Interview With Author Melis May
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Melis May was born and raised in the coastal city of Izmir, Turkey. She is a graduate of Dokuz Eylul University and earned her BFA in Performing Arts as a dramaturg-playwright. Her graduation thesis was on the examination of the play-within-a-play technique in Max Frisch’s Biography play. This study, which proved proficiency in art, was taught as a sample thesis in sister universities.
May has been an assistant director in the opera, a private theater owner, a performing arts organizer and an owner of an advertising agency in Turkey. She emigrated to the US in 2016 and has become a citizen. She has been researching and working on theater and puppetry for the last 25 years and is currently writing her first series of puppetry plays for children.
I have three books. There are 3 different versions of the book of the same name.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Lost City of Atlantis – Tell Me a Tale : Kids edition, professional edition, coloring and activity book.
We are all somewhere between dreams and reality throughout our lives. If we had the chance to go to the city of Atlantis, how would we evaluate this chance? This story will show us what would happen if the odds came true.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Unfortunately, I can write very late at night. I guess my muses sleep during the daytime.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Peter Weiss – Marat & Sade, Max Frisch – Biography
What are you working on now?
The first book in the series, Tell Me a Tale, is the beginning of an adventure that will last for 13 episodes. The second book is now ready for publication. And now I’ve started working on the third book.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I can’t say I’m very good at this. If you have any great suggestions, I’ll be happy to hear them.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
There is a big difference between writing and being a writer. Some people can become good writers at a very young age. Some wait years to become a good writer. You will not find the answer to this question without trying and sharing what you have written.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The way to make your dreams come true is to write your dreams.
What are you reading now?
I’m reading a book about art history.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I don’t know now. Maybe, Harold Pinter…
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Tom Stoppard – Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Shakespeare – all books
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