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

#ukteenchat it’s remembering that everyone is entitled to their opinion and knowing I don’t have to interject into that space, in fact it’s better not to!

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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

Yes, I don’t write everyday but I do write for hours once I’m set up! #ukteenchat

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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 now in really life Emma I am the least fussy of eaters, I’ll eat anything. And while these guys prefer blood? They’ll chomp down on some tasty flesh and organs if needs be!

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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 I learned SO much and of course I am still learning, the Deaf community is chock full of fascinating culture.

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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 thanks! I love a good fictional reality TV show, Squid Game on the brain!

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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

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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

And lastly - I am living my dream job. No complaints here. But it is financially difficult sometimes, and the future is uncertain. It's a freelance job like any other. So please write the books! Just don't assume they will grow a magic money tree (although I hope yours do!) 4/4

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