Mikel Melwasul - Author
@mikelmelwasul.bsky.social
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October 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Subverting Tropes with Mikel D Melwasul | Episode 50 is now live!
Join @mikelmelwasul.bsky.social and I as we talk about how writers and authors can play with, challenge, and reinvent tropes to keep their stories fresh and engaging.
Check out the full episode below 👇
Join @mikelmelwasul.bsky.social and I as we talk about how writers and authors can play with, challenge, and reinvent tropes to keep their stories fresh and engaging.
Check out the full episode below 👇
October 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Subverting Tropes with Mikel D Melwasul | Episode 50 is now live!
Join @mikelmelwasul.bsky.social and I as we talk about how writers and authors can play with, challenge, and reinvent tropes to keep their stories fresh and engaging.
Check out the full episode below 👇
Join @mikelmelwasul.bsky.social and I as we talk about how writers and authors can play with, challenge, and reinvent tropes to keep their stories fresh and engaging.
Check out the full episode below 👇
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Just finished a great interview with @mikelmelwasul.bsky.social .
We talked about hats, tropes, and the genre blending story that is Paragon Exordium!
We talked about hats, tropes, and the genre blending story that is Paragon Exordium!
September 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Just finished a great interview with @mikelmelwasul.bsky.social .
We talked about hats, tropes, and the genre blending story that is Paragon Exordium!
We talked about hats, tropes, and the genre blending story that is Paragon Exordium!
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Yesterday I finished Paragon Exordium by @mikelmelwasul.bsky.social
An imaginative, fast-paced ride with creative worldbuilding and a gripping apocalyptic urgency.
Now I’m diving back into the epic conclusion of Paternus with @undyrk.bsky.social ’s War of Gods!
An imaginative, fast-paced ride with creative worldbuilding and a gripping apocalyptic urgency.
Now I’m diving back into the epic conclusion of Paternus with @undyrk.bsky.social ’s War of Gods!
June 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Yesterday I finished Paragon Exordium by @mikelmelwasul.bsky.social
An imaginative, fast-paced ride with creative worldbuilding and a gripping apocalyptic urgency.
Now I’m diving back into the epic conclusion of Paternus with @undyrk.bsky.social ’s War of Gods!
An imaginative, fast-paced ride with creative worldbuilding and a gripping apocalyptic urgency.
Now I’m diving back into the epic conclusion of Paternus with @undyrk.bsky.social ’s War of Gods!
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Finished Wrath of Gods by @undyrk.bsky.social this morning. Every chapter seems to introduce a fresh pantheon, power set, or jaw‑dropping creature.
I'll be taking a short break before I return for the exciting conclusion!
Now I'm on to Paragon Exordium by @mikelmelwasul.bsky.social.
I'll be taking a short break before I return for the exciting conclusion!
Now I'm on to Paragon Exordium by @mikelmelwasul.bsky.social.
June 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Finished Wrath of Gods by @undyrk.bsky.social this morning. Every chapter seems to introduce a fresh pantheon, power set, or jaw‑dropping creature.
I'll be taking a short break before I return for the exciting conclusion!
Now I'm on to Paragon Exordium by @mikelmelwasul.bsky.social.
I'll be taking a short break before I return for the exciting conclusion!
Now I'm on to Paragon Exordium by @mikelmelwasul.bsky.social.
My TBR is prioritized by people who've sent me physical copies of their books. Because those cost them the most, and I've done that without the results I hoped for. Granted, I'm a ridiculously slow reader.
May 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
My TBR is prioritized by people who've sent me physical copies of their books. Because those cost them the most, and I've done that without the results I hoped for. Granted, I'm a ridiculously slow reader.
I haven't checked this app in a month and I have 600+ followers?!?
May 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I haven't checked this app in a month and I have 600+ followers?!?
Did a single audiobook sale make me almost cry today? Maybe.
I'm so overwhelmed.
I feel like I'm losing creativity and intelligence daily.
I have the tools at my fingertips for success, but I'm blocked by circumstance and luck.
I can't sleep because my brain is so stressed. But I can't think.
I'm so overwhelmed.
I feel like I'm losing creativity and intelligence daily.
I have the tools at my fingertips for success, but I'm blocked by circumstance and luck.
I can't sleep because my brain is so stressed. But I can't think.
February 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Did a single audiobook sale make me almost cry today? Maybe.
I'm so overwhelmed.
I feel like I'm losing creativity and intelligence daily.
I have the tools at my fingertips for success, but I'm blocked by circumstance and luck.
I can't sleep because my brain is so stressed. But I can't think.
I'm so overwhelmed.
I feel like I'm losing creativity and intelligence daily.
I have the tools at my fingertips for success, but I'm blocked by circumstance and luck.
I can't sleep because my brain is so stressed. But I can't think.
Captain America: Brave New World.
Or
The Incredible Hulk 2: Sans Hulk.
I like Anthony Mackie at, so it's a shame this movie wasn't as good as the previous ones.
The only thing saving it from being BAD is the cast.
Or
The Incredible Hulk 2: Sans Hulk.
I like Anthony Mackie at, so it's a shame this movie wasn't as good as the previous ones.
The only thing saving it from being BAD is the cast.
February 16, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Captain America: Brave New World.
Or
The Incredible Hulk 2: Sans Hulk.
I like Anthony Mackie at, so it's a shame this movie wasn't as good as the previous ones.
The only thing saving it from being BAD is the cast.
Or
The Incredible Hulk 2: Sans Hulk.
I like Anthony Mackie at, so it's a shame this movie wasn't as good as the previous ones.
The only thing saving it from being BAD is the cast.
Someone has drawn lewd art of my book characters.
Does this mean I've made it as an author?
Does this mean I've made it as an author?
February 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Someone has drawn lewd art of my book characters.
Does this mean I've made it as an author?
Does this mean I've made it as an author?
Teaching myself to draw every day has been really helpful in grounding myself with the continuous train wreck that's been my life the last few months.
But now both my thumbs are sprained.
So I need to rest them. And not draw for a bit. Or game.
I don't know how many straws I have left.
But now both my thumbs are sprained.
So I need to rest them. And not draw for a bit. Or game.
I don't know how many straws I have left.
February 9, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Teaching myself to draw every day has been really helpful in grounding myself with the continuous train wreck that's been my life the last few months.
But now both my thumbs are sprained.
So I need to rest them. And not draw for a bit. Or game.
I don't know how many straws I have left.
But now both my thumbs are sprained.
So I need to rest them. And not draw for a bit. Or game.
I don't know how many straws I have left.
Having to sift through scams while trying to find a job is really taking it out of me. All four interviews I've had for jobs I really want have been scams trying to steal information from me.
Applying and preparing for interviews is exhausting enough.
Applying and preparing for interviews is exhausting enough.
February 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Having to sift through scams while trying to find a job is really taking it out of me. All four interviews I've had for jobs I really want have been scams trying to steal information from me.
Applying and preparing for interviews is exhausting enough.
Applying and preparing for interviews is exhausting enough.
My last 3 sketches.
February 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My last 3 sketches.
It's incredibly satisfying to watch a reader realize that your villain is actually smarter than they thought but they were too busy hating them to realize until it was too late.
February 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It's incredibly satisfying to watch a reader realize that your villain is actually smarter than they thought but they were too busy hating them to realize until it was too late.
Last night I received a 12 page breakdown of the board game being built based on my book world.
It's nice to have a project again.
It's nice to have a project again.
January 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Last night I received a 12 page breakdown of the board game being built based on my book world.
It's nice to have a project again.
It's nice to have a project again.
My second book is with beta readers. There are 4 main POVs, and one in particular we were a little nervous about. That POV is a teenage boy, on a very different journey from the rest of the characters. My hope was that his part of the story would give the readers a chance to breathe, cont...
January 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
My second book is with beta readers. There are 4 main POVs, and one in particular we were a little nervous about. That POV is a teenage boy, on a very different journey from the rest of the characters. My hope was that his part of the story would give the readers a chance to breathe, cont...
If you see this, post a GIF of your favorite Disney animated film.
January 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
If you see this, post a GIF of your favorite Disney animated film.
Book character collage!
(The dog is canonically immortal, but no one knows).
(The dog is canonically immortal, but no one knows).
January 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Book character collage!
(The dog is canonically immortal, but no one knows).
(The dog is canonically immortal, but no one knows).
Explain your username:
When publishing my book I wanted something with nice alliteration for my own name which I wanted for privacy and to represent that multiple people it took to make the book beyond myself.
Melwasul is taken from Tolkien's elvish and loosely translates to "Friend of the Wind."
When publishing my book I wanted something with nice alliteration for my own name which I wanted for privacy and to represent that multiple people it took to make the book beyond myself.
Melwasul is taken from Tolkien's elvish and loosely translates to "Friend of the Wind."
Explain your username:
Years ago, two people briefly tolerating each other did that thing that people sometimes do. 9 months later, a child was born. His dad named him after famed outlaw John Wesley Hardin. His mother left out the "H." It wasn't short for Jonathan.
Years ago, two people briefly tolerating each other did that thing that people sometimes do. 9 months later, a child was born. His dad named him after famed outlaw John Wesley Hardin. His mother left out the "H." It wasn't short for Jonathan.
Explain your username:
~25 years ago, friends and I were discussing ridiculous video game hero names. I came up with "Robust N. McManlyPants," then used it as my handle for years to hide from relatives. Now I don't care about the relatives but I still love the handle.
~25 years ago, friends and I were discussing ridiculous video game hero names. I came up with "Robust N. McManlyPants," then used it as my handle for years to hide from relatives. Now I don't care about the relatives but I still love the handle.
January 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Explain your username:
When publishing my book I wanted something with nice alliteration for my own name which I wanted for privacy and to represent that multiple people it took to make the book beyond myself.
Melwasul is taken from Tolkien's elvish and loosely translates to "Friend of the Wind."
When publishing my book I wanted something with nice alliteration for my own name which I wanted for privacy and to represent that multiple people it took to make the book beyond myself.
Melwasul is taken from Tolkien's elvish and loosely translates to "Friend of the Wind."
Want your audience to be suspicious of a character? Have character B voice their suspicion of character A, and then have character C brush off that suspicion.
Your audience will IMMEDIATELY relate to this experience and begin suspecting character A.
Your audience will IMMEDIATELY relate to this experience and begin suspecting character A.
January 24, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Want your audience to be suspicious of a character? Have character B voice their suspicion of character A, and then have character C brush off that suspicion.
Your audience will IMMEDIATELY relate to this experience and begin suspecting character A.
Your audience will IMMEDIATELY relate to this experience and begin suspecting character A.
WHY DO I KEEP GETTING FOLLOWERS?!
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January 24, 2025 at 4:14 AM
WHY DO I KEEP GETTING FOLLOWERS?!
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My book is free on Amazon through tomorrow. Grab your copy now, and sink into a better version of our world where magic is hidden out of fear, but humanity grows together and learns the true power of diversity.
It may give you secondhand embarrassment, sorry about that. They get better.
It may give you secondhand embarrassment, sorry about that. They get better.
January 21, 2025 at 5:41 AM
My book is free on Amazon through tomorrow. Grab your copy now, and sink into a better version of our world where magic is hidden out of fear, but humanity grows together and learns the true power of diversity.
It may give you secondhand embarrassment, sorry about that. They get better.
It may give you secondhand embarrassment, sorry about that. They get better.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man beyond his time, beyond even the time we live in now. Not a year should go by where his wisdom isn't forgotten.
#MartinLutherKingJr
#MartinLutherKingJr
January 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man beyond his time, beyond even the time we live in now. Not a year should go by where his wisdom isn't forgotten.
#MartinLutherKingJr
#MartinLutherKingJr