.Writers.on.Writing.
Get to know our authors, the foundation and heart of Yellow Arrow Journal, and what writing means to them through our monthly series.
.W.o.W. #30
Melissa Nunez
What does your inner writing voice tell you?
Don’t stop. Your words matter.
As a writer, what would you choose as your mascot/avatar/spirit animal?
A coyote: adapt, persevere, survive.
What is your writing Kryptonite? Your most interesting writing quirk?
Lack of sleep and stressful days are very problematic for me as a writer. I am unable to focus and connect with my creative energy. I also get very obsessive with the words I use, especially in my shorter works. I will go through my pieces and highlight words and phrases I’m not convinced are the best fit and make a list of alternatives. I will have my writing friends work through these with me until I feel good about each one.
Melissa contributed her nonfiction piece “What is Mine” to Yellow Arrow Journal’s Vol. VI, No. 1 issue on RENASCENCE. And most recently, Melissa wrote “Alight,” which was included in EMERGE: Coming Into View. Both publications are available in the Yellow Arrow bookstore. You can find her prerecorded reading of “Alight” on Yellow Arrow’s YouTube channel.
Melissa also has a flash essay, “Je Vois la Vie en Rose,” that came out in Issue 7 of the online magazine eucalyptus & rose. Her essay, “Silent,” is forthcoming in Issue 21 of Minerva Rising.
