“This is how you do it: You sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until its done. It’s that easy, and that hard.”
Neil Gaiman
Biography.
Melissa Kowalczyk is a writer, designer and artist who lives in Menominee, Mich.
Kowalczyk grew up in a southern suburb of Chicago and moved to northern Wisconsin with her family when she was middle-school aged. She grew up surrounded by family and friends who allowed that creative spirit to grow and thrive and continues to support her in all her endeavors.
Although her first love is art and design, she found an outlet in writing with her life-long friend. They continue to encourage each other in their writing habits and love to read each other’s work.
Kowalczyk’s writing usually involves internal conflict of her characters and how they change and develop, regardless of age. She also dabbles in other types of writing including articles, blogs, short stories, etc.
Words and Thoughts.
Published 2021-present
Words and Thoughts is my current blog. I write about things on my mind and that I want to share with you. They mostly focus on my journeys with body positivity and mindfulness and different things I love.
Columns.
Published in 2018-2020
Here is a set of columns I wrote that were published in the paper and online as Something Extra columns.
Blogs.
Published 2004 to 2018
Back when the EagleHerald was starting their website they encouraged staff members to write blogs. Please excuse the graphics, as that was a long time ago in graphics time.
Mak's Vision 