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Melanie Rodriguez

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in Bronx, NY

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Fantasy, Young Adult

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Discovering a love for creating worlds at a young age, Melanie Rodriguez received her degree in writing from Green Mountain College and has lived at a keyboard ever since. She currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her husband.

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Average rating: 4.23 · 71 ratings · 26 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Spellbound by L.A. Starkey (Goodreads Author), Chess Desalls, Kelly Hall (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 66 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Child of Blackwen (Artemis Ravenwing, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mistress of Blackwen (Artemis Ravenwing, #2) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feathers and Fireflies 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Update on the Life of Mel!

Hello all! I know I don't really update much on here and I make all these promises to try do so and fail rather often. But here is the true update on what I call the Life of Mel:

The past couple of years, I've been stuck working on CHAMPIONS OF ARRYGN. Stuck is a blah word, but it's the best one to describe what's been going on. When I made the decision to cut the book in half, I started on some gr Read more of this blog post »

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Artemis Ravenwing (2 books)
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The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)

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The Obsidian Tower (Rooks and Ruin, #1)

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Uprooted

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“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
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“Truth crushed to earth shall rise again.”
― William Cullen Bryant

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“Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.”
― Sigmund Freud

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“To put everything in balance is good, to put everything in harmony is better.”
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“Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don't be sorry.”
― Jack Kerouac

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