Melinda Metz is the author of the series Roswell, which is the basis for the TV show.  She also has a series called Fingerprints, about a psychic girl who reads thoughts from fingerprints. Melinda Metz has also written books for several book series, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Ghosts of Fear Street, and Goosebumps Presents.