MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When your parents ask you if you're still writing but they haven't earned ✨ permission ✨ yet #writing #writeskystatic.klipy.comWinnie The Pooh Cannot ReadALT: Winnie The Pooh Cannot Read 110
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is exactly why I refer to God as They in both my book and my day to day life. My friend even has a sticker that says "God's pronouns are They/Them" that I really want to get! 010
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm 75+ pages deep on the outline for the 3rd book, which means I know how to foreshadow everything in the first book. I'll hopefully finish the outline this weekend, then the rest of the year can be spent on rewriting and finishing the first draft 130
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#SpoonieAuthChat Maggie is autistic, and both hyperactive and inattentive ADHD, with a helping of PTSD and OCD for flavor Roe is autistic, with inattentive ADHD, and they are a very soothing partner Bonus answer, they are both asexual and aromantic and they're in a queer platonic relationship 🥰 161
Reposted by MelRose💀 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊👻 @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters Happy Bisexual Visibility Day, everyone! 🩷💜💙 Do you have any bisexual characters? Please share them with me today! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts 2515916
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026So birthday month is finally over which means: I've started reading Dungeon Crawler Carl in my free time (on book 2 now) I've taken notes on the Inferno, Faerie Queene, and Purgatorio, up until the 9th trench of circle 8 Went to 2 concerts And rewrote over two pages bc better ideas. Plot holes =☠️ 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Research progress for today! Read cantos 13-18 of Purgatorio and took lots of notes relating it to the punishments I concocted for the 7th trench of Fraud. I really hope all of this makes sense when I write the whole story out. 010
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Reading canto 15 of Purgatorio, and this caught me completely off guard: *MIDWEST INTENSIFIES* #reading #research #writing #writingcommunity 030
Reposted by MelRoseBillie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 01/08/2025"Eucontamination: Disgust Theology and the Christian Life", the book I wrote with @paulhoard.bsky.social is out now!open.substack.comEucontamination: Disgust Theology and the Christian Life is out now!Our book is available now! 4255
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Research progress for today: read the wrong canto of the Faerie Queene, reread the correct canto Read/reread 4 cantos of the Inferno Then realized that in the context of what I was writing and the rules I made for the outline I was supposed to be reading Purgatorio and read 3 cantos of that #writing 010
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I certainly appreciate a special edition of a great book, my copies of Legends and Lattes and Bookshops and Bonedust for example 010
Reposted by MelRoseIndie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 26/07/2026✨🍂🥀 SHORT STORY 🥀🍂✨ 🕯️ dark fantasy horror 🗡️ girls protecting girls 🍃 a forest of spirits 🎭 two sisters 🪦 a deal made in a cemetery 🗝️ children outsmarting adults 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/JeltBy 💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/bailuchien 📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... [ #booksky ] 04323
Reposted by MelRoseIndie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 26/07/2026FYI: Even if I agree with your political or social message and goal, if you use an AI generated image to share it, I’ll block you. It’s not activism to use slop. It actually makes you a huge part of a different problem and I will block on sight when it comes to this. Every time. 010424
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Drove an hour this morning to go to my friend's bookstore and grabbed 3 super(?) popular titles Time to crack Dungeon Crawler Carl open again and see what these aliens are up to. #reading #writingcommunity 150
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Although if I'm being honest, if this were a big TV show with a massive budget there would be a new Ghost song at the beginning and end of each episode to match the theme. And Rise Against and Motionless in White I promise I listen to more bands 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Ah geez, so many Ghost songs, so little time.... Okay in order as they come to me: For more hopeful episodes: Peacefield Zenith Genesis De Profundis Borealis For more foreboding: Infestissumam Majesty Witch Image Marks of the Evil One Dominion I'm a nerd and I have a problem, no one help me 010
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I read as much as I can. Not just the epic poems and theological texts I have for my story, but just in general. I listen to audiobooks at work and come home and read physical books too. Eventually the ideas start flowing again. 010
