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Ms Mela
@msmela6.bsky.social
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Sometimes an artist, mostly a nerd / I stream, and post Let's Plays on Youtube | I may or may not be writing a book | She/Her | Canadian | old af

https://youtube.com/@melaplays
https://twitch.tv/MsMelaPlays
https://instagram.com/MsMela6
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Happy first of Novel writing month! I'm participating in #FaNoWriMo (Fantasy Novel Writing Month) and my goal is to finish my first draft, which I'm hoping will fall about 50k words.

I've written 95k so far, so this is officially my starting word count. #novelwritingmonth #fantasywriting
Screenshot that says Word Count, Project 95,538 words
November 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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I can write 500 words or I could decorate a bathroom in Animal Crossing New Horizons.

Well the bathroom is okay so far, at least.
A bathroom in Animal Crossing New Horizons, with arched windows on the wall, a stone floor and a stone bath natural spring bath which looks like it should be outdoors. There are plants in every corner, and a golden toilet. My ACNH character is in the middle of the screen wearing a floral printed jacket and a beret, and she's waving.
October 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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This made me sad today for some reason. Relevant words for these times. #booksky #ursulakleguin #earthsea
A photo of a Kobo e-reader displaying a page from the book, "The Farthest Shore" by Ursula K. Le Guin. Highlighted is the quote "You sold the green earth and the sun and stars to save yourself. But you have no self." The page reads "Chapter 17: The Dry Lands 42 of 72." "You are not real. You have no name. Only I exist." "You exist: without name, without form. You cannot see the light of day; you cannot see the dark. You sold the green earth and the sun and stars to save yourself. But you have no self. All that which you sold, that is yourself. You have given everything for nothing. And so now you seek to draw the world to you, all the light and life you..." Bottom of the screen "The Farthest Shore - 84% read"
August 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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I'm taking a short break from my reading of the Wheel of Time books. Just for something a little bit different, next up to be read is The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, which became available from my library.
A Kobo Clara 2E e-reader with the title page display for New York Times Bestseller Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
June 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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I would absolutely love a Horizon 3 update soon! @guerrilla.bsky.social pleeease #horizonzerodawn #horizonforbiddenwest #aloy
May 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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A small stack of books that are over two decades old from my book shelf. The rest are still somewhere in boxes in a closet. #booksky #fantasybooksky
A stack of books in front of a stuffed Cthulhu doll and a paper lamp. The books, from bottom to top: JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Rings; JRR Tolkien, The Silmarillion; Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, The Death Gate Cycle Vol. 3, Fire Sea; Tad Williams, Stone of Farewell; Frank Herbert, Dune; Terry Brooks, The Scions of Shannara
May 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Screenshots from last night's game. #HorizonZeroDawn #Aloy
screenshot of the main character from the game Horizon Zero Dawn. A young woman holding a compound bow, dressed in a light sleeveless shirt and a thick leather apron. Behind her is a settlement with buildings of wood and iron, in a canyon desert setting. A screenshot from the game Horizon Zero Dawn, of the main character dressed in elaborate armor, carrying a bow, and standing on a metal platform with blue cables running through it. The background is a canyon desert and the sun is setting.
April 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I made this a while back. I miss my island. ❤️ #acnh
April 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Rough draft at 44 333 words since I started 1month ago, this does not include me re-writing several chapters. 😭😭😭 #fantasywriting #fantasywriters #authorsky
words 44,333; characters 248,726; reading time 3h 41m
April 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Coming up for a bit of air and playing a bit of DAV tonight. We're in Act 2 and I think we're heading to the Deep Roads.

📺 Live now on youtube.com/@melaplays and Twitch twitch.tv/msmelaplays
a screenshot from Dragon Age The Veilguard, depicting an underground stone facade of a building built into a cavern
March 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Some more pics from #HorizonZeroDawn
Screenshot from Horizon Zero Dawn, a tribal village set in a rocky mountainous setting. It's about dusk, and the village is lit with lanterns. Floating paper lanterns are being released into the sky. A screenshot from Horizon Zero Dawn, of the main character Aloy, hiding in tall red grass while she observes a large machine called a Tallneck that resembles a giraffe with a surveillance disk on its head. A screenshot from Horizon Zero Dawn, of the main character, Aloy, looking over a ruined city at dusk. A screenshot from Horizon Zero Dawn of the main character Aloy overlooking mesas and plateaus in a canyon setting.
February 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Happy 8th birthday to one of my all-time favourite games. This is literally the first posed picture I took with HZD photomode. It's so beautiful. #horizonzerodawn
February 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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If you see this, share a screenshot(s) of your Inquisitor from DATV.
February 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Have I ever showed you my lagarfljótsormurinn? #cryptid #oldart
A colour sketch, looking down on a body of water covered with floating ice, where an approximately 25m sea monster swims below the surface while a kayaker looks down in surprise.
February 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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I am compelled to draw my characters now. Here's a very rough, very sketchy sketch of my OC. #fantasywriting #wip #amwriting
Sketch of a male character with scruffy blond hair, holding his chest. His skin is pale and he's wearing dark clothing.
February 21, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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I really love my Kobo.
February 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Starling Ingellvar... kind of cheating as this is from the strategy room cut scene.
The main character from Dragon Age The Veilguard, a female-presenting warrior wearing heavy eye makeup, hair tied back and spiked armour. She is looking down in concentration.
February 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Streaming Dragon Age: The Veilguard tonight, chill and easy going tonight as we quest in the Hossberg Wetlands or maybe the Deep Roads?
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February 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Bellara is iconic. #DragonAgeTheVeilguard
February 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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My bard, Kestrel. <3 I miss these two so much. #wyllmancer
February 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Ardea Brosca, dealing with Orzammar politics and exploring the Deep Roads in #DragonAgeOrigins tonight.
The main player character from Dragon Age Origins, a dwarf woman wearing blue armor, and standing in a door way. The main player character from Dragon Age Origins, a dwarf woman wearing blue armor, wielding double daggers in a fight, as blood splatters across her clothes and face.
February 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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"You will fail, and the world will fall to Blight and ruin. Everything beautiful will turn to decay and everyone you've loved will die."

Failure is Peregrine's greatest fear, especially with the stakes this high.
February 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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So who is your canon romance among each of the Dragon Age games? #DAO #DA2 #DAI #DAtV #DAV #Veilguard #Inquisition #Origins #DragonAge

DAO: Leliana
DA2: Anders
DAI: Dorian
DAV: Neve? (based on my first playthrough)
Leliana, a character from Dragon Age Origins. A young woman with short red hair, wearing leather armor and a quiver of arrows on her back. She is sitting and leaning over. Anders, a character from Dragon Age 2, a blond-haired man looking over his shoulder screen-left. He is wearing a high-collared fur cloak. Dorian Pavus, a character from Dragon Age Inquisition. Neve Gallus, a character from Dragon Age The Veilguard. She is wearing a high collared torquoise green dress coat, and a circular woven fascinator.
February 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Welp, sorry if anyone came by and found me playing DAO. My DAV stream was a bust as I ran into an error, even after verifying my files. I booted up Dragon Age: Origins instead and took Warden Brosca back to Orzammar. I am now reinstalling DAV, hopefully that will solve the issue.
Screenshot of an error saying: "INDEX FILE An error occured while trying to complete your request".
February 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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I am looking forward to streaming DAV tonight! All are welcome to come by!

twitch.tv/msmelaplays
youtube.com/@melaplays
Title screen for streaming: On the upper left is the "Dragon Age The Veilguard" logo, on the lower left it says "2nd playthrough Mage/Nightmare" and on the upper right it says "10". The image is of a group of people, characters from Dragon Age The Veilguard.
February 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM