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Melissa Elizabeth
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Fiction writer, glitter aficionado, and cheese connoisseur. 💖💜💙

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Melissa Elizabeth @mellizabethanbooks.bsky.social · Dec 11
Current #WIP
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Perfect home for your NYC boy toy!

Five stories of prime real estate in the Upper West Side so if you’re feeling bougie, this won’t disappoint.

People didn’t know you were filthy stinking rich before, but boy howdy are they gonna know now! Get over your crippling fear of big cities in style 😎
November 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Ethan would die laughing seeing this meme, because every day afterward, he would only think about it every time he saw a redneck asshole with the original, and he’d burst out laughing again at their expense. (Luke showed it to him)
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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OFFICIALLY LESS THAN 100 PAGES TO GO!!
(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Down 6809 words, shaved off 23 word document pages, and it’s so much prettier!! Almost done 😌
mellizabethanbooks.bsky.social Melissa Elizabeth @mellizabethanbooks.bsky.social · 8d
146 pages left, and down 6552 words. 10k might be a stretch but we’ll see how later chapters go 😅
mellizabethanbooks.bsky.social Melissa Elizabeth @mellizabethanbooks.bsky.social · 18d
I've been MIA for a while, mostly because I'm hyper-focused on these edits. I'm realllllllly trying to get this done so I can work on getting it out for the world by end of year/early next year.

6293 words shaved off! 200+ pages left to go, let's see if I can make it 10k!🤪
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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How about two delulus and a trululu?

1) I’ve secretly won the lottery and am as rich as my MC 💰
2) I’m secretly a NYT bestselling author, and this is a pseudonym account 🥸
3) I’m decorating my work for Christmas today. 🎄

Which one sounds more realistic? 🧐

#Novmemeber
sagetgreene.bsky.social Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 5d
#Novmemeber 10

Corporate-style icebreaker jump scare 😱: tell us a fun fact about you, the author!

This is meant to be fun, so if "fun facts" make you cringe, feel free to adjust this prompt. You could do two truths and a lie, or just give us a non-personal fun fact that brings you joy.
10. Get to know the author: a fun fact about YOU A prompt game for the month of November, titled #Novmemeber (as in meme). Hosted by @sagetgreene.bsky.social . The bottom says "Have fun, interact, and remember alt text!" There is a silly emoji face with wild eyes and tongue sticking out, and some fall-style leaves in the corners.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Me flirting with
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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One of my favorite sweet/spicy cozy moments, when Ethan lets Luke into his safe space, the massive library he’s kept secret from most people.
#QueerPrompts
He goes back to perusing the shelves, studying the various covers with interest. "You must have spent years assembling this," be muses, randomly picking up a book and skimming the back cover. "How do you have it organized?" "Genre, then by author," I say. "Theré's classic literature in that corner, borror to your left. Fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction..." Luke nods, impressed. But then be stops at one particular shelf, and the corner of bis mouth twists into a sly grin. My heart drops as I realize what bé's looking at the romance novels. Fucking bell. "Well, well," Luke chuckles, facing me with a devilish grin. "Now I understand. This is where it comes from." "What? I swallow bard, trying to act like I don't know exactly what bé's looking at. "Your preferences," be says, his voice dropping a register, sending a chill down my spine. He folds his arms across his chest and leans against the bookshelf with a positively feline stance, looking me up and down with a new fire in his eye, covetous in its own right. I swallow bard. "You're a hopeless romantic." 'Those were an old girlfriends," I lie patbetically. Luké's smile only grows. "Ob, I didn't need to see the books to figure you out, baby," Luke chuckles. "I already found out all your tells a while ago. I know what you like." "Lies. Pure lies.” Luke pushes himself off the shelf and stalks across the room to me gracefully, and I find myself backed into the corner with nowhere to go as be looms over me. Before I can say anything, be pins me to the wall, one band cupping my chin, tilting my bead up so that our faces are only inches apart. My eyes widen, and my body betrays me, shivering against my control. My heart's pounding. It doesn't go unnoticed. Luke smiles triumphantly before pressing bis lips to mine, instantly turning my brain to mush as be kisses me like in my wildest fantasies. When be pulls away, be drags his hand down my throat and over my heaving chest and stares at my mouth before lifting his eyes to meet mine, and I shudder at the possessiveness in his gaze. The way be seems to see through my soul. "Keep telling yourself that, sweetheart," he purrs softly, and my insides turn molten. "Okay, fine," I say breathlessly, grabbing his shirt by the collar. "Shut up and come here, you fucking bastard." Then he kisses me til the world goes hazy, and I feel the magic of this sacred space mingling with our jagged breaths.
November 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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I (35m) am worried that my bf (30m) is being abused by an old high school bully, but he won’t tell me what’s going on. He’s avoidant and gets mad whenever I bring it up. I confronted the bully and learned the truth, but now my bf is mad at me for getting involved. AITA?
reviseresub.bsky.social Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 9d
A favorite! Pitch your MC as an Am I The A****** post 🤭 #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #writersofbluesky
Fall Into Fiction with RevPit Prompt: Pitch your MC as an AITA post. #FiFRevPit
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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…. I think I’ll stick to writing 🥲