Reposted by MelRoseKira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 23/07/2026Hey there, #JulyWorldbuilders Does your MC spend any time in a forest? What do they do there? Do they live there? Just passing through? Looking for something in particular? 1316
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 26/07/2026The knee jerk response is Roe, but honestly, the most helpful side character is Pazuzu. He was supposed to be a one off explanation for the hurricane in Lust, who was abandoned when Asmodeus upgraded to The Blender. But then Pazuzu became a body guard, medic, and now I guess father figure to Maggie 121
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Me writing my queer biblical fanfiction to spite my father, Dante, and God 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Maggie is already a dishwasher, so she's in her element. And human kitchens are much preferred to the cannabilistic ghouls she finds herself surrounded by in Gluttony 120
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026#writing Research Progress for tonight! Read canto 21 of the Inferno and canto 6 of The Faerie Queene, and somehow managed to get them to fit together! Also figured out how to include the demon Amaimon in the story 😈😈😈 Very excited! I think I'm now halfway through the outline for book 3! 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Research progress for tonight #writing Read cantos 5-8 of Purgatorio, reread some of Canto 5 of The Faerie Queene, and did research on Greek mythology to foreshadow the 3rd book throughout the series. Very excited 😊 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 20/07/2026That feeling when you're able to shoehorn in a pirate ship into your Dante's Inferno retelling #writingstatic.klipy.comJack Sparrow: Ooh I Like That ReactionALT: Jack Sparrow: Ooh I Like That Reaction 020
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Okay Research progress for tonight, after midnight because this took 2 hours again. Finished Canto 5 of The Faerie Queene, going to have to read at least 4 cantos of Purgatorio this weekend to rocket through the halfway point of this outline. Excited to see where this goes. 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Roe's identity is respected by their entire family, and their parents and siblings will go out of their ways to defend them whenever Roe is out and about. This is mostly because I'm not nonbinary myself (I don't think at least). However, I am VERY accustomed to misogyny, so that comes up more often 030
Reposted by MelRose#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · 11/07/2026#BluePitHype ADVICE SHARE TIP 3: ELEVATOR/LOG LINE PITCH Condensing a story to 1 or 2 sentences is hard. Here's a way to brainstorm a simple elevator pitch, should you need it. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comic #TTRPG 23310
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Maggie and Roe are both forced to rise before the sun for work Roe works on a boat, fishing. Maggie either works early mornings at the local highschool, or as a prep cook/dishwasher at Roe's family restaurant. One of their favorite activities is taking long walks in the summer 🌞 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026I use the sun/sunshine to signify God's love. When They hold Adam and Eve it is described as if warm breezes are wrapping around them, or beams of sunlight are bathing them in love. Whenever God personally baptizes a soul, They cry tears of fire upon the soul to purify them. 010
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026This took some thinking. But I think the stained glass windows of Purgatory would have art of the sun scattered around everywhere. Since I personified God as sunlight and warmth itself, there would be lots of imagery related to the sun to encourage the repentant on their way up the mountain 010
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Progress Update! Re-Read canto 4&5 of Purgatorio, and took notes on both Which means that next research and writing session will be focused on Canto 5 of The Faerie Queene! 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Full update: Read canto 3 of the Faerie Queene Read Canto 19 of the Inferno Studied up on American presidents, learned way too much about their horrific dietary quirks Wrote several pages of notes, summarized my ideas for the next chapter, and added 2 books to my shopping list 😂static.klipy.comSpongebob Squarepants Reading with SunglassesALT: Spongebob Squarepants Reading with Sunglasses 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I love that bite size research time for me is 2 hours instead of 2.5 hours. Indeed. 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026bite size RESEARCH TIME! Going to reread and take notes on canto 19 of the inferno! Power was out at work so I got to take an hour and a half long walk, excited to see what the extra dopamine gives me 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Maggie: "my dad raised me on classic rock music, and I got into punk rock and then metal on my own. And those genres come with alternative styles of dress. So, as long as I'm in a band T-shirt and jeans I'm happy, but I also learned how to upcycle clothing early on to dress up for concerts" 041
