Hello
I’m Melodie (Mel) Lake, a writer and editor in Denver, CO.
Originally from Arizona, most of my career has been spent as a technical writer — I wrote legalese for health insurance companies for a decade or so. Nowadays I write short stories, novels, and creative nonfiction in my spare time. I have written comic book reviews for Multiversity and was a volunteer reader for the literary magazine Capsule Stories.
Things I love:
- the outdoors
- my dog
- comics
- television
Things I don’t love:
- talking about myself
If you’d like to get to know me and my writing journey, this blog post is a great way to start.
Links to my published writing can be found here.
Memberships:
- Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
- Pikes Peak Writers
- Sisters in Crime
LATEST NEWS
I’m a double finalist for the 2024 Colorado Gold Awards!
The Ghost of You Lingers was a finalist in the Women’s Fiction/Romance category
Bloodbath at VampCon was a finalist in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Spec/Horror category
Current Project
Bloodbath at VampCon (novel | urban fantasy (vampires) x murder mystery)
Mitchell, a vampire detective based in Phoenix, is ‘cancelled’ by a YouTuber who turns up dead at a vampire convention — and Mitchell is the prime suspect.
Mel Lake | Writer, etc. 