Something very dystopian about having to prove to a computer that I'm not a robot

“Repatriate all stolen jewelry, artifacts.”

Ok, but has he ever written a book? 😆

These scientists have never watched Jurassic Park and it shows.

This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

IDK how it’s February already but this is your monthly reminder that I offer 3 free query critiques to #bipoc writers! More details here: carmelinemelchior.com/editorial-se... #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

It’s fucked up that one of the requirements to be a successful writer nowadays is you have to be hot online. Writers used to have Gremlin’s Privilege. We must retvrn

it’s so funny to me how much writing a book is like making soup. throw everything in the pot, stir it around, boil it down. a real hobbit type of activity

Support your local library, go there. Engage in your community and see what activities they have. Libraries are awesome.

What an asshole.

All day, every day 🖖🏽

Writing science fiction involves a lot of Googling your made up alien names in order to check they don't mean something horrendous in a real Earth language

2025 in a nutshell…

Dah-dun-da-dun-dah-duh 😅

Instead of joining Chinese apps as an alternative to TikTok, Gen Z users should simply stop dancing and having fun and become mildly depressed 37 year old Bluesky users talking about Star Trek Deep Space 9

I’d love it if fan culture would simply die.

Casper was one of the first author's I signed. We got close to selling his book but it didn't happen. Regardless he's a #RosebudAuthor and we're joining together to rally the #writingcommunity to help him out. If you can't give please consider sharing. ❤️ gofund.me/90d329fa

This was a stomach churning read. This is also a perfect example of why women don’t trust men, even those who identify as “feminists”

For my desi friends: Imagine if Raj and Simran had to escape a volcanic eruption and Simran was stressing about getting home in time for her wedding but is torn between her duty to her family and her growing feelings for Raj 💕🌋 #BluePit #A #SPF #romcom

#BluePit was so fun today! Thanks everyone for boosting my pitches 🥰 Absolutely love to see the #writingcommunity thriving and supporting each other like we did in the before times.

I read that Gaiman article and all I can say is take care of yourself if you decide to read it. Its disturbing and fucked up. And go support some amazing authors of color who write speculative works

Dante's Peak x Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend A desi runaway bride teams up with a charming chef to escape a 🌋 eruption but as they evade constant ashfall & earthquakes, she must decide if she will marry the man of her parents’ dreams or if she will put her feelings first—before the 🌎ends. #BluePit

🌋 Dante's Peak x Flirting with Disaster When a runaway bride, Ramona, rescues Nova from a 🌋, ash isn’t the only thing in the air. As they race away from the eruption, she’s unsure which is the bigger disaster: their growing connection or the impending doom. #BluePit #A #SPF #romcom

The hardest part of having a career in #writing is *waiting*.

She’s the thief who accidentally released the world’s most dangerous djinn. He is the dragon cursed to live in a man’s body for all eternity. Don’t cross these two in the high desert. A thousand and one nights X Middle Eastern myths #BluePit #A #F

Desi BUFFY x DEVIL WEARS PRADA 🩸contract w/a demon 👩🏽‍💼witch trying to make it in Silicon Valley 👿micromanager 🐶ghost dog 🧕🏽tortured work wife ✨dysfunctional sisters Money may=freedom, but Veda must decide if the salary is worth her soul (literally) #BluePit #A #SPF

I just started learning ASL and quickly discovered that ASL is not even universal in the U.S. For ex: I signed ”what’s up” to my friend from NYC and she thought I was flipping her off.

I can attest; it is VERY cozy!

God, I love this movie! Was lucky enough to see it in the theater a feeling years ago 🖖🏽

You can also get tickets to the museum for free! Mine even hosts career development and resume workshops. Local libraries are such a blessing to communities 💛

One day you’re young and cool and the next you’re putting on reading glasses to eat spaghetti.

even as social media implodes around us, so much pressure is put on authors to have huge platforms, even for fiction. this is, frankly, insane. 50,000 followers on IG or X can’t make up for a lack of marketing. the only thing that can make up for a lack of marketing is bigolas dickolas.

One of my fellow Rosebuds, Casper, lost his home in the LA fires. Please consider donating if you have the ability! A boost helps, too 💕🌹 Thank you for organizing, @annmrose.bsky.social

Whenever people ask me if I'm a gifted artist.

Happy New Year, friends! 🥂 Quick reminder that I offer BIPOC writers 3 free query critiques each month. I currently only have one slot left this month! DM or check out my website for more info carmelinemelchior.com/editorial-se... #bipocwriters #writingcommunity #querycritique

No matter how many times they adapt it, the death of Bruce Wayne’s parents always gets me

I’m ready 😆

I swear Brenda Lee wants us to all have some “f*ing pie” every time I hear Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree #holidaymusic #christmastime

Jules Verne.

I love reading in libraries, writing in libraries, dreaming in libraries. Libraries are heckin' cool.

Portrait of a Thief by Grace Li 😃

As much as it’s about race, it’s also about pretty privilege (as evidenced by the fanfic)

I read 63 books this year! These were my favs: The Eyes are the Best Part|Monika Kim Yellowface|RF Kuang The Wild Robot|Peter brown Starfish|Lisa Fipps Fatty Fatty Boom Boom|Rabia Choudary All Systems Red|Martha Wells Her Knight at the Museum|Brynn Donovan A Quantum Love Story|Mike Chen

Ah, some time to write tonight! *settles into the couch to read an 80-page court document detailing the smear campaign against Blake Lively instead*

Idli, vada and sambar 🥰 A staple in South India!

Reading graphic novels is reading. Reading graphic novels is reading. Reading graphic novels is reading. Reading graphic novels is reading. Reading graphic novels is reading. Reading graphic novels is reading. Reading graphic novels is reading.