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Well for Maggie, it probably means a member of her family passed away, her PTSD or seasonal depression are flaring up, or she had to run more than three errands in one day. With enough good food though, Roe will be able to coax her out of hiding 130
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026End research time: Finished the 2nd canto of The Faerie Queene Reread the 18th canto of the Inferno in it's entirety Reread the first 2 cantos of Purgatorio, and took about.....6 pages of handwritten notes My head hurts so much 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Probably descriptive and lyrical, I was once told that I wasn't describing the settings or characters at all, so I worked for a long time to make sure I could bring everything to life on the page 020
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026RESEARCH TIME: Alright so I already read another dozen lines from The Faerie Queene, and revisited the 18th canto of The Inferno, and managed to take another page of notes about both of them. Going to finish the second canto of The Faerie Queene today if it 💀 me #writing #writesky 010
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Update! I did some reading and took about 4 pages of notes (handwritten) Tomorrow I would like to finish reading canto 2 of The Faerie Queene and take at least another 2 pages of notes 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Okay! RESEARCH TIME! Re-reading the back half of canto 1 of The Faerie Queene to refine my notes, then going to read and take notes on canto 2 of The Faerie Queene and see how I can relate it to the second trench of Dante's 8th circle: Fraud 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Independence in Hell is encouraged, Limbo and Pandemonium exist so those who were hurt by the church can exist in peace, even in the Inferno. But many demons were created after extreme trauma, and will happily torture those who use their independence to harm others 🧵 Satanic Statements on indulgence 110
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Maggie: Alright *pops wrist back into place* I went to visit my Grannie's grave, and then I got chased by a rabid sheep, kidnapped by the Horse(wo)man of Conquest, and now I'm hiking through Dante's Inferno and meeting all the deadly sins with my dead Grannie and the demon Pazuzu 031
Reposted by MelRoseAmrita C @amritac.bsky.social · 04/07/2026"But the breakthrough was when I wrote atrociously on purpose, instead of by accident. The terror wasn't of writing badly; it was of acknowledging I was writing badly while doing it." - What a Year of Writing Taught Me #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #amwriting #litfic #writerslife #writeskyammanc.substack.comWhat a Year of Writing Taught MeOr How I learned to embrace the insanity, accidentally write a novel, and develop an unhealthy relationship with Google Drive 082
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Maggie: moving out of my stepfather's house to move in with my Grannie, and then refusing to leave her house when she passed. This house isn't just my inheritance, it is my childhood, my stability, and soon enough, it will be my younger sister's safe space too 071
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The fashion trends in Hell changes a lot slower than it does on earth. While demons might still dress like Pharaohs and Emperors of old, witches in Limbo are likely wearing Charming Charlie's statement jewelry and layers from the early 2000s. It's a real blast from the past when Maggie enters Hell 000
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Answering as Maggie: The day my father died. It shaped the trajectory of mine and my mother's lives. I probably wouldn't have a little sister, I might not have met my partner And I definitely wouldn't be walking through the Inferno with my dead Grannie and the demon Pazuzu 021
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Literally almost every demon in Hell is naked 😂 with probably one exception because she's the special special. However the sinners are all dressed in color coordinated prison jumpsuits. ♥️ Lust 💛 Gluttony 💚 Greed 🧡 Wrath 🩶 Heresy 🤎 Violence 🖤 Fraud 💙 Treachery 031
MelRose @melroseauthor.bsky.social · 04/07/2026It has given me catharsis for religious and generational trauma, it lets me revisit memories with my loved ones who have passed on, and has given me a reason to revisit classic literature and study the history of Christianity and the Bible in ways I was never before encouraged to do. 051
