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Joined On: Jul 04, 2008
Last Online: Dec 21, 2009

Melanie D. Calvert Benton

is currently reading Mississippi Outdoors.

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Location:
Pearl, Mississippi
About Me:
I am a Mississippi published professional photographer, author, cover artist and television personality. I am a 2008 "Mentor" nominee sponsored by: Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Lifetime Television For Women and Comcast Spotlight.

My writing was inspired by my grandmother and the need to reach out to women from all walks of life. I love to empower women everywhere

. "You can do anything as long as you put your mind to it."

2010 Committee member "Go Red For Women" South Eastern affiliate.


It's time for women to speak up against heart disease!
Achievements:
2008 "Mentor" nominee sponsored by: Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Lifetime Television For Women and Comcast Spotlight.


Member of: Western Writers of America, through my husband Gary Benton (aka) " W. R. Benton"

Member of: Women Writing the West (WWW)

Online featured blogger for the Clarion-Ledger's Newspaper." Hunting" section for http;//www.clarionledger.com

Blogger for Family, Fish and Game

Blog Spot:

http://msoutdoorfox.blogspot.com/

Favorites

Authors:
W. R. Benton, D. H. Brown, Darden North, Diana Groe, Danielle Steele, Dahlia Patton, Joe Camp, John Grisham. Jim Griffin, Kirby Jonas, Stephen Law, Don Bendell,
Books:
Silently Beats The Drum, A Southern Moon Rising, Erin Song, A Time To Kill, Ranger's Revenge
Interests:
photography, writing, deer hunting, gardening, camping, 4 wheeler riding, country cooking, I would like to get into designing women's outdoors hunting apparel.
Periodicals:
www.divinecaroline.com. Women Anglers & Hunters Too!
Quotes:
"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." - Rhett Butler
"No body puts Baby in the corner" (Johnny from the movie Dirty Dancing)
Websites:

Books (1)

A Southern Moon Rising photo
A Southern Moon Rising
Genre: Historical Fiction

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