Melissa
Morales
Author
Designer
Fashionista
A writer, fashion blogger, and trim buyer working in New York City fashion industry. She has been featured in magazines such as People (US), Ego (Dubai), and Versus (Puerto Rico), and has collaborated as columnist for newspapers in New York, and Los Angeles.
In 2018, her first book, A Gracious Hot Mess: Navigating Friendship, Love and Life in NYC was published. Next year, this book was presented by the Alianza book club in the HBO corporate office.
That same year, she completed a Psychology of Leadership certification from Cornell University. In February 2020, her script of a Gracious Hot Mess was selected to represent the Latinx group in the New Normal Reading series East coast edition.
I've been featured on...
Author, buyer, and trend alert lover. Puerto Rican gal living and working in fashion in NYC. AVEENO & PEOPLE magazine's Natural Beauty-Most Beautiful 2015 issue.
Newspaper
Having one of the books featured in a local newspaper in Puerto Rico.
Sip and Slay
An event from women to women to empower, inspire, and build a community.
Ads
Main Access Immigrants Network, main1.org, celebrating women.
HBO
Representing the Latinx community presenting one of my books to HBO.
Lana
Character from the Meta Gamers. She wears #2. What number are you?
Jack
Character from the Meta Gamers. He wears #8. What number are you?
Lilly
Our main character from the Meta Gamers. She wears #5. What number are you?
The Meta Gamers
One of the many ways of reading the book is looking for symbolism.