Mel
@cheerfulmelancholy.bsky.social
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✨Hi! I love reading/writing, video games, music, photography, and whatever random interests take over my free time. Sometimes I post.✨
All photos and writing are mine except for reposts.
✨Hi! I love reading/writing, video games, music, photography, and whatever random interests take over my free time. Sometimes I post.✨
All photos and writing are mine except for reposts.
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Mel
@cheerfulmelancholy.bsky.social
· Nov 21
I'm a chronic lurker who periodically surfaces to make a few posts or stupid comments before fading back into the abyss, so responses could take anywhere from 1–3 business days to 4 months. Interests include but not limited to: video games, books, rambling about my wips, motorcycles, and whatever.
Oooh this is a tough one. I guess an opposite would be a comedy? There are definitely some comedic moments thrown in here and there, but Inferior Design is ultimately angst x1,000. Either that or make it a musical 😂 Both are on the complete opposite end of the spectrum.
#Novmemeber 16
Share some ANTI-comps (things that are totally OPPOSITE from your WIP)!
You could also try reframing your WIP as a totally different genre. What would it look like if your romance was now horror?
Share some ANTI-comps (things that are totally OPPOSITE from your WIP)!
You could also try reframing your WIP as a totally different genre. What would it look like if your romance was now horror?
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Oooh this is a tough one. I guess an opposite would be a comedy? There are definitely some comedic moments thrown in here and there, but Inferior Design is ultimately angst x1,000. Either that or make it a musical 😂 Both are on the complete opposite end of the spectrum.
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Even though I only use about 2% of Scrivener’s features, it absolutely adds to the joy to know I could use fancy functionality like this too if I got around to it.
Scrivener is a totally no-bullshit and writer-centred tool and that is a BIG DEAL.
Scrivener is a totally no-bullshit and writer-centred tool and that is a BIG DEAL.
You can use Scrivener's Corkboard to visualize some complex elements of novels with multiple point-of-view characters and timelines, giving you a bird's eye view of your plot to ensure the coherence of complex stories.
Find out more: buff.ly/tqWGyQT #Preptober
Find out more: buff.ly/tqWGyQT #Preptober
October 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Even though I only use about 2% of Scrivener’s features, it absolutely adds to the joy to know I could use fancy functionality like this too if I got around to it.
Scrivener is a totally no-bullshit and writer-centred tool and that is a BIG DEAL.
Scrivener is a totally no-bullshit and writer-centred tool and that is a BIG DEAL.
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March 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Daisuke's pretty easy. Secrets, food, white leaf (pot, basically), and cigarettes can work well 😅
Obito's less easy. He can also be tempted with food, but secrets and the promise that you'll owe him later work best 💀
They're helpless against each other when certain other things are on the table 🤭
Obito's less easy. He can also be tempted with food, but secrets and the promise that you'll owe him later work best 💀
They're helpless against each other when certain other things are on the table 🤭
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What tempts your character?
If you had to convince them to do something they didn't really want to do, like getting a dog to take a bath using cheese, what would you use?
Would it be cheese?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What tempts your character?
If you had to convince them to do something they didn't really want to do, like getting a dog to take a bath using cheese, what would you use?
Would it be cheese?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Daisuke's pretty easy. Secrets, food, white leaf (pot, basically), and cigarettes can work well 😅
Obito's less easy. He can also be tempted with food, but secrets and the promise that you'll owe him later work best 💀
They're helpless against each other when certain other things are on the table 🤭
Obito's less easy. He can also be tempted with food, but secrets and the promise that you'll owe him later work best 💀
They're helpless against each other when certain other things are on the table 🤭
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Ari loves solving a puzzle, whether it be a tricky engineering feat or engaging board game w/ bricks & patterns
Ari is also a planner, so I think he'd arrange all the bits and bobs for getting the dog washed beforehand(yes w/ cheese)
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #AwesomeCharacters
Ari is also a planner, so I think he'd arrange all the bits and bobs for getting the dog washed beforehand(yes w/ cheese)
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #AwesomeCharacters
November 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Ari loves solving a puzzle, whether it be a tricky engineering feat or engaging board game w/ bricks & patterns
Ari is also a planner, so I think he'd arrange all the bits and bobs for getting the dog washed beforehand(yes w/ cheese)
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #AwesomeCharacters
Ari is also a planner, so I think he'd arrange all the bits and bobs for getting the dog washed beforehand(yes w/ cheese)
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #AwesomeCharacters
I mean who could resist cheese?
In all seriousness, the best bribe for Rin would be offering some fancy tech for her to study. Give her a project and she'll happily do whatever within reason. Just lending an ear so she can ramble about her interests is also a solid tactic.
In all seriousness, the best bribe for Rin would be offering some fancy tech for her to study. Give her a project and she'll happily do whatever within reason. Just lending an ear so she can ramble about her interests is also a solid tactic.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What tempts your character?
If you had to convince them to do something they didn't really want to do, like getting a dog to take a bath using cheese, what would you use?
Would it be cheese?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What tempts your character?
If you had to convince them to do something they didn't really want to do, like getting a dog to take a bath using cheese, what would you use?
Would it be cheese?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I mean who could resist cheese?
In all seriousness, the best bribe for Rin would be offering some fancy tech for her to study. Give her a project and she'll happily do whatever within reason. Just lending an ear so she can ramble about her interests is also a solid tactic.
In all seriousness, the best bribe for Rin would be offering some fancy tech for her to study. Give her a project and she'll happily do whatever within reason. Just lending an ear so she can ramble about her interests is also a solid tactic.
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Acanthus would be tempted by being invited out to a night club.
Cypress is tempted by coffee.
Rebecca is tempted by art supplies, coffee, and grilled cheese.
#Writesky #WritingPrompts
Cypress is tempted by coffee.
Rebecca is tempted by art supplies, coffee, and grilled cheese.
#Writesky #WritingPrompts
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What tempts your character?
If you had to convince them to do something they didn't really want to do, like getting a dog to take a bath using cheese, what would you use?
Would it be cheese?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What tempts your character?
If you had to convince them to do something they didn't really want to do, like getting a dog to take a bath using cheese, what would you use?
Would it be cheese?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Acanthus would be tempted by being invited out to a night club.
Cypress is tempted by coffee.
Rebecca is tempted by art supplies, coffee, and grilled cheese.
#Writesky #WritingPrompts
Cypress is tempted by coffee.
Rebecca is tempted by art supplies, coffee, and grilled cheese.
#Writesky #WritingPrompts
I'm doing Flynn's apartment before he gets recruited by the gang.
✨A blank slate for creativity! Plenty of decorating possibilities and a very modern and minimalist layout. Perfect for those who value function over form! ✨
It's an empty-walled hellscape with no decorations lol.
✨A blank slate for creativity! Plenty of decorating possibilities and a very modern and minimalist layout. Perfect for those who value function over form! ✨
It's an empty-walled hellscape with no decorations lol.
#Novmemeber 15
Describe your MC's home like a real estate listing.
A peasant's mud hut? That's a rustic nature-lover's retreat!
A secret lair inside a volcano? Sounds like a private getaway with heated floors!
Get creative! Feeling stuck? Let's brainstorm together!
Describe your MC's home like a real estate listing.
A peasant's mud hut? That's a rustic nature-lover's retreat!
A secret lair inside a volcano? Sounds like a private getaway with heated floors!
Get creative! Feeling stuck? Let's brainstorm together!
November 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I'm doing Flynn's apartment before he gets recruited by the gang.
✨A blank slate for creativity! Plenty of decorating possibilities and a very modern and minimalist layout. Perfect for those who value function over form! ✨
It's an empty-walled hellscape with no decorations lol.
✨A blank slate for creativity! Plenty of decorating possibilities and a very modern and minimalist layout. Perfect for those who value function over form! ✨
It's an empty-walled hellscape with no decorations lol.
There's no true antagonist for Inferior Design, so here's the one thing the trio has to deal with throughout the story, featuring more of my lovely scribbles.
November 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
There's no true antagonist for Inferior Design, so here's the one thing the trio has to deal with throughout the story, featuring more of my lovely scribbles.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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#Novmemeber
I drew Reverend Pryce from WitchXHunter WIP
Puritanism is the antagonizing force, but Pryce here is the bad guyTM
I drew Reverend Pryce from WitchXHunter WIP
Puritanism is the antagonizing force, but Pryce here is the bad guyTM
November 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
#Novmemeber
I drew Reverend Pryce from WitchXHunter WIP
Puritanism is the antagonizing force, but Pryce here is the bad guyTM
I drew Reverend Pryce from WitchXHunter WIP
Puritanism is the antagonizing force, but Pryce here is the bad guyTM
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#Novmemeber
I thought asking people to vote on who should get to be the antagonist, (since Lawcket's story doesn't really have an antag) would be cheating, so I did 3.
Anyone want to guess who they are. Pretty good hints in alt text.
(these are digital with a stupid mouse that won't draw straight)
I thought asking people to vote on who should get to be the antagonist, (since Lawcket's story doesn't really have an antag) would be cheating, so I did 3.
Anyone want to guess who they are. Pretty good hints in alt text.
(these are digital with a stupid mouse that won't draw straight)
November 15, 2025 at 6:11 AM
#Novmemeber
I thought asking people to vote on who should get to be the antagonist, (since Lawcket's story doesn't really have an antag) would be cheating, so I did 3.
Anyone want to guess who they are. Pretty good hints in alt text.
(these are digital with a stupid mouse that won't draw straight)
I thought asking people to vote on who should get to be the antagonist, (since Lawcket's story doesn't really have an antag) would be cheating, so I did 3.
Anyone want to guess who they are. Pretty good hints in alt text.
(these are digital with a stupid mouse that won't draw straight)
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#Novmemeber 14
So the main antagonist of #Tenement is... the Tenement 😅
But I also did one for Collector Mortimer, who's the main human antagonist.
Forgot to record myself again but I swear I didn't cheat! 60 secs each ✋
So the main antagonist of #Tenement is... the Tenement 😅
But I also did one for Collector Mortimer, who's the main human antagonist.
Forgot to record myself again but I swear I didn't cheat! 60 secs each ✋
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
#Novmemeber 14
So the main antagonist of #Tenement is... the Tenement 😅
But I also did one for Collector Mortimer, who's the main human antagonist.
Forgot to record myself again but I swear I didn't cheat! 60 secs each ✋
So the main antagonist of #Tenement is... the Tenement 😅
But I also did one for Collector Mortimer, who's the main human antagonist.
Forgot to record myself again but I swear I didn't cheat! 60 secs each ✋
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#Novmemeber 14
The main opposing force of First Light book 1 is literally just a bunch of garbage that's in the way.
The main opposing force of First Light book 1 is literally just a bunch of garbage that's in the way.
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#Novmemeber 14
The main opposing force of First Light book 1 is literally just a bunch of garbage that's in the way.
The main opposing force of First Light book 1 is literally just a bunch of garbage that's in the way.
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#Novmemeber 14
The main opposition in #Touched is social pressure/the expectation of perfection and tradition.
The main opposition in #Touched is social pressure/the expectation of perfection and tradition.
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#Novmemeber 14
The main opposition in #Touched is social pressure/the expectation of perfection and tradition.
The main opposition in #Touched is social pressure/the expectation of perfection and tradition.
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#Novmemeber
#TaintedFaculties
Cavid would find it hilarious, at least until he starts to meet necromancers up close.
"What do you MEAN they're actually like that?!"
"Look, brat, you have to have a weird sense of humor to even get into certain sciences. You ever met a marine biologist?"
#TaintedFaculties
Cavid would find it hilarious, at least until he starts to meet necromancers up close.
"What do you MEAN they're actually like that?!"
"Look, brat, you have to have a weird sense of humor to even get into certain sciences. You ever met a marine biologist?"
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#Novmemeber
#TaintedFaculties
Cavid would find it hilarious, at least until he starts to meet necromancers up close.
"What do you MEAN they're actually like that?!"
"Look, brat, you have to have a weird sense of humor to even get into certain sciences. You ever met a marine biologist?"
#TaintedFaculties
Cavid would find it hilarious, at least until he starts to meet necromancers up close.
"What do you MEAN they're actually like that?!"
"Look, brat, you have to have a weird sense of humor to even get into certain sciences. You ever met a marine biologist?"
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13: Meme that would make one of my characters laugh
These would definitely get a good chuckle from my most of my cast
#Novmemeber
These would definitely get a good chuckle from my most of my cast
#Novmemeber
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
13: Meme that would make one of my characters laugh
These would definitely get a good chuckle from my most of my cast
#Novmemeber
These would definitely get a good chuckle from my most of my cast
#Novmemeber
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This is a James Reid meme if I’ve ever seen one.
I imagine one of his friends (Jayde, Rose, or Matthew, probably) seeing it while scrolling their feed on FaceSpace and showing it to him like “hey, is this you?”
he would turn into dust from shame (but also laugh)
#Novmemeber
I imagine one of his friends (Jayde, Rose, or Matthew, probably) seeing it while scrolling their feed on FaceSpace and showing it to him like “hey, is this you?”
he would turn into dust from shame (but also laugh)
#Novmemeber
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is a James Reid meme if I’ve ever seen one.
I imagine one of his friends (Jayde, Rose, or Matthew, probably) seeing it while scrolling their feed on FaceSpace and showing it to him like “hey, is this you?”
he would turn into dust from shame (but also laugh)
#Novmemeber
I imagine one of his friends (Jayde, Rose, or Matthew, probably) seeing it while scrolling their feed on FaceSpace and showing it to him like “hey, is this you?”
he would turn into dust from shame (but also laugh)
#Novmemeber
Seiji would find this funny just because. He's got the kind of humor where watching people fail is funny. He'd probably laugh at most out of context fails, to the confusion of Flynn and Rin.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Seiji would find this funny just because. He's got the kind of humor where watching people fail is funny. He'd probably laugh at most out of context fails, to the confusion of Flynn and Rin.
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My procrastination is wild. 🤣.
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My procrastination is wild. 🤣.
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Day 12: Editing
I like when the red, green, and blue lines go away, but they always come back.
Always
#Novmemeber #booksky
I like when the red, green, and blue lines go away, but they always come back.
Always
#Novmemeber #booksky
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Day 12: Editing
I like when the red, green, and blue lines go away, but they always come back.
Always
#Novmemeber #booksky
I like when the red, green, and blue lines go away, but they always come back.
Always
#Novmemeber #booksky
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November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Sure, I'll dip in #Novmemeber for a minute this fine Wednesday!
Editing is my day job, actually! I love it. I firmly believe there are more creative opportunities in the editing process than people give it credit for. When it comes to my own work it's like a delicious collaboration with the text!
Editing is my day job, actually! I love it. I firmly believe there are more creative opportunities in the editing process than people give it credit for. When it comes to my own work it's like a delicious collaboration with the text!
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Sure, I'll dip in #Novmemeber for a minute this fine Wednesday!
Editing is my day job, actually! I love it. I firmly believe there are more creative opportunities in the editing process than people give it credit for. When it comes to my own work it's like a delicious collaboration with the text!
Editing is my day job, actually! I love it. I firmly believe there are more creative opportunities in the editing process than people give it credit for. When it comes to my own work it's like a delicious collaboration with the text!
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