Carmeline Melchior
@carmelinem.bsky.social
Indian American author, recovering journalist, hyperpolyglot, overlander, feminist and servant to my baby dog Lit rep Ann Rose @marsallyon Film rep: Carolina Beltran & Nicole Weinroth @wme 🇮🇳🇦🇪🇺🇸
Hey #sfbayarea friends! Did you know that I host a monthly book club at Books Inc. in Mountain View? Linking our reading list for the rest of year below 👇 carmelinemelchior.com/book-club/
Hey #writingcommunity! This is your semi regular reminder that I offer 3 FREE query critiques each month for #bipocwriters. Contact info 👇🏼 carmelinemelchior.com/editorial-se...
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Free Query Critique As part of her commitment to uplifting diverse voices, Carmeline offers three query letter critiques per month at no charge to BIPOC writers. This is on a first come, first…
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This picture of #priyankachopra is all kinds of cool and now I have no choice but to write a whole book around it 😅
Today’s the day! Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below! #writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity
Absolutely stoked to be joining the @roundtablementor.bsky.social this year! So many, many people have kindly offered me feedback, mentorship and support over the years and I am excited to give back to the writing community and help writers grow ✨ #writingcommunity #roundtablementorship
I’m so excited to be part of the RTM team as a mentor this year!
Round Table Mentor@roundtablementor.bsky.social · 10mo agoWe are SO excited to announce our 2025-2026 Round Table Mentors! The talent, dedication, and energy of this team is simply incredible. Full bios and wishlists will be up on our website soon! 📢🗓️For interested parties—mentee applications open Nov. 6, so mark your calendars!
I see editors asking for “plenty of spice” on their #mswl and my head goes straight to biryani
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Something very dystopian about having to prove to a computer that I'm not a robot
“Repatriate all stolen jewelry, artifacts.”
Bill Corbett@billcorbett.bsky.social · last yr.“Bustin’ makes me feel good”
These scientists have never watched Jurassic Park and it shows.
WIRED@wired.com · last yr.Startup Colossal Biosciences has edited the DNA of a gray wolf to produce what it says is a de-extincted animal. Does that make it a true dire wolf?
This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
IDK how it’s February already but this is your monthly reminder that I offer 3 free query critiques to #bipoc writers! More details here: carmelinemelchior.com/editorial-se... #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Let’s Get Published!
Free Query Critique As part of her commitment to uplifting diverse voices, Carmeline offers three query letter critiques per month at no charge to BIPOC writers. This is on a first come, first…
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It’s fucked up that one of the requirements to be a successful writer nowadays is you have to be hot online. Writers used to have Gremlin’s Privilege. We must retvrn
it’s so funny to me how much writing a book is like making soup. throw everything in the pot, stir it around, boil it down. a real hobbit type of activity
Support your local library, go there. Engage in your community and see what activities they have. Libraries are awesome.
Writing science fiction involves a lot of Googling your made up alien names in order to check they don't mean something horrendous in a real Earth language
Instead of joining Chinese apps as an alternative to TikTok, Gen Z users should simply stop dancing and having fun and become mildly depressed 37 year old Bluesky users talking about Star Trek Deep Space 9
Casper was one of the first author's I signed. We got close to selling his book but it didn't happen. Regardless he's a #RosebudAuthor and we're joining together to rally the #writingcommunity to help him out. If you can't give please consider sharing. ❤️ gofund.me/90d329fa
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This was a stomach churning read. This is also a perfect example of why women don’t trust men, even those who identify as “feminists”
lila pearl@lilashapiro.bsky.social · 2y agoI wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
For my desi friends: Imagine if Raj and Simran had to escape a volcanic eruption and Simran was stressing about getting home in time for her wedding but is torn between her duty to her family and her growing feelings for Raj 💕🌋 #BluePit #A #SPF #romcom
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Carmeline Melchior@carmelinem.bsky.social · 2y agoDante's Peak x Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend A desi runaway bride teams up with a charming chef to escape a 🌋 eruption but as they evade constant ashfall & earthquakes, she must decide if she will marry the man of her parents’ dreams or if she will put her feelings first—before the 🌎ends. #BluePit
#BluePit was so fun today! Thanks everyone for boosting my pitches 🥰 Absolutely love to see the #writingcommunity thriving and supporting each other like we did in the before times.
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