced matcha green tea lattés daily. I love them so completely that I plan my time around consuming them, which is ideally at 3:30 or 4:00—the latest—in the afternoon. Sometimes, for scheduling obligations beyond my control, I have to alter the consumption time, which is not my preference, but I will if I absolutely must. Do I have a small, blue, cylindrical, perfectly-sized cooler that I utilize on days when I need to be away from my blender and matcha green tea latté supplies and must take my matcha green tea latté on the road? Yes. Do I buckle it in with a seat belt and threaten anyone who may be in danger of tipping it over? I have a singular response: wouldn’t you? (Aren’t you glad you asked?)
How do you feel about planners?
I am absolutely besotted with planners. I’ve recently shifted to a June-July setup because I work at a school and it seems a more natural way to think about the year. I mean, we all know the new year actually starts in September. One fine day I will find the perfect planner and everything will fall into place. I just know it.
Are you an overthinker?
I’ll bet you already know the answer to that.
What’s your position on saying “no?”
Not comfortable.
When do you start listening to Christmas music?
Officially the day after Thanksgiving. Secretly, mid-November.
Has your hair ever looked the same twice?
No.