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Melissa Mazzone
@melmazzone.bsky.social
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I write YA about messy girls trying their best | chronic pain (hEDS) non-enthusiast | ADHD | lost in the labyrinth of my mind | rep: Ann Rose🌹at Tobias Literary
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Seeing isn’t believing, believing is seeing 🌲
A selfie of Melissa (original user) wearing a Bigfoot themed green Christmas sweatshirt
December 24, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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Here's a little snippet from my witchy waterfall YA that I wrote yesterday. Inspired by...you know...*gestures wildly*

#WritingCommunity
A writing snippet with a black, green, yellow, and purple floral background that reads “I do like power,” Briar says, simply, as if she’s talking about Taylor Swift or pumpkin spice lattes. “I like the way it straightens my shoulders and how it tastes on my tongue. There’s nothing quite so intoxicating than the feeling that something can be done, you know? I watch my girls—my Stray Kittens—and I am so proud to see how far they’ve come. How they speak up in class, or go out for things they never felt good enough for, or tell a guy to fuck off when he crosses a boundary. Even just the way they celebrate themselves loudly in public, not afraid to be unapologetically angry or excited or too much. Power, I think—what it really should be—is a responsibility to those who are most vulnerable. I want to create a safe space, but I also want my girls to know that we can do something, especially when it feels like no one else will.”
November 15, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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#BookSky how are we all doing with our reading challenges?

I have a feeling my nostalgic reread of Vampire Academy is going to put me over in a week or two 😅
November 14, 2024 at 1:37 AM
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Witchy waterfall book vibes using song lyrics
#Unhingedpit #YA #Spec #T

Raise your hand if you're a girl and you're PISSED. Zoey, Briar, Olivia & Priya can relate. 😇💋💀🔪
The background image is a girl floating in dark water wearing a black bikini and her chin tipped to the sky. Lyrics read "Did I disappoint you? Did mommy make you sad? Do I just remind you of every girl that made you mad? Make me perfect, make me your fantasy. You know I deserve it. Well, take it out on me" from Dream Girl Evil by Florence & The Machine Image is a dark background with a skull facing left and resting on the ground with light covering it's face. Lyrics read "It's hot when you have a meltdown, in the front of your house and you're getting kicked out. It's hot when you're drinking downtown and you're getting called out 'cause you're running your mouth. Oh god, and it's coming around, yeah it's coming around, yeah it's coming around. People say I'm jealous but my kink is Karma" from "My Kink is Karma" by Chappell Roan Image is a dark background only showing the silhouette of a profile of girl wearing a ponytail and staring to her right. Lyrics read "Come on little lady, give us a smile. No, I ain't got nothin' to smile about. I got no one to smile for, I waited a while for a moment to say I don't owe you a goddamn thing." from "Nightmare" by Halsey Image is a dark background showing a ghostly/distorted image of a girl screaming and clutching at her face. Lyrics rea "I was in my tower weaving nightmares, twisting all my smiles into snarls. They say what doesn't kill you makes you aware. What happens if it becomes who you are?" from "Cassandra" by Taylor Swift
November 13, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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Oh wait could pitch events actually be fun again on Bluesky?? Lets see…

Here’s my #unhingedpit for my witchy #YA #Spec #T waterfall book in random movie quotes ⛲️🖤💅🏻
Image shows the bus scene from The Craft with the bus driver saying “you girls watch out for those weirdos” and the girls replying “we are the weirdos, mister” Image shows a scene of Cher Horowitz pushing a “high school boy” off of her and saying “get off of me! As IF!” She’s wearing her iconic yellow plaid outfit The image shows a scene from Jennifer’s body where Amanda Seyfried’s character says “You are killing people” and Megan Fox’s character replies “no im killing boys” The image shows a scene from Gone Girl where Amy says to Nick “I would never ever hurt you” and Nick looks very suspicious
November 13, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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Where are all my #swifties at?! 💕

Became a fan during 1989 and a Certified Swiftie during Rep. I attended Houston N3, Foxborough N1 & Indy N3 😭

My (current) top 10: Maroon, Is It Over Now?, my tears ricochet, loml, Cornelia Street, All Too Well (TMV), Down Bad, Treacherous, coney island, & august
original poster photographed at a Taylor Swift event wearing a sheer beige dress with orange, purple, red, yellow and pink flowers and green vines. she's wearing black snake fishnet tights and and black combat boots. her wrists are adorned with friendship bracelets and she has a big smile on her face because she's attending the last night of the US leg at The Eras Tour! original poster photographed at a Taylor Swift event wearing a sheer beige dress with orange, purple, red, yellow and pink flowers and green vines next to a banner with streamers that reads "I can still make the whole place shimmer"
November 12, 2024 at 7:58 PM
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Hi #writingcommunity! 👋

I'm Melissa and I'm drafting a YA speculative thriller featuring a magical waterfall, a witchy girl gang, and a revenge plot targeting toxic masculinity. ⛲🔪💋

I'm a Rosebud 🌹 repped by the wonderful @annmrose.bsky.social
at @thetobiasagency.bsky.social
the image is showing a novel aesthetic/collage. From left to right: a blonde girl surrounded by pink smoke, a hand reaching out holding a full moon, a silhouette of a girl in the dark, crystals and gems, a ghostly image of a group of teens, a girl floating in dark water in a black bikini, a lone waterfall surrounded by trees, a boy with a baseball cap surrounded by pink smoke
November 12, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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Proudly 1 of 7,000 voices who’ve signed the #KidLit4Ceasefire letter to @POTUS demanding he push for a #CeasefireNOW in Gaza.

Last day for authors/agents/editors/reviewers/teachers/librarians/readers to add their name to this dire call. Add it now: bit.ly/KidLit4Cease...
January 28, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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I did the thing
August 16, 2023 at 9:27 PM
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NEWS! I HAVE NEWS!!
I'm now represented by @annmrose.bsky.social at Tobias Literary! Ann is a total firecracker with equal parts humor, passion & transparency. I never thought it possible to find such a kickass partner, yet here we are! And I can't wait to take on the world together!
August 14, 2023 at 5:46 PM
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5 years ago today I was THIS close to Taylor 🤯
July 29, 2023 at 12:35 PM