Mel Torrefranca

Mel Torrefranca

Author & Founder

Mel Torrefranca is a full-time author and founder of Lost Island Press. Her books feature morally gray characters, bold endings, and a pinch of awkward humor. Mel discovered her passion for writing at the age of seven and published her debut novel Leaving Wishville during high school. She also drinks way too many lattes.

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Credits

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Bonus Content

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Publishing’s Dark Secret: 1 in 3 Books are Returned and Destroyed

September 21, 2025
Video
Did you know that 30-40% of books in stores are returned, and of them, up to 95% are destroyed? That’s...

Deleted Nightshade Academy Scene: Yahshi’s Night in the Woods

July 29, 2025
Cut Scene
In the published version of Nightshade Academy, Yahshi’s runaway arc is emotional, centered around his grief, guilt, and the choice...

Our First Publication: Leaving Wishville by Mel Torrefranca

May 25, 2021
Article
I started writing Leaving Wishville at the age of fourteen, during my freshman year of high school. Over the next...

Artwork

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Guardian Uniform

Nightshade Academy Concept Art

Nightshade Head

Nightshade Academy Concept Art