#Novmember
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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When your crush threatens to steal your truck, and he tries to disarm you with his wiles. 🙂‍↔️
#WIPSnips
He sends me a selfie sitting in the driver's seat, presumably one he took during the day since it's sunny in the background. He's wearing his sunglasses, giving a self- assured grin as he poses in the most flattering way possible, almost like he was made for the camera. There's a handwritten note edited over the image that says 'mine' in cursive with a small heart dotted over the 'i.' I study that picture for a long minute, unable to keep the smile from my face. Not only does Luke look good in the truck, but the idea of him showing off that he's been driving it warms my heart. Still, I can't help but write a snarky reply. "E: Nice try, but this isn't a hostage situation. We don't negotiate with terrorists, even if they are pretty."
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (pictured here in the delightful French version which I own solely for the rename for obvious reasons) Their book was very dear to me during the pandemic/2020 election, and unintentionally helped me realize my own sexuality wasn’t as I thought. #Bookvember
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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If my cat was running for mayor.
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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This was hilarious and hard and I loved it hahaha
#Novmemeber
sagetgreene.bsky.social Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 7d
#Novmemeber 8

Using only emojis, tell us the plot of your WIP. You can be as detailed or as sparse as you like.

Now try guessing what other posters' plots are!
8. Write your WIP’s plot using only emojis
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Kinda just there, kinda just going with the flow, not at all enthused with life, head down and unimpressed.

#Novmemeber
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Not at all. 😅 There’s only one point where it would come into play and it’s at the end anyway so it would just change how the ending goes in terms of “rescue” but it wouldn’t come up before.
cometkins.bsky.social Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 8d
How much would your book/wip change if your MC had a gun #WritingPrompt
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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🥵A tad steamy, this “movement”. Swapped the word with motion.

#WIPSnips
With a forceful tug of his wrist, I pull Luke down to me, needing him closer, and we both gasp as the motion stirs something where we're connected. Luke kisses me, tangling his hands in my hair at the root, sending a shiver down my spine. And when he slowly starts rocking his hips back and forth, I don't have control of the breathy moan that escapes my lips.
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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I’ll post this one again because I made this thing to go with it hahah

Anna Graves “Hollow Bones”

It feels like it was made for my babies and their trauma and search for love to heal their wounds.
🥹💕💜

#Novmemeber
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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I think it’s an ok approach for some things but can wind up stifling the creativity if forced. I tend to go with the approach of ‘butt in the chair’ at least once a day, but I can’t beat myself up for failing to produce anything. I just follow the ebbs and flows.

#pretendpanel
karamoonauthor.com Kara Moon (the artist formerly known as Hiria Dunning) @karamoonauthor.com · 8d
Greetings, #pretendpanel! One week into writeathon month, I'm wondering how you feel about this notorious topic...

November 7th: X number of words per day - are you a fan of this approach or not?

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
#pretendpanel a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social November 7th: X number of words per day - are you a fan of this approach or not? Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts New #pretendpanel questions every Friday and Saturday. Hop in any time!
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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146 pages left, and down 6552 words. 10k might be a stretch but we’ll see how later chapters go 😅
mellizabethanbooks.bsky.social Melissa Elizabeth @mellizabethanbooks.bsky.social · 18d
I've been MIA for a while, mostly because I'm hyper-focused on these edits. I'm realllllllly trying to get this done so I can work on getting it out for the world by end of year/early next year.

6293 words shaved off! 200+ pages left to go, let's see if I can make it 10k!🤪
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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There’s not a clear message, but maybe that queerness isn’t a one size fits all? Stereotypes aren’t always accurate. Since it can be hard for some people to know their sexuality based on those ideas and whether or not they feel they fit those boxes, it’s a good reminder that everyone is different!
cometkins.bsky.social Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 10d
What sort of message do you hope people take away from your most recent book/wip? #WritingPrompt
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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I’m so horrible, I wouldn’t even know if my favorite author walked into a cafe because I don’t know their faces. 😅

But if I did somehow know it was them, I would probably creep awkwardly from behind my coffee because I’m shy. 🙈
traceyleewrites.bsky.social Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 10d
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 05 📚

Imagine that, you're devouring pages while you wait for your bevvy and in walks the author!

#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #bookskyclub #bookish #books #tbr #tbrpile #indie #amreading
November #writinglifemonthly Day 05 If your favourite author walked into a cafe right now, what would say? Tag them if you can Build Community - Share. Like.Comment in Group. @traceyleewrites
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Ethan just wants LUKE TO TALK TO HIM OKY?!
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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It’s incredibly hard to give Frank an ounce of humanity because he’s such an awful bigot, but by the end he goes to therapy, so I guess growth being possible would be his green flag for now 😅
#Novmemeber
sagetgreene.bsky.social Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 10d
#Novmemeber 5

Yeah, your Antagonist has flaws, but what are some green flags of theirs?
🟩

Can't think of any/not applicable to your villain? What would THEY say are their green flags?

Not a person, but a construct/idea? What do proponents say?
5. Your Antagonist’s green flags A prompt game for the month of November, titled #Novmemeber (as in meme). Hosted by @sagetgreene.bsky.social . The bottom says "Have fun, interact, and remember alt text!" There is a silly emoji face with wild eyes and tongue sticking out, and some fall-style leaves in the corners.
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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A trip down memory lane for sure. I was into horseback riding as a kid and my grandma bought me this book one year and I was obsessed with it. Barely read it 😅 but was obsessed nonetheless.

#Bookvember
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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There’s a sexy inside joke that comes back up as a call back again and again throughout the story! When a kiss makes your brain fizzle like pop rocks ✨

#Novmemeber
November 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM