Melanie Dusseau
@melaniedusseau.bsky.social
Creative writing & lit prof, querying romance author, AI refuser, lover of books & poet of the ginger life. www.melaniedusseau.com
Associate Professor of English, U Findlay (she/her), MFA, analog researcher, dog-loving, traveling Hibernophile 💗
Associate Professor of English, U Findlay (she/her), MFA, analog researcher, dog-loving, traveling Hibernophile 💗
All I want for Christmas is a literary agent, but in the meantime, I'm working on my side hustle as a Toast Influencer. ©️
I test all recipes and do not use bots. I will never ask you for financial information unless I really need a bougie facial.
#amquerying
I test all recipes and do not use bots. I will never ask you for financial information unless I really need a bougie facial.
#amquerying
November 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
All I want for Christmas is a literary agent, but in the meantime, I'm working on my side hustle as a Toast Influencer. ©️
I test all recipes and do not use bots. I will never ask you for financial information unless I really need a bougie facial.
#amquerying
I test all recipes and do not use bots. I will never ask you for financial information unless I really need a bougie facial.
#amquerying
JCO trolling maga wins the internet. Her takedowns of Musk are equally sublime.
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
JCO trolling maga wins the internet. Her takedowns of Musk are equally sublime.
From Samhain to the winter solstice: let darkness come.
#CelticFireFestivals #Samhain #harvest #BlessedBe
#CelticFireFestivals #Samhain #harvest #BlessedBe
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
From Samhain to the winter solstice: let darkness come.
#CelticFireFestivals #Samhain #harvest #BlessedBe
#CelticFireFestivals #Samhain #harvest #BlessedBe
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Magic 8 Ball: Goth Edition
Q: Will a literary agent love my ragetastic paranormal romance?
A: "If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear." -Mary Shelley
Fin.
#amquerying #writesky #writersky #romancelandia #writingcommunity
Q: Will a literary agent love my ragetastic paranormal romance?
A: "If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear." -Mary Shelley
Fin.
#amquerying #writesky #writersky #romancelandia #writingcommunity
October 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Magic 8 Ball: Goth Edition
Q: Will a literary agent love my ragetastic paranormal romance?
A: "If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear." -Mary Shelley
Fin.
#amquerying #writesky #writersky #romancelandia #writingcommunity
Q: Will a literary agent love my ragetastic paranormal romance?
A: "If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear." -Mary Shelley
Fin.
#amquerying #writesky #writersky #romancelandia #writingcommunity
It's almost Samhain! Do you know what paranormal romance shares with monster literature and media? An appreciation of the well made brute.
The world is burning and you can stop pretending not to love paranormal romance, or if you're some kinda green fool newb: lucky, lucky you. 🦇
#romancelandia
The world is burning and you can stop pretending not to love paranormal romance, or if you're some kinda green fool newb: lucky, lucky you. 🦇
#romancelandia
October 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's almost Samhain! Do you know what paranormal romance shares with monster literature and media? An appreciation of the well made brute.
The world is burning and you can stop pretending not to love paranormal romance, or if you're some kinda green fool newb: lucky, lucky you. 🦇
#romancelandia
The world is burning and you can stop pretending not to love paranormal romance, or if you're some kinda green fool newb: lucky, lucky you. 🦇
#romancelandia
That first incredulous "what?" made me cheer. Meanwhile, the disconnect between creatives and AI hypers grows to a chasm.
#writersky #AI #edusky #writesky #AIresistance #AIrefusal
#writersky #AI #edusky #writesky #AIresistance #AIrefusal
October 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
That first incredulous "what?" made me cheer. Meanwhile, the disconnect between creatives and AI hypers grows to a chasm.
#writersky #AI #edusky #writesky #AIresistance #AIrefusal
#writersky #AI #edusky #writesky #AIresistance #AIrefusal
Need an autumn-themed, swoony distraction? Grab a copy of my 5-minute romance in WW. On newsstands this week! 🍁❤️
@womansworldmag.bsky.social
#romancelandia #writesky #freelance #writersky #romance #writingcommunity
@womansworldmag.bsky.social
#romancelandia #writesky #freelance #writersky #romance #writingcommunity
October 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Need an autumn-themed, swoony distraction? Grab a copy of my 5-minute romance in WW. On newsstands this week! 🍁❤️
@womansworldmag.bsky.social
#romancelandia #writesky #freelance #writersky #romance #writingcommunity
@womansworldmag.bsky.social
#romancelandia #writesky #freelance #writersky #romance #writingcommunity
Need a swoony distraction? My flash fic, "A Season for Love" will appear in WW mag, on sale Oct 10. It's a dual POV set in an apple orchard after a 5K. ✍️💙📚🍁
#freelance #publishing #romancelandia #amquerying #writerlife #writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #writesky #romancelit #author #lovestory
#freelance #publishing #romancelandia #amquerying #writerlife #writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #writesky #romancelit #author #lovestory
October 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Need a swoony distraction? My flash fic, "A Season for Love" will appear in WW mag, on sale Oct 10. It's a dual POV set in an apple orchard after a 5K. ✍️💙📚🍁
#freelance #publishing #romancelandia #amquerying #writerlife #writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #writesky #romancelit #author #lovestory
#freelance #publishing #romancelandia #amquerying #writerlife #writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #writesky #romancelit #author #lovestory
October 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I wish Query Tracker had an after hours lounge where insomniac writers in different time zones could meet to laugh and cry together. 💙📚
#AmQuerying #Authors #TradPub #WritingCommunity #WriterLife #WriteSky #SpecFic #WriterSky #ParanormalRomance #RomanceWriter #BookSky #Gingers #WritingProf #Romance
#AmQuerying #Authors #TradPub #WritingCommunity #WriterLife #WriteSky #SpecFic #WriterSky #ParanormalRomance #RomanceWriter #BookSky #Gingers #WritingProf #Romance
October 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I wish Query Tracker had an after hours lounge where insomniac writers in different time zones could meet to laugh and cry together. 💙📚
#AmQuerying #Authors #TradPub #WritingCommunity #WriterLife #WriteSky #SpecFic #WriterSky #ParanormalRomance #RomanceWriter #BookSky #Gingers #WritingProf #Romance
#AmQuerying #Authors #TradPub #WritingCommunity #WriterLife #WriteSky #SpecFic #WriterSky #ParanormalRomance #RomanceWriter #BookSky #Gingers #WritingProf #Romance
My Weird Tales lit class is tearing through several novellas, and they are the perfect length to capture the reading attentions of college students.
If you haven't read Becky Chambers, you ought to. Next up: book 1 of Murderbot by Martha Wells. *Squeals in Sci Fi*
#novellas #writingprof #readmore
If you haven't read Becky Chambers, you ought to. Next up: book 1 of Murderbot by Martha Wells. *Squeals in Sci Fi*
#novellas #writingprof #readmore
October 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
My Weird Tales lit class is tearing through several novellas, and they are the perfect length to capture the reading attentions of college students.
If you haven't read Becky Chambers, you ought to. Next up: book 1 of Murderbot by Martha Wells. *Squeals in Sci Fi*
#novellas #writingprof #readmore
If you haven't read Becky Chambers, you ought to. Next up: book 1 of Murderbot by Martha Wells. *Squeals in Sci Fi*
#novellas #writingprof #readmore
Pssst: wanna read banned books with me in a red state? Knock twice. Bring booze. Password: Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
#ALA #ReadHumanAuthoredBooks #CelebrateYourRightToRead #EduSky #writingprof #amquerying ✍️🚫🤖
bannedbooksweek.org
#ALA #ReadHumanAuthoredBooks #CelebrateYourRightToRead #EduSky #writingprof #amquerying ✍️🚫🤖
bannedbooksweek.org
September 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Pssst: wanna read banned books with me in a red state? Knock twice. Bring booze. Password: Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
#ALA #ReadHumanAuthoredBooks #CelebrateYourRightToRead #EduSky #writingprof #amquerying ✍️🚫🤖
bannedbooksweek.org
#ALA #ReadHumanAuthoredBooks #CelebrateYourRightToRead #EduSky #writingprof #amquerying ✍️🚫🤖
bannedbooksweek.org
Little pep talk after hitting send on new queries.😬❤️ #amquerying #writingcommunity #romanceauthor #poetwritingprose #publishing #perseverance #writingprof #hopeful
Cool news: I'm leading the Ireland & Scotland study abroad trip at my uni again in 2026! Travelling research, here I come. #inspired 🇮🇪🏴
Cool news: I'm leading the Ireland & Scotland study abroad trip at my uni again in 2026! Travelling research, here I come. #inspired 🇮🇪🏴
September 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Little pep talk after hitting send on new queries.😬❤️ #amquerying #writingcommunity #romanceauthor #poetwritingprose #publishing #perseverance #writingprof #hopeful
Cool news: I'm leading the Ireland & Scotland study abroad trip at my uni again in 2026! Travelling research, here I come. #inspired 🇮🇪🏴
Cool news: I'm leading the Ireland & Scotland study abroad trip at my uni again in 2026! Travelling research, here I come. #inspired 🇮🇪🏴
A bright spot in the bruising process of querying is noting how many literary agencies have AI disclosures and outright bans in their submission guidelines.
A legion of writing profs, writers, & artists in academia stand with the publishing community in resistance.
#amquerying #AIRefusal #EduSky
A legion of writing profs, writers, & artists in academia stand with the publishing community in resistance.
#amquerying #AIRefusal #EduSky
September 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A bright spot in the bruising process of querying is noting how many literary agencies have AI disclosures and outright bans in their submission guidelines.
A legion of writing profs, writers, & artists in academia stand with the publishing community in resistance.
