Melissa Tyndall
@melissatyndall.bsky.social
Author of spooky things, mom, Dean girl, & champagne lover ready to burst into a cauldron of bats.
Rep: Ann Rose at The Tobias Literary Agency
Rep: Ann Rose at The Tobias Literary Agency
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What would your character’s search history look like? My MC’s & her BFF’s would really reflect their grumpy/sunshine pairing. #writingcommunity
It’s crazy to me that the predators waiting in the dark have convinced the people around the fire to be wary of each other.
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
It’s crazy to me that the predators waiting in the dark have convinced the people around the fire to be wary of each other.
Why are Southerns so weird about $6.66?
This weekend, my total was $6.67 and a Buc-ee's cashier that reminded me of Kenneth from 30 Rock literally said, “Whew! That’s one more than a bad number!”
This weekend, my total was $6.67 and a Buc-ee's cashier that reminded me of Kenneth from 30 Rock literally said, “Whew! That’s one more than a bad number!”
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Why are Southerns so weird about $6.66?
This weekend, my total was $6.67 and a Buc-ee's cashier that reminded me of Kenneth from 30 Rock literally said, “Whew! That’s one more than a bad number!”
This weekend, my total was $6.67 and a Buc-ee's cashier that reminded me of Kenneth from 30 Rock literally said, “Whew! That’s one more than a bad number!”
This is the vibe we all need to bring
"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown."
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
October 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is the vibe we all need to bring
It’s already here
I think this is right:
"We've slid into some form of authoritarianism," says Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard. "It is relatively mild compared to some others. It is certainly reversible, but we are no longer living in a liberal democracy."
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
"We've slid into some form of authoritarianism," says Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard. "It is relatively mild compared to some others. It is certainly reversible, but we are no longer living in a liberal democracy."
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
October 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
It’s already here
MAGA is SO worried about immigrants and trans people, so let’s do some U.S. population statistics.
Unauthorized immigrants = 3% to 4%
Trans folks = 1%
People who think cilantro tastes like soap = 4-14%
Republican married men reported ever having extramarital sex = 13%
Unauthorized immigrants = 3% to 4%
Trans folks = 1%
People who think cilantro tastes like soap = 4-14%
Republican married men reported ever having extramarital sex = 13%
October 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
MAGA is SO worried about immigrants and trans people, so let’s do some U.S. population statistics.
Unauthorized immigrants = 3% to 4%
Trans folks = 1%
People who think cilantro tastes like soap = 4-14%
Republican married men reported ever having extramarital sex = 13%
Unauthorized immigrants = 3% to 4%
Trans folks = 1%
People who think cilantro tastes like soap = 4-14%
Republican married men reported ever having extramarital sex = 13%
How come the plural of louse and mouse are lice and mice, but we call them houses rather than hice?
a woman with a backpack is standing in front of a car talking to someone .
ALT: a woman with a backpack is standing in front of a car talking to someone .
media.tenor.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
How come the plural of louse and mouse are lice and mice, but we call them houses rather than hice?
As a writer and true crime fan, I’d like to think I’d be good at cleaning up a crime scene, but I can’t get through breakfast without getting Chobani Flip yogurt on my pants.
September 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
As a writer and true crime fan, I’d like to think I’d be good at cleaning up a crime scene, but I can’t get through breakfast without getting Chobani Flip yogurt on my pants.
You can now eat your salad in peace without worrying about your enemies.
September 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
You can now eat your salad in peace without worrying about your enemies.
Reposted by Melissa Tyndall
Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air after our government threatened a private company with retaliation, marking a dark moment for free speech in our nation.
More than 400 artists across our nation signed on to say: We refuse to be silenced by those in power.
More than 400 artists across our nation signed on to say: We refuse to be silenced by those in power.
September 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air after our government threatened a private company with retaliation, marking a dark moment for free speech in our nation.
More than 400 artists across our nation signed on to say: We refuse to be silenced by those in power.
More than 400 artists across our nation signed on to say: We refuse to be silenced by those in power.
This is disgusting rhetoric, but it’s nothing new. I did my master’s thesis on the Bush presidencies’ wartime rhetoric in a continuation of a 1980 essay by Robert L. Ivie called “Images of Savagery in American Justifications for War.” The original paper can be found here: tinyurl.com/savageryrhet...
September 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This is disgusting rhetoric, but it’s nothing new. I did my master’s thesis on the Bush presidencies’ wartime rhetoric in a continuation of a 1980 essay by Robert L. Ivie called “Images of Savagery in American Justifications for War.” The original paper can be found here: tinyurl.com/savageryrhet...
If you’re a fantasy writer who likes the Middle Ages vibe, you might want to read this. wordsmarts.com/twelfty/
How Many Is “Twelfty”?
“Twelfty” sounds like a meal that a hobbit might enjoy every day around noon. But in the Middle Ages, it was a real word referring to a specific number.
wordsmarts.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
If you’re a fantasy writer who likes the Middle Ages vibe, you might want to read this. wordsmarts.com/twelfty/
By Larry David www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...
A Letter from Ghislaine Maxwell
I’d like to take this opportunity to clear up any lingering doubts, particularly in regard to President Trump’s involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s life.
www.newyorker.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
By Larry David www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...
A friend asked me what movies scared me. But I don’t really get “scared.”
Maybe anxiety/dread over a ticking clock or going back to a killer’s house for a stuffed bunny. 🙄
Grossed out over body horror like Amy Smart in Mirrors or the kittens Brand New Cherry Flavor.
Do you get scared? Of what?
Maybe anxiety/dread over a ticking clock or going back to a killer’s house for a stuffed bunny. 🙄
Grossed out over body horror like Amy Smart in Mirrors or the kittens Brand New Cherry Flavor.
Do you get scared? Of what?
September 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A friend asked me what movies scared me. But I don’t really get “scared.”
Maybe anxiety/dread over a ticking clock or going back to a killer’s house for a stuffed bunny. 🙄
Grossed out over body horror like Amy Smart in Mirrors or the kittens Brand New Cherry Flavor.
Do you get scared? Of what?
Maybe anxiety/dread over a ticking clock or going back to a killer’s house for a stuffed bunny. 🙄
Grossed out over body horror like Amy Smart in Mirrors or the kittens Brand New Cherry Flavor.
Do you get scared? Of what?
Reposted by Melissa Tyndall
B&N members! @barnesandnoble is having a preorder sale! If you haven't ordered #TheManyMisfortunesofEugeniaWang yet, this is a good time to do so!
@simonkids
@thetobiasliteraryagency
#2025debuts #debutnovel #mg #gn #kidlit #kidscomics
@simonkids
@thetobiasliteraryagency
#2025debuts #debutnovel #mg #gn #kidlit #kidscomics
September 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
B&N members! @barnesandnoble is having a preorder sale! If you haven't ordered #TheManyMisfortunesofEugeniaWang yet, this is a good time to do so!
@simonkids
@thetobiasliteraryagency
#2025debuts #debutnovel #mg #gn #kidlit #kidscomics
@simonkids
@thetobiasliteraryagency
#2025debuts #debutnovel #mg #gn #kidlit #kidscomics
Get ready for 19 new, gerrymandered maps. At this point, we’re one huge coup against his political enemies from being Nazi Germany in 1934. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump mobilizing up to 1,700 National Guards troops in 19 states in crime crackdown
Deployments reportedly set to take place largely in Republican-controlled states
www.independent.co.uk
August 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Get ready for 19 new, gerrymandered maps. At this point, we’re one huge coup against his political enemies from being Nazi Germany in 1934. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Reposted by Melissa Tyndall
The National Endowment for the Arts has officially canceled the 2026 Creative Writing Fellowship.
If you value books and authors, now is the time to buy a book, borrow it from a library, or drop an author you love a note.
If you value books and authors, now is the time to buy a book, borrow it from a library, or drop an author you love a note.
August 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The National Endowment for the Arts has officially canceled the 2026 Creative Writing Fellowship.
If you value books and authors, now is the time to buy a book, borrow it from a library, or drop an author you love a note.
If you value books and authors, now is the time to buy a book, borrow it from a library, or drop an author you love a note.
Reposted by Melissa Tyndall
Local friends... Book Launch info below!
August 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Local friends... Book Launch info below!
I know some of y’all are just starting to get salty on Betty White’s Internet, so let me give you some introductory memes.
1. For a man whose opinion you didn’t fucking ask for.
1. For a man whose opinion you didn’t fucking ask for.
August 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I know some of y’all are just starting to get salty on Betty White’s Internet, so let me give you some introductory memes.
1. For a man whose opinion you didn’t fucking ask for.
1. For a man whose opinion you didn’t fucking ask for.
I know some of y’all are just starting to get salty on Betty White’s Internet, so let me give you some introductory memes.
1. For a man whose opinion you didn’t fucking ask for.
1. For a man whose opinion you didn’t fucking ask for.
August 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I know some of y’all are just starting to get salty on Betty White’s Internet, so let me give you some introductory memes.
1. For a man whose opinion you didn’t fucking ask for.
1. For a man whose opinion you didn’t fucking ask for.
My husband compared the talking points I rant about (especially GOP hypocrisy) to Jennifer’s of @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social and that might be the best compliment I’ve ever received.
August 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My husband compared the talking points I rant about (especially GOP hypocrisy) to Jennifer’s of @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social and that might be the best compliment I’ve ever received.
Our R&B music videos had deserts so their romantasies could have waterless worlds. 😂
August 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Our R&B music videos had deserts so their romantasies could have waterless worlds. 😂
Reposted by Melissa Tyndall
#askagent
Tonight come and join @jacquilipton.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social and me as we answer all of your questions about publishing--or whatever else you want to throw our way.
Hope to see you there! ❤️
7:00 p.m. ET TONIGHT!
Tonight come and join @jacquilipton.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social and me as we answer all of your questions about publishing--or whatever else you want to throw our way.
Hope to see you there! ❤️
7:00 p.m. ET TONIGHT!
Come join @thetobiasagency.bsky.social agents for our monthly live AMA Wednesday July 30th at 7 PM EST! www.youtube.com/live/xK6bNxX...
July AMA with The Tobias Literary Agency
YouTube video by Literary Lens
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July 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
#askagent
Tonight come and join @jacquilipton.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social and me as we answer all of your questions about publishing--or whatever else you want to throw our way.
Hope to see you there! ❤️
7:00 p.m. ET TONIGHT!
Tonight come and join @jacquilipton.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social and me as we answer all of your questions about publishing--or whatever else you want to throw our way.
Hope to see you there! ❤️
7:00 p.m. ET TONIGHT!
How it started vs how it’s going:
July 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
How it started vs how it’s going: