📚 Looking for your next indie read? @melodyemcintyre.bsky.social is back with this week's Indie Bookshelf Releases, featuring another batch of indie books worth discovering. See what caught our attention: horrortree.com/indie-booksh...
Melody E. McIntyre
@melodyemcintyre.bsky.social
Canadian writer of short, speculative fiction. Also a Legal Assistant, Martial Artist, Classicist, Pet owner, and Time-traveller. She/They. https://linktr.ee/melodyemcintyre
Was so excited for this one! Such a big name in science fiction. I've read a number of his books.
Horror Tree@horrortree.com · 3d ago🚀 @melodyemcintyre.bsky.social interviews Hugo & Nebula Award winner Robert J. Sawyer about AI, personhood, defining science fiction, Canadian SF, predictions that came true & his new book Sawyer on Science Fiction. horrortree.com/an-interview...
Hello everyone! My blog has moved from Blogger to Wordpress. Blogger is a good beginner platform, but is limited in many respects, and I want to grow my site and what it offers. I used a plugin to transfer my posts and it worked great, but a lot of the links need updating. 1/2 melodyemcintyre.com
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All things book and story related! Reviews, essays, author interviews, etc.
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My site has moved to a new home and to celebrate, I have a bonus SSBA Semi-finalist feature (updated links for past features in comments) melodyemcintyre.com/2026/09/13/s... @specawards.bsky.social
Small Spec Book Awards – 2026 Semi-Finalist Feature
I thought I was done with the 2026 Small Spec Book Award Semi-Finalist Features, but I received two more responses (yay), so I have a bonus feature for you today. Today’s authors are: Mark T.…
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You Can Run is now available on Kobo and Google Play! play.google.com/store/books/... www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
You Can Run ebook by Melody E. McIntyre - Rakuten Kobo
Read "You Can Run A Collection of Dark Tales" by Melody E. McIntyre available from Rakuten Kobo. Within these pages, you will find nine stories all centered on the theme of the hunt. Each character is...
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Melody E. McIntyre@melodyemcintyre.bsky.social · 4w agoAnnouncing YOU CAN RUN, my 2nd short story collection with 9 dark tales all centered on the theme of the hunt. So far ebook preorders are available on Amazon, with more places coming soon! Each character is either predator, prey, or both. Some escape. Some not. www.amazon.ca/dp/B0HH8292TM
Must be fall. Already seeing complaints about "pumpkin spice". "It's not pumpkin spice! It's cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg!" "Yes. The spices. For pumpkins. The spices chosen specifically to cook pumpkins. The pumpkin spice."
Anyone else on my Blue Sky play The Long Dark? Looking for community/interest. I'm beyond obsessed with this game.
It doesn't matter how old the media is, if someone's experiencing it for the first time and they don't want to be spoiled, respect that.
Announcing YOU CAN RUN, my 2nd short story collection with 9 dark