R.M. Meluch

Rebecca M. Meluch is an American science-fiction writer. R. M. Meluch has been publishing science fiction for thirty years. She holds degrees in communications and classical civilization, and dabbles in speaking in various languages, including Greek and Latin. At one point she traveled through Greece, Israel, and Egypt on the track of Alexander the Great. Meluch also holds a second-degree black belt in taekwondo and "plays" with electricity. She resides in Medina, Ohio, with her husband, Jim Witkowski, and their ferrets, fish, alpacas, and a Doberman. While writing Jerusalem Fire, Ms. Meluch has stated she wore out the grooves on her soundtrack to the Masada LP. She is a fan of Jerry Goldsmith's scores in part because of the inspiration provided. She is noted online by the community of GLBT media lists for books that feature characters with these orientations. This is not a defining aspect of her writing, but is also not entirely common in science fiction. She has a few short stories published and some non science-fiction novels under pseudonyms. Ms. Meluch has deep and abiding interests in Roman history, airplanes, flying, and World War II. She has stated that she is interested in good characters on the wrong side in wars or conflicts. Meluch is a graduate of Westlake High School in Westlake, Ohio