"5 Facts” with author and multi-talented creative artist, Melissa Velasco.
Photo by Justin Jackrabbit @blackjackrabbit_studio.llc
1. I’m a Stage Manager, choreographer, dance teacher, and author. In the performing arts, you must have a wide range of skills to pay the bills.
2. As the author of the Hollywood High Chronicles, people don’t realize that I actually went to Hollywood High School for the Performing Arts, but the book series is purely fiction. Growing up in Hollywood taught me to appreciate dystopian beauty. I love the grunge and glamour of it all.
3. I’m far more introverted than people realize. Before events, this Aries can be found taking a deep breath in the parking lot, muttering, “You can do this!”
4. My sarcastic laced sense of humor is a personality staple. I describe myself as a cannon blast of thumbtacks and black glitter confetti.
5. Most authors suffer writer’s block. I suffer from the opposite. Material comes to me so fast that my typing speed has doubled after becoming a series author.
Bonus Fact: 90s Hip Hop and R&B are hugely influential in the Hollywood High Chronicles book series, where music sets the tone. You can find all the characters personal mixed tape playlists on the Hollywood High Chronicles Spotify playlists.
Connect with Melissa Velasco at: Instagram: @melissa.velasco.31508 Facebook: @hollywoodhighchronicles
