Melinda Stumpf art major.
Melinda \m(e)-lin-da, mel(i)-nda\ is pronounced ma-LIN-dah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Melinda is "sweet". Modern name coined in the 18th century from the word "melitus".
Nobody is really a writer. They are just people who cannot keep their thoughts organized in their head, so they have to put them on paper. Writers are simply eccentric thinkers.