Author Melissa Ford is a nationally known “mommie blogger” and author of the Bell Bridge Book novel, LIFE FROM SCRATCH. She also works for BlogHer, one of the largest blog networks. Read along as Mel scores the ultimate author promo win.
On Monday, I had to be at the White House for the Women’s Online Summit, a meeting of 25 online sites (I was there representing BlogHer.) The night before, I inscribed a copy of Life from Scratch 
for the First Lady and threw it in my bag. You just never know who you’ll bump into over there.
Many of you might not know this, but the First Lady is a blogger (and a BlogHer) herself. During the election, she wrote four posts for BlogHer, and the whole administration has been forward-thinking in using online technology to disseminate their message.
So, a book about a blogger who uses an online medium in order to connect with others? It seemed like a clear fit for the First Lady. (And it’s a pretty light read; I have to imagine that her job is fairly stressful. Perhaps she wants to unwind with a good book at the end of the night.)
While I met her husband, the President, the First Lady was nowhere to be seen. Before I left, I asked a staffer if she’d be able to give the First Lady my gift and she said she’d be happy to walk it over to her office. So my book — like the many famous biographies lining the walls of the White House library — is currently inside the most important address in Washington, D.C. Who knows if it was actually deposited in the First Lady’s hands and if she’s happily reading about how Rachel Goldman is teaching herself to cook, but it’s a fun visual to daydream about.
Visit Mel’s Stirrup Queen blog.
She’s also the author of a non-fiction book on infertility issues, NAVIGATING THE LAND OF IF.
