Episode 167
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Melissa’s Bio: Melissa Ferguson is the bestselling author of titles including Meet Me in the Margins, How to Plot a Payback, On the Way to Christmas, and The Perfect Rom-Com.
She lives in Tennessee with her husband and children in their growing farmhouse lifestyle and writes heartwarming romantic comedies that have been featured in such places as The Hollywood Reporter, Travel + Leisure, Woman’s World, and BuzzFeed. Join along her journey with over 900,000 other followers at @ourfriendlyfarmhouse.
In this interview we talk about:
- Melissa’s new book: The Perfect Rom Com
- The book I read before her book: The Invisible War
- Love and laughter…why is it considered less than other things we need
- Cheerfulness and whimsy
- The bleak motherhood messaging in American culture right now
- An invitation into lightness
- Humility in motherhood
- Living hopeful and loving
- Finding the balance between strong messaging & lightness
- Encouragement for moms
- Strength in lightness
- Being bold
- “Whoops! Sorry about that!”
- The parallels between content creation and motherhood
- Not being propelled by other people’s opinions
- Why Melissa writes romance novels
- Melissa’s writing history & education
- Clean rom coms
- The need for a rating system for romance novels
- Look for “sweet” rom coms
- Book: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
- The division of attention
- Valuing humor
- How Melissa finds time to write
- Finding time to read as a mom
- The Opal App
- Having a time limit on your phone for productivity
- Having animals makes us more creative
- The beauty of trial & error
- Bringing lightness back into your life with a light book
- Melissa’s new children’s book: Our Friendly Farmhouse coming out in July 2025
- Tasha Tutor seeds are available! tashatutorandfamily.com
- New murder mystery rom com…Without a Clue! In 2026
- Creating whimsy in your everyday
- Melissa is the epitome of looking forward!
Melissa’s Links:
Website: www.melissafurguson.com
Instagram: @ourfriendlyfarmhouse
Books: Buy Books Here
Elevating Motherhood Links:
www.instagram.com/loribethauldridge
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