#amquerying #AIRefusal #EduSky
A legion of writing profs, writers, & artists in academia stand with the publishing community in resistance.
#amquerying #AIRefusal #EduSky
I've washed and reassembled the duvet cover, and I intend to submit this as the sole artifact for my mid-tenure dossier. My mom supervised and I did it wrong.
What do you want from me, academia? Another heartbreaking paranormal romance? More poems written in the blood of gingers?
#writingprof
What do you want from me, academia? Another heartbreaking paranormal romance? More poems written in the blood of gingers?
#writingprof
September 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I've washed and reassembled the duvet cover, and I intend to submit this as the sole artifact for my mid-tenure dossier. My mom supervised and I did it wrong.
What do you want from me, academia? Another heartbreaking paranormal romance? More poems written in the blood of gingers?
#writingprof
What do you want from me, academia? Another heartbreaking paranormal romance? More poems written in the blood of gingers?
#writingprof
My manuscript is the one in the delicious, genre-bending powder blue jumpsuit on the end. 🤩🇮🇪🩵
#amquerying #MSWL #publishing #writinglife #romance #debut #poetwritingfiction #GrumpyIrishWerelion #mountaincore #Celtic #paranormal #fantasy #WitchesFightingPatriarchy #analogresearch #folklore
#amquerying #MSWL #publishing #writinglife #romance #debut #poetwritingfiction #GrumpyIrishWerelion #mountaincore #Celtic #paranormal #fantasy #WitchesFightingPatriarchy #analogresearch #folklore
September 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
My manuscript is the one in the delicious, genre-bending powder blue jumpsuit on the end. 🤩🇮🇪🩵
#amquerying #MSWL #publishing #writinglife #romance #debut #poetwritingfiction #GrumpyIrishWerelion #mountaincore #Celtic #paranormal #fantasy #WitchesFightingPatriarchy #analogresearch #folklore
#amquerying #MSWL #publishing #writinglife #romance #debut #poetwritingfiction #GrumpyIrishWerelion #mountaincore #Celtic #paranormal #fantasy #WitchesFightingPatriarchy #analogresearch #folklore
QueryTracker: the manuscript.
Genre: cosmic horror
Vibes: obsession; darkcore meets hopepunk
Wish list: commercial but make it cross-over, literary, book club, with genre flair. No vampires.
If you need me, I'm overthinking if my query might be a life-affirming maybe.
#amquerying #MSWL #romance
Genre: cosmic horror
Vibes: obsession; darkcore meets hopepunk
Wish list: commercial but make it cross-over, literary, book club, with genre flair. No vampires.
If you need me, I'm overthinking if my query might be a life-affirming maybe.
#amquerying #MSWL #romance
September 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
QueryTracker: the manuscript.
Genre: cosmic horror
Vibes: obsession; darkcore meets hopepunk
Wish list: commercial but make it cross-over, literary, book club, with genre flair. No vampires.
If you need me, I'm overthinking if my query might be a life-affirming maybe.
#amquerying #MSWL #romance
Genre: cosmic horror
Vibes: obsession; darkcore meets hopepunk
Wish list: commercial but make it cross-over, literary, book club, with genre flair. No vampires.
If you need me, I'm overthinking if my query might be a life-affirming maybe.
#amquerying #MSWL #romance
September 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Wuthering Heights is the original grumpy/brain fever trope. Why is everyone dissing this adaptation? So. Many. Cheekbones.
Come with me on Valentine's Day? You know you want to. And if you don't: I'll haunt you, brute. ❤️
#romance #windswept #tropey #notguilty #bronte #takemymoney
Come with me on Valentine's Day? You know you want to. And if you don't: I'll haunt you, brute. ❤️
#romance #windswept #tropey #notguilty #bronte #takemymoney
September 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Wuthering Heights is the original grumpy/brain fever trope. Why is everyone dissing this adaptation? So. Many. Cheekbones.
Come with me on Valentine's Day? You know you want to. And if you don't: I'll haunt you, brute. ❤️
#romance #windswept #tropey #notguilty #bronte #takemymoney
Come with me on Valentine's Day? You know you want to. And if you don't: I'll haunt you, brute. ❤️
#romance #windswept #tropey #notguilty #bronte #takemymoney
Also, hug a librarian (but not in a stalker-y way).❤️📚
#EduSky #BannedBooksWeek #ALA #RightToRead #ReadForYourRights #LibrariansAreSuperHeroes
#EduSky #BannedBooksWeek #ALA #RightToRead #ReadForYourRights #LibrariansAreSuperHeroes
September 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Also, hug a librarian (but not in a stalker-y way).❤️📚
#EduSky #BannedBooksWeek #ALA #RightToRead #ReadForYourRights #LibrariansAreSuperHeroes
#EduSky #BannedBooksWeek #ALA #RightToRead #ReadForYourRights #LibrariansAreSuperHeroes