MelonieWithAnO

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Second edit letter in my inbox!!!
At first glance the feedback looks amazing eeeeek I’m so excited to dive in!
#WritingCommunity #amrevising #amwriting #fantasy #YA

Oooh I love this

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One of the hardest things is writing MCs who take action when you've always been a rule follower.
Over here trying to change my ending so it's not the trusted adults taking over the plot.
Gotta dig deep for my inner rebel 😅 #WritingCommunity #amrevising #YA

You’re welcome!

I think we're supposed to leave the actual hashtag for agents to use. Besides that, just a lot of research. MSWL works great, finding agencies you like and narrowing down to the agent you'd prefer to work with, and querying in small batches. Good luck!

Yes! It was our first time out on the lake this year. So excited for warm weather.

Got out of revisions for the day for a little fresh air.

The first revisions call with my mentor went great and I left with a page full of notes!
#amediting #amrevising #yafantasy #booksky

Haha same. The algo seems a bit different but happy to connect!

Yes! I'm diving in right away

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Eeek I have something so exciting in my inbox!!!!
(It's my round 1 edit letter for RoundTableMentor!)
#WritingCommunity

What are some modern #mg books similar to:
Because of Winn-Dixie
Tuck Everlasting
Bridge to Terabithia
Maybe something with that magical realism feeling born out of childhood imagination with emotional depth. #BookSky

Thank you!

"What if this is all a big joke?" "What if my mentor thinks announcing this is super weird?"
Well, it's out there now, so here's me hesitantly celebrating a win and ALSO celebrating my buddy, Jenna, for her amazing poetry!

Newsletter: "Congratulations Melonie! Chattanooga-area member Melonie Kirchoff was selected as a mentee for Round Table Mentor. She will be working on a YA contemporary fantasy with mentor Karis Rogerson.

Super honest post 🧵
Celebrating accomplishments is very hard given my ✨flavor✨ of OCD. My SCBWI area coordinator asked me to send in my good news for the newsletter and the whole time I'm sweating thinking: "What if I hallucinated that acceptance email?" (I checked it again at least 5 times)

I think this is the final product until I get physical copies of some new faves. #booksky

For sure. Don’t sweat the small stuff and keep moving forward.

My querying and writing is going absolutely nowhere. I have no intention of quitting, that would only make me more unhappy. What I really need is a writing critique group to join. My last group kinda died. Is there anyone out there in a group with room for another writer? I write MG and YA ☺️

I don’t but I’ll repost for visibility!

I’m sure you’re doing great! I cringe thinking back to my first few query letters 😂

Oh thank you! A friend made that based off of our dog.

Ooh that’s smart! Thank you!

Thank you! Plants are a great idea!

Ooh I don't have a lot of knickknacks but plants are a great idea!

Does anybody have advice for displaying books?
We just finished building our bookshelf and I piled these on.
Some may be moved upstairs to make it more ✨pretty✨
#booksky

An oldie but a goodie #writersky #writingcommunity

Snow day 😍😍😍

You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast Podcast · Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD · A podcast that meets at the intersection of all things literary + mental health, providing insights, tips, tools, and support surrounding well-being in the wri...

I'm (finally) listening to episode one @ymwjpodcast.bsky.social and it's fantastic!
open.spotify.com/show/5em12Iu...

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Episode 3 of @ymwjpodcast.bsky.social is LIVE! In this episode, @careybk.bsky.social shares her experiences during a decade of querying. Whether you are #amquerying or not, this episode is full of insights on caring for yourself/how to persevere! 💜 #writingcommunity

open.spotify.com/episode/1b54...