{"id":25,"date":"2024-05-31T12:20:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melissagunn.com\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2024-11-12T23:12:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T23:12:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.melissagunn.com\/?page_id=25","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<script async src=\"https:\/\/arborescens.eomail5.com\/form\/bdb4d742-2660-11f0-a39d-17b1932d52f0.js\" data-form=\"bdb4d742-2660-11f0-a39d-17b1932d52f0\"><\/script>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull desktop-banner\" id=\"banner\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading banner-heading ar-heading\">About<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull wrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image about-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melissagunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20230716_154616-1024x768-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-153\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.melissagunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20230716_154616-1024x768-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.melissagunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20230716_154616-1024x768-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.melissagunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20230716_154616-1024x768-1-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.melissagunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20230716_154616-1024x768-1-702x526.webp 702w, https:\/\/www.melissagunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20230716_154616-1024x768-1-655x491.webp 655w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:38px\"><strong>Melissa Gunn Author<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melissa spent several years pursuing a science career (she holds a PhD in conservation genetics) before deciding it would be fun to write fiction, too. It turns out that there is even more research involved in writing, but luckily that\u2019s one of her favourite things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She enjoys combining facts that seem fantastical with actual fantasy, and creating quirky characters with a sense of humour. She often ponders how mythical creatures would solve problems. She loves wildlife photography, and has a collection of blurry animal photos to prove it. Melissa is also passionate about conservation, and spends far too much time looking at climate change predictions.<br><br>Melissa writes YA and cosy urban fantasy\/climate fiction crossover and speculative fiction stories. 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