Melodía J. Parker

In the early hours of a beautiful spring day in 1980, in a majestic old city in Central Europe, a little girl named Melodía J. Parker was born. She would leave Europe at the age of 3 with her parents to relocate to the United States. They originally lived in the Washington, DC area. Later, they moved to Baltimore, Maryland.

By the time she arrived in the United States, she could already read and write in two languages (English and Spanish). Her love of reading and writing has been truly lifelong.

At the age of 10, her life would change forever when she read the newly released “Complete and Uncut” version of Stephen King’s The Stand. After reading the first chapter, she knew that she wanted to be a writer, just like Mr. King. Despite her young age, she had already read several novels by Mr. King (Carrie, The Shining, Cujo, It, Pet Sematary). Each of these novels had convinced her that writing was interesting, but it was The Stand that made her want to pursue it as a career.

After reading The Stand, she would write poetry and short stories to entertain her friends. But, what she really wanted to do was to write a novel like The Stand. It wouldn’t be until she turned 18 that she would pursue writing as a professional. She began working on a horror novel called The Mansion. Unfortunately, after two years of working on The Mansion, she was unable to make it work as a novel and she turned The Mansion into a short story. She also wrote several other short stories during this period.

During the time she worked on The Mansion, she earned two Associate of Applied Science degrees in Computer Information Systems and Business Management.

The next horror novel she attempted to write was called The Haven in 2001. She started working on The Haven right before she became a manager. However, she would become too busy during her management career to finish writing The Haven. During this time, she also returned to college at the age of 30, and two years later, at 32, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Anthropology and Sociology. Her concentration was in Anthropology and her minor was in History.

In 2016, after wondering if she would ever get a novel completed, a horrific event occurred in the United States that jolted her back into writing. The disastrous results of the 2016 US presidential election sparked an idea for a new horror/dystopian novel, Us Against Them. She would put The Haven aside and focus on Us Against Them for the next nine years.

As she worked on Us Against Them, she was accepted into grad school and she earned her Master of Science degree in Human Relations and Business. Her specialization was in Change Management.

As Us Against Them gets closer for release in 2025, she returned to college yet again in March 2025 to start a new (and final) career journey into becoming a CPA. As she follows the numerous steps to attain CPA licensure, she is planning to release several books and collections in the next five years.