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In the past couple of years, I've been threatened by Drumpfers, Republicans, conservatives, and right wing nut jobs. Why? Because of my upcoming novel, Us Against Them. I'm very much anti-Putin and this novel reflects my hatred of Putin. Hell, I'm old enough to remember when the Republicans were against Putin. But, because of Drumpf, they're now big fans of Putin. They're angry that I have the audacity to write a fictional book about Putin that makes him (and the Republicans) look bad....
Because I am a fiction writer, I have decided to start a Substack publication for my non-fiction work, such as essays and commentaries. You can find it at substack.melodiaparker.com. There will also be a link in the header of this site: https://melodiaparker.com/other-writings.
Perhaps you're not interested in reading my fiction work, but you would like to still support me as a writer. The best way to do this is to subscribe to my Substack. You don't have to pay for a subscription unless you ...
I knew everything was going to go to hell after the demented Oompa Loompa officially became dictator on January 20, 2025. I read Project 2025, so I knew things would be very, very, very bad.
It's June 2025 and I'm completely overwhelmed by this dictatorship. They're doing this on purpose. They want us to be so exhausted that we give up. I know we have to keep fighting, but it's getting very difficult. I know I am ready to throw in the towel.
Every day they are doing something that is worse than...
I know that my upcoming poetry collection, A Bright Light in a Dark World, isn't as popular or as anticipated as my other upcoming book this year, Us Against Them. However, A Bright Light in a Dark World is coming along very nicely! It has been quite challenging but I'm glad that I'm sticking with it.
For those of you who aren't aware, it is based on this crazy writing challenge I did in February 2025. I said that I would write a positive, encouraging, uplifting poem every day for 200 days!...
The sequel to Us Against Them will be, Us Against Them, Again. I know. I use "again" a lot for sequels. But, I think it works perfectly. We're doing this again. So, why not use again for a sequel? Also, I promise that the sequel will have a positive and hopeful ending. The ending to Us Against Them is very depressing, bleak, hopeless, etc. I know people are going to hate the ending to Us Against Them. So, the good news is that if you stick with me, when I finally get the sequel finished, it...
I had posted last month on my social media about the dictatorship deporting anyone they think isn't a citizen. I got some very stupid replies from Republicans/Drumpfers, so I had to delete the original post and then I reposted it, with comments turned off. As you probably know, I was not born in the United States. I came to the US when I was 3 years old. I can claim American citizenship through my mother, who is an American citizen. I have a US passport, a US social security number, a...
I know it seems hard to believe that I, Melodía J. Parker, who takes a million years to write a novel, have a writing process. I promise I do! And I'm actually getting better at it!
The very first thing I do when I'm getting ready to write a novel is to plan it. I do my planning in a notebook. I buy these really cheap notebooks that are Moleskine knockoffs. They come in a pack of 8 and are about $40. That's $5 a notebook. A single Moleskine notebook costs way more than that (over $20). Yes,...
Being a writer can be very fulfilling. For many of us (myself included), writing is something that we do on the side. It's a fun hobby for a lot of us, but hopefully it'll bring in a few sales. I know that I won't be on the The New York Times Best Seller list. I know that I'm not going to become a millionaire from my writing. I'll probably never be well-known. I'm supposedly a "public figure" but that's only because of my posts on social media. I'm okay with all of that. I knew from the start...
I will never meet with any fans privately. I won't give them my phone number. I won't even give them my email address! Why am I so against meeting with fans privately?
You put yourself in a really bad situation. If the fan decides to make a false accusation against you, you're screwed. This has happened too many times to too many people. It's not going to happen to me! I am not going to put myself into a situation where a "fan" decides to lie about the encounter and then try to ruin my life....
As of today (May 20, 2025), I haven't made a public appearance. And I probably never will. Why is that?
The main reason is that I just don't like being in public. Things are very bad right now in the United States. I don't need to be attacked by some lunatic because they don't like what I write, or don't like the fact that I'm a woman, or don't like the way I look. It's safer for me to just stay at home. Maybe one day, when things finally calm down, it will be safe for me to do a signing or...
Us Against Them is coming together very nicely! I didn't get to write as much during March, April, and May because of my Financial Accounting class. Here's some information about Us Against Them that you might find interesting.
- It is 80 chapters.
- It is divided into 3 parts.
- As of today (May 19, 2025), it is 200 pages long.
- It is over 50,000 words.
Yes, I still believe that I can get this book released in the late summer/early fall of this year.
As some of you know, in March 2025, I returned to school to pursue my CPA license. There is one thing I have to do first before I can take the CPA test - I need to take accounting classes. I haven't taken any accounting class since 2000 (!), so I decided to start from scratch. The local community college where I received my two Associate's degrees offers a Financial Accounting certificate for people like me who are pursuing CPA licensure and have at least a Bachelor's degree (I have a...
I am amazed by the amount of people who have no idea how a NDA works. I'll try to explain it in simple terms so that these people who have no idea how NDAs work will now understand.
A NDA is a non-disclosure agreement. That means that two parties have signed an agreement to not disclose certain information. This information can be anything, but usually it's related to employers. Employers often have their employees sign a NDA to protect certain information about the company - business plans,...
This is something that is really bothering me. Too many people will make an accusation, but they don't have the evidence to support their accusation! They know that the accusation is false, but because they want money and to ruin another person's life, they are willing to keep lying. It is disgusting.
Words alone are not enough to convict someone of a crime. If you want me to believe that a crime has been committed, then you need to show me the evidence. I do not and I will not take anyone at...
Hello!
I had given up blogging, but the truth is that I do miss blogging. I'll try to blog on a semi-regular basis.
I will still blog about the same things (commentary, opinions, politics, etc).
Stay tuned for more!
Melodía