Melinda Salisbury
@melindasalisbury.com
Athos in the streets. Aramis in the sheets. Porthos in the skeets
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Fix your hearts or die
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Author. https://linktr.ee/melsalisbury
Fix your hearts or die
she/her
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Melinda Salisbury
@melindasalisbury.com
· Oct 10
David Fickling Books has snapped up an 'exceptional' new YA novel by four-time Carnegie Medal-nominated author Melinda Salisbury, sparking a six-figure US deal. Local Gods will publish in summer 2026 👇 #BookSky
Melinda Salisbury’s new YA fantasy goes to DFB and sparks six-figure US deal
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Hello, everybody! I have GREAT NEWS!!!!!
Developed a little crush on Yannick Nézet-Séguin because he's clearly having the time of his life conducting the Vienna Philharmonic
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Developed a little crush on Yannick Nézet-Séguin because he's clearly having the time of his life conducting the Vienna Philharmonic
I found frost flowers!
December 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I found frost flowers!
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She throws wide the pearly gates, and
December 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
She throws wide the pearly gates, and
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Kind of disappointed to see that in the honours list preceeding the National Year of Reading, only three honours have been in service to literature, only one of which is to an author/poet, while the other two go to authors who are also actors/TV presenters. It's not really Going All In, is it
December 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Kind of disappointed to see that in the honours list preceeding the National Year of Reading, only three honours have been in service to literature, only one of which is to an author/poet, while the other two go to authors who are also actors/TV presenters. It's not really Going All In, is it
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
One of my biggest takeaways (no pun intended) from this year is the realisation that, by default, pizza is my favourite food because I can always get in the mood for it. If there's nothing else I want, if I'm so undecided I'm at risk of not eating at all, I can want pizza, my steadfast, tasty friend
all pizza is good and every time I think about pizza I just want pizza no matter how full I currently am. it is the only food for which this is true
December 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
One of my biggest takeaways (no pun intended) from this year is the realisation that, by default, pizza is my favourite food because I can always get in the mood for it. If there's nothing else I want, if I'm so undecided I'm at risk of not eating at all, I can want pizza, my steadfast, tasty friend
I hate the word 'segue'. It's such a tricky little fucker
December 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I hate the word 'segue'. It's such a tricky little fucker
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I'm a firm believer that this liminal period between the holidays and New Year's is how we're supposed to live. It's peak existence.
May the word "efficiency" die in 2026 and all its horrible relatives "innovating" to solve the perceived problems of rest, joy, creativity, and humanity.
May the word "efficiency" die in 2026 and all its horrible relatives "innovating" to solve the perceived problems of rest, joy, creativity, and humanity.
December 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I'm a firm believer that this liminal period between the holidays and New Year's is how we're supposed to live. It's peak existence.
May the word "efficiency" die in 2026 and all its horrible relatives "innovating" to solve the perceived problems of rest, joy, creativity, and humanity.
May the word "efficiency" die in 2026 and all its horrible relatives "innovating" to solve the perceived problems of rest, joy, creativity, and humanity.
I understand it's a Monday and not an official holiday, but show some goddamned respect and refrain from emailing me during the hintertime
December 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I understand it's a Monday and not an official holiday, but show some goddamned respect and refrain from emailing me during the hintertime
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I want to say something clever about AI, weigh in on the various 'open letters' that are doing the rounds, but I'm just so <tired> of the whole subject.
It's class war. Technocratic oligarchs, forcing it into every level of our media and social consumption, while simultaneously gobbling resources..
It's class war. Technocratic oligarchs, forcing it into every level of our media and social consumption, while simultaneously gobbling resources..
December 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I want to say something clever about AI, weigh in on the various 'open letters' that are doing the rounds, but I'm just so <tired> of the whole subject.
It's class war. Technocratic oligarchs, forcing it into every level of our media and social consumption, while simultaneously gobbling resources..
It's class war. Technocratic oligarchs, forcing it into every level of our media and social consumption, while simultaneously gobbling resources..
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Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
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This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
I got a new Kindle for Christmas after 13 years of service from my old one, and I've spent the morning culling my virtual library of 1217 books down to 444
December 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I got a new Kindle for Christmas after 13 years of service from my old one, and I've spent the morning culling my virtual library of 1217 books down to 444
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This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
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Me: Oh look! It's the wren boys! De-doo, wren wren wren, de-doo wren wren.
Herself: no, that's just the Gilhooleys. They just dress like that.
Herself: no, that's just the Gilhooleys. They just dress like that.
December 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Me: Oh look! It's the wren boys! De-doo, wren wren wren, de-doo wren wren.
Herself: no, that's just the Gilhooleys. They just dress like that.
Herself: no, that's just the Gilhooleys. They just dress like that.
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Now watching the King's speech.
December 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Now watching the King's speech.
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This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
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I wrote about Pluribus and the dangers of writing exclusively for the fans. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The Importance of Critical Thinking in a Zombiefied World
Why romantasy is crucial to understanding Apple TV’s hit show “Pluribus”
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I wrote about Pluribus and the dangers of writing exclusively for the fans. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
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JURASSIC PARK IS ON THE TELLY!!!!!!!!
December 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
JURASSIC PARK IS ON THE TELLY!!!!!!!!
I think this one was meant for me. We have the same face
There's a cat for adoption in Cork and the page insists they're a darling but all the pictures are like this
December 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I think this one was meant for me. We have the same face
Actually really lovely to see so many people on the Tube carrying new duvets and pillows because they've got people coming for Christmas and they want them to be cosy
December 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Actually really lovely to see so many people on the Tube carrying new duvets and pillows because they've got people coming for Christmas and they want them to be cosy
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Somebody just took irony into the woods, made it dig its own grave, and then shot it in the head and buried it.
Omg. You are right.
ipwatchdog.com/2024/01/02/c...
ipwatchdog.com/2024/01/02/c...
Can AI Prompts Be Patented? Don’t Be Too Quick to Dismiss this Question
Recent debates about AI patentability have focused on whether the outputs of an AI system, such as a neural network, can be patented. If you thought that was a cutting-edge question, then consider whe...
ipwatchdog.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Somebody just took irony into the woods, made it dig its own grave, and then shot it in the head and buried it.