She began researching the idea of publishing the novel on the Internet, which, in 1998 had not yet been done. They wanted me to pick a genre,” said Rose of what would be her debut Lip Service set at a sex therapy clinic called The Butterfield Institute.īeing in advertising, Rose was accustomed to looking for unusual solutions. “They didn’t know if it was mystery or erotica or literary fiction, and no one thought it had enough of each to be on specific shelves in the bookstore. She had an agent who liked her first novel as well as her second and third but neither her agent nor the publishers she approached knew how to market Rose’s work. While her career at a mid-sized advertising agency was thriving during the 1990s, Rose’s fiction writing career was stalling. Rose has been juggling myriad aspects of her career since she worked as a creative director for an advertising firm while writing screenplays and novels on the side. “I thrive on this dual personality,” said Rose. Rose combines her first name, Melisse (her real name is Melisse Shapiro) and her mother's name, Jacqueline Rose.īut don’t think that Rose has an identity crisis. Rose, the owner of, which is considered to be the premier marketing site for authors.Įven her name is the combination of two people: M.J. Rose the author of 13 critically acclaimed novels, the latest of which is the historical suspense Seduction. Rose feels as if she is two people, working at two different jobs but with one common goal.
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