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Mel Grebing - nd enby on the loose
@mslanna.bsky.social
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author, cosplayer, 3 opossums in a trench coat
website: http://melgrebing.com
they/them
nd enby on the loose
AuDHD in the EU
buy my book, please? 🥺 https://melgrebing.itch.io/bulletproof-heart
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The snippet of Day 3 of this #AdventCalendar is from #ProsAtCons.
The LI is not fond of puns it seems. 😔

#Romancelandia #QueerRomance
black on white text with the word 'shoulder' highlighted in yellow. "A pun." James lowered the book to look at them accusingly. "Don't tell me, the other titles are all puns as well." "Well." Shona fidgeted. "The second is called 'Bloody Jenny' and seems to be about vampires but isn't. And the last will be called 'Jenny Pig' and is set on a farm where strange things happen." Their shoulders slumped. "I am curious to see what the novel with the shrimp will get for a title," James grinned. "Ten a Jenny," Shona replied deadpan. "Because that's probably how many it would take to kill a person."
December 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
Yeah, despite the many variations of sex, some things stay the same. And repeat. 😂
Meme of Buzz Lightyear and Woody from ToyStory standing next to each other captioned: hands, hands everywhere.
December 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
For day 2 of my #AdventCalendar a little reflection on hiding who you are and maybe stop doing that from my current WIP #50going15.
black on white text with the word 'flesh' highlighted in yellow. My past self is sure that denying herself for the rest of her life will be fine. She's been doing it for all of her life already, didn't she? Of course that was the crux. And it took me several long years to break out of the formerly protective shell that imprisoned me. Sometimes I still feel the iron bands circling my chest, cutting into flesh as if the binders were hemmed with razor blades. I didn't want breasts. When they grew on me anyway, I let society tell me what to do with them. Until Leslie Feinberg made me realise I could just get rid of the unwanted ballast. It certainly eliminated the horrible double-bind between presenting appealingly for possible partners and hating each and every glance.
December 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
mslanna.bsky.social
‪Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy

uh oh
The 'I have connected the dots'-meme edited to read: i've disrupted publishing/you opened a vanity press/i've disrupted it
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
1 day late without even coffee...😔
I'm Mel/MsLanna and I write Old Adult romance and sff.
Will be talking about Samson/Salma (below) from Bulletproof Heart (pubbed) and Tanjy/Raoul from Bet You My Heart (up next year).

#Smutcember
Portrait of a white woman with short brown hair and brown eyes. She smiles happy with her teeth showing and looks slightly to the right. The background is reddish shades of purple. Portrait of a white man before a background of purples and dusty blues. He wears a black button down the top buttons open. His face is turned slightly to the side exposing his throat. He has short dark hair and almost black eyes, a small, straight nose and thin, pink lips.
December 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
The honey&pomegranate glazed chicken with rice and broccoli.
Turned out very good despite low-grade pomegranate juice.🤤
Not sure what about the recipe makes it so filling? Anyway, I didn't need that much rice.
A white plate on a kitchen counter. On white rice lies a dark brown piece of chicken and some broccoli garnished with pomegranate seeds.
December 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
Day 1 of my snippet #AdventCalendar with the word movie from Bulletproof Heart. (buy link in pinned)
Life is not like movies - though Salma wouldn't say no to a cabriolet...

#Romancelandia 🌶️📚 #QueerRomance #Booksky
black on white text with the word 'movie' highlighted in yellow. He drops my arm and turns to face me, his eyes serious as his hands clasp my shoulders. We're almost the same height and I look straight into darkness. "I will not hurt you." I glance at my shoulders and he drops his hands as if burnt. "That didn't hurt," I say sheepishly, but I got the message. "I vote we take your car." He nods and leads the way without touching me. It's an unexpected disappointment. As is the car. From movies you'd expect a slim, shiny thing. But of Darset drives the most common of grey Tiguans; it's slightly dirty with a dent in the rear wing. I berate myself for expecting anything but the most overlookable of cars.
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
Distracting myself with cinnamon coffee, raspberry tiramisu and a spot of writing.
Photo of a cup of coffee and a dessert over a manuscript with notes scribbled in.
December 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
mslanna.bsky.social
You have reached the end of #MelsNoWriMo! 🥳
Congratulations. And thank you for your understanding when my life/spoons were not able to keep up. 🥰
So, did you achieve any/all goals? Wanna post one last snippet?
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: You Did it! Talk about goals you achieved and hand over a final snippet. 🏆
November 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
Almost there...
Do you have ideas or wishes for the cover of your story? Did you make a mock-up, maybe??? 👀

#MelsNoWriMo

(sorry, pretty dead and doing my best to simply stay afloat rn)
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: Ideas for your dream cover? 📘
November 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
A dream for many writers: having your novel turned into a movie/series. Ever thought about it?

#MelsNoWriMo
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: If you got to turn your novel into a movie, where would you shoot? 🗺
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
Looks like a normal size cup to me?
Though once I got my sis the below once which holds a whole litre which may be a liiiittle too much coffee even for Monday mornings. 😅
white cup with the drawing of a grumpy grey cat that hold a blue coffee cup. the writing next to it says 'too early, too cold, too Monday' in German.
November 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
Apologies to the other #MelsNoWriMo s. Am somewhat sick and desire only sleep. Will muscle through the last days. Promise.
Maybe with a few fresh tunes from your playlist?
(fair warning: this grama doesn't have spotify😅)
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: Is there a playlist for the story? Wanna share? 👂
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
How do you name your characters? Throwing darts? Research? Vibes? 👀

#MelsNoWriMo
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: How do you name your characters? 👀
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
If your story was a meal, how'd that look? One course? Many? Fancy? With friends?

#MelsNoWriMo
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: If your story was a food/meal, what would it be? 🤤
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
I am back for #MelsNoWriMo and see you had fun without me. Yay. That's the plan.
So for today, was there something in your story that caught you by surprise? A plot twist, character trait, the Spanish Inquisition?
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: Twist/something in your story you didn't see coming? 😵
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
Another week of #MelsNoWriMo ends.
Wanna share a snippet? 👀
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: Snippet time! 🥳
November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
So, waht other kinds of diversity do you like in your novels? What do you put into yours?

#MelsNoWriMo
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: Other diversity in your novel. 👨‍🦯
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
I am curious for obvious reasons.
Gimme queer? 🥺👉👈

#MelsNoWriMo
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: How queer is your novel? 🌈
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
STOP. This is a selfie checkpoint. You must repost with a cute selfie to proceed.
Bust photo of Mel in their hallway wearing a purple shirt. They look resigned to their fate (taking a selfie each day to see the changes on T) but at least their hair is not staying in place...
November 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
We've shared the good, now the bad. 👀
I know I struggled so much of the prescriptive writing advice out there sold as The Truth. What's the worst advice you ever got, be it on a specific thing in your writing or writing in general?

#MelsNoWriMo
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: Worst writing advice you ever got? 👎
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
Bin nicht sicher wie gut yahoo mail wirklich ist. Ich nutze es seit - 10 Jahren? und bisher hat mich noch kein Update so geärgert, dass ich mir was Neues gesucht hätte...
Screenshot of the yahoo mail layout showing folders on the left and the list of mails in the middle under a row of action icons.
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
mslanna.bsky.social
😌
image of a stethoscope with its tube forming a heart framed by the words "stet binch"
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
Writing advice is everywhere. What was the best/most helpful you ever got/found?

#MelsNoWriMo
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: Best writing advice you ever got? 👍
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
mslanna.bsky.social
As somebody who doesn't plan out stories, this does happen to me every time, if to varying degrees. How far from what you thought the story would be did it stray? Do you mind?

#MelsNoWriMo
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: Is your story still the same you set out with? 🙈
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM