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Emma Bradley @emmaebradley.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Huge thank you to @melliver.bsky.social for a great #ukteenchat! Can't wait to hunt up a copy! And of course to our host-mistress extraordinaire @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social ☺️

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#ukteenchat thank you, that was so fun! Always here if anyone has any writing questions 😊

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Emma Bradley @emmaebradley.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Great advice over on #ukteenchat tonight!

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#ukteenchat something I had to relearn recently: 1. Find the writing joy and 2. Don’t let go of it when you get negative feedback/reviews. You can’t please everyone, and you shouldn’t want to. Make sure you’re writing what YOU love and you’ll find your people! Reviews are for readers, not authors!

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#ukteenchat I just handed in line edits on TO THE DEATH 2, so that’s almost wrapped up now! And I’m just putting the finishing touches on my first ever adult speculative time-travel portal fantasy with a dash of dark academia, coming soon to editors’ inboxes 👀

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#ukteenchat I am SO BORING I write at my desk, with my dual screens and fancy chair, in silence. I can’t do cafes but sometimes can do a library. If I get stuck I like to listen to movie themes from scenes with a similar vibe to help set the mood!

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#ukteenchat my first draft is all about nailing the plot, so I don’t have major rewrites later. The second draft is fleshing out characters - usually what their needs are, versus what their wants are. Then I work on the world building. Kinda like layering up a lasagna! The more layers the better!

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#ukteenchat well 👀 for anyone lucky enough to have got their hands on an early copy, they might find this page in the back of the book…

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#ukteenchat my Pyres are a hybrid of vampires and zombies. They burn in sunlight but are otherwise lean mean fast killing machines that can only be taken down with a bullseye to the head or the heart. So yes I would be dead minutes after the first wave hit thanks for asking 😂

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#ukteenchat grief and survivor’s guilt is a HUGE part of the story and something readers can relate to in an otherwise fantastical world. I dedicate the book to all our Inner Monsters, aka learning to love the parts of ourselves that sometimes we lie awake at night just regretting we ever let out.

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#ukteenchat when I pitched this book to my agent her exact words were “you always have wanted to write a zombie book”, which is so true! I’m a die hard zombie fan, and while writing I was hooked on the traitors, so I think the two things meshed in my head! But zombies first, they’re so fun to write!

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#ukteenchat even though it’s set in a fictional world I did find myself delving into six months of sign language lessons for one of my Deaf characters, Cass. We also engaged an authenticity reader and my partner has been diagnosed as Hard of Hearing in that time and is getting hearing aids soon!

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#ukteenchat of course! Welcome to Blood Island, where the fight for survival against the bloodthirsty undead is recorded for live entertainment. Meet Astrid, a girl with a shadowy past who hates the limelight, but is forced to participate in Bloodwatch’s latest game show with fit outsider, Luke 👀

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Emma Finlayson-Palmer @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Welcome one and all to tonight's #ukteenchat, featuring the fabulous @melliver.bsky.social. Have your questions at the ready and give us a wave if you’re here 🙋‍♀️ Remember to use the # so your questions don't get missed 😀 #ToTheDeath #writerslife #writingcommunity #writementor

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Books Books Books @libraryfhs.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

#ToTheDeath by @melliver.bsky.social is a gory #BattleRoyale for fans of survival fiction with a slice of reality TV Island ✔️ Zombies ✔️ Cash Prize ✔️ Survival ✔️ Marginalised Islanders ✔️ Fight to the Death ✔️ Corrupt Broadcasters ✔️ = Screams, Betrayal, Death and an excellent read!

A blood red cover, silhouetted figures climb a frame that is surrounded by bare trees. More figures cluster below the frame, which forms a strong diagonal from the bottom right to the top left of the image. The title in large bold white capitals covers the frame and the tag line in white is positioned to the top right. The authors name in black lies beneath the frame in a white spotlight, next to a character with a red shadow crawling uphill to the frame.

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UKYA Spotlight @ukyaspotlight.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Today we're interviewing Melissa Welliver @melliver.bsky.social about her latest book, TO THE DEATH, a dystopian contest with zombies! We also have a chance for you to win one of two copies over on our insta and tiktok (link in thread) #UKYA #UKYASpotlight ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2026/03/23/a...

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Sifa E. Poulton @sifaelizabethreads.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

With my @ukyaspotlight.bsky.social hat on, I got to interview Melissa Welliver about her latest, TO THE DEATH @melliver.bsky.social @hachettechildrens.bsky.social #UKYA #UKYASPotlight ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2026/03/23/a...

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Emma Finlayson-Palmer @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Join us tonight, Tues 24th March 8-9pm GMT for #ukteenchat with the fabulous @melliver.bsky.social - who will be chatting all about her new #dystopian #YA, #ToTheDeath. All welcome to come and join in the chat 🙂 #writerslife #writingcommunity #UKYA #writementor

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Emma Finlayson-Palmer @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Thank you to Hodder Children's Books for the review copy of To the Death by the fabulous @melliver.bsky.social - a fast-paced dystopian YA perfect for fans of The Last of Us and The Hunger Games 📚 #ToTheDeath #YA #dystopian #ukteenchat #horror #reading

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Emma Finlayson-Palmer @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Loving @melliver.bsky.social's new dystopian YA - TO THE DEATH from - but I'm not sure I should be reading it in the dark so late at night. Worried about the Pyres now, eek! #ToTheDeath #YA #dystopian #vampires #zombies

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

🚨JANUARY SALE🚨 Is this the year you polish that manuscript and get agent attention? I offer a service for that! For ALL my editing services booked in January I’m offering 20% off the list price at the link below! Start your writing year with a💥! melissawelliver.com/editorial-se...

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

#ToTheDeath is on the Waterstones #WPreorder campaign! To get 25% off: 🔗 Head to the link: www.waterstones.com/book/to-the-... 🛒 Hit “PRE-ORDER” to add to basket, then “CHECKOUT” ⌨️ Type OCTOBER25 into “Add Promotional Code” 📦 Wait for TO THE DEATH to arrive for only £7.49 plus postage!

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

It's the most magical time of the year - tax time! Here are the % of income streams for my writing in the last financial year: ALCS - 0.41% PLR - 0.23% Appearance Fees - 1.42% Editing Fees - 5.35% Mentoring - 25.96% Advances - 34.04% Writementor Day Job - 32.59% More below 🧵1/4

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

There was a gap in the middle there but we got here eventually! Grab a ticket for @NYALitFest and start your author journey - watch me go from babby reader to full time author! 📅: 19th July 2025 💰: only £3! 📍: UCLan Preston Campus 🎟️: www.lancashire.ac.uk/events/listi...

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storywrangler.bsky.social @storywrangler.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

My niece’s nightstand. @melliver.bsky.social’s book I bought her in lieu of an Easter egg, and @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social’s book was bought buy her mum* I’m so proud. *I took her to the launch where my not so inner nerd was horrifyingly present

On a dusky blue nightstand two books are piled. One is Melissa Wellivers book My Love Life and The Apocalypse; the other is Elle McNichol’s book Some Like It Cold.
Beside the book is a pair of reading glasses sitting neatly in a tray, and behind it all a digital alarm clock.

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Are you an author with a finished manuscript, struggling to hook an agent’s attention? I am a published author offering editing services with 100+ happy clients. This summer I am offering 15% off ALL my services with code TOTHEDEATH - just quote when you email! melissawelliver.com/editorial-se...

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

You say my website's had a makeover? And that I'm offering 10% off ALL my editorial services to anyone that tells me the name of my March 2026 book in the email for booking? I wonder where you might find that out... 😉 melissawelliver.com

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

THE NEWS IS OUT! I have THREE new dystopian romance books coming with the ineffable Hachette! The first, TO THE DEATH, is The Last of Us meets The Hunger Games and will be coming at you 2026, with a sequel in 2027! 🔗: amzn.eu/d/hHXyZtd

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

My German publisher are putting on a vote for a SPREDGE on Soulmates and Other Ways to Die! 🇩🇪 If you’d like to vote, click below! The options: Love is a Choice 💜 OR Is Love a Choice? 💛 Would love those who have read it to vote for what fits best! www.instagram.com/p/DIOoqxaq7E...

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

You know, I’ve decided to give up on dystopian fiction. It’s just not popular in the wonderful, peaceful, perfect world we live in 🤷🏻‍♀️ Think I’ll write some contemporary uplit instead, from now on.

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

This was popular so extending over the weekend until Sunday! Happy world book WEEK, everyone!

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

📕HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY, ASPIRING AUTHORS!📕 Are you a writer of Children's stories, looking to publish your book? Today only, I am offering 10% off ALL my editing services. Just quote "World Book Day" using my contact form when you email to book in! melissawelliver.com/editorial-se...

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Happy #WorldBookDay! Make sure to buy a book from an author you love - and it’s double stamps at @waterstones.bsky.social today so do take advantage! If you or a teen in your life love dystopian, I have THREE books for them to check out! ❤️ 🧡 💜: www.waterstones.com/author/melis...

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I already shared this but now tagging Melissa by quoting her! A GREAT episode and even tho I've been published since 2019 I still learned new things about how advances/contracts/royalties worked! I am always so appreciative when people will share advance info! Too much silence in this industry!

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Authors/intrested observers! If you want a peek behind the scenes of the money in publishing, here's an episode discussing publishing advances and royalties #Booksky #KidLitUK open.spotify.com/episode/47KZ...

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S4.E6 - Getting Paid as an Author after Publication

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

#HappyValentinesDay It’s love day and I wrote TWO dystomance books and guess what they are both ON SALE on the bad place today so go grab a LOVE-ly bargain: ❤️My Love Life and the Apocalypse: amzn.eu/d/1IjSMIu 🧡Soulmates and Other Ways to Die: amzn.eu/d/6OX0hs5

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I have a new podcast episode out today and it’s all about SIGNING YOUR FIRST BOOK DEAL! Have a listen if you’re interested! (somehow today I talk about hotdogs and it’s NOT a euphemism for spicy books 👀) spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/45D1... apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

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S4.E4 - Signing a Book Deal

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Exactly one year ago today I finished a secret project that I will finally be able to talk about this year! It has all the dystomance vibes and I can’t wait to share all the details! 🥰

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

New season alert! 🚨 This season is all about the myths and tropes of the different stages publishing. 📚 There's plenty of first hand expectation versus reality in the upcoming episodes! 📝 🔗 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... #WritingCommunity #writers #writingtips

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

🚨MENTORING SPACE🚨 Hi writerinos! I have had some space freed up in my mentoring schedule and I have space for full manuscript edits; query package edits; and monthly mentoring! One-off editorial packages: melissawelliver.com/editorial-se... Monthly mentoring: write-mentor.com/mentoring-pr...

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

This film is so MY LOVE LIFE AND THE APOCALYPSE coded I could simply die. I can't wait to see it. And in the mean time, if these vibes tickle your brain cells: amzn.eu/d/eLiRdws @lucyirvine93.bsky.social #postapocalypticromcom

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

MERRY BETWIXTMAS LADS and especially to everyone that got a kindle for Christmas because it’s only just over a quid today! BARGAIN amzn.eu/d/d5UKT5V

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Well this is a lovely surprise, and what great company to be in! “it was all light-hearted fun, with the many odd ways the gene mutation impacted lives explored in very observant and down to earth ways.” TYSM @gnofhorror.com !

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

If you're still looking for a Christmas present for the writer in your life, I edit fiction from full manuscripts to query packages and can make a pretty gift card for you to print and wrap. Check out my prices here (and I take paypal!): melissawelliver.com/editorial-se...

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

🧵 When I was 17 I had driving lessons from an old school friend’s Dad, who was a driving instructor. He used to give me driving advice that often related to life in general and that I still remember. So here is a thread of Bob’s Life (and Driving) Advice (AKA ‘Bobisms’):

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Alexandra Dawe @alexandradawe.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Fabulous starter pack of @uclanpublishing.bsky.social authors! (I might be slightly biased as I'm on there...) 📚💙 #uclan #booksky #authorstarterpack go.bsky.app/7ZmvUHn

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Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH available to pre-order NOW! @melliver.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Made a start pack for UCLan authors if people would like to follow us! go.bsky.app/7ZmvUHn

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