Melody Chan Graves
I'm the daughter of Chinese immigrants and am fascinated by the role personal suffering plays in the development of human character. I enjoy exploring the redemptive and healing power of love in my creative writing.
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News
- Follow me on Twitter @melodycgraves and on the Personal page.
- "The Final Bow" has begun shipping! Click here to order your copy of the Southern California Review today. Ask for Volume II, No. 1. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
- The second edition of Coach's Midnight Diner has begun to ship. Visit www.themidnightdiner.com to order your copy today.
- The short story I've recently finished for the collection, "Hall of Memory," is now in circulation. Fingers crossed, everyone!
Current Projects
Fiction
I'm working on a literary romance in the vein of The Time Traveler's Wife about a time-traveling genie who falls in love with a woman, must rescue her from certain doom, and finds his soul in the process.
Also in the developmental stage:
The Deep is a linked collection of stories that follows the intersecting lives of an extended Chinese-American family, providing snapshots of members' lives as they deal with the secrets of their past. The stories follow the characters in their search for personal redemption. In a nutshell, it's like Lost meets The Joy Luck Club.
Nonfiction
I'm working on a new self-help book with my occupational therapist called Putting the Pieces Together: The Key to Understanding Your Chronic Pain. This book reveals a revolutionary treatment for chronic pain called Fascial Integrative Therapy and provides exercises you can do at home to help you on your journey to a pain-free life.
To learn more about Fascial Integrative Therapy, visit fascialintegrativetherapy.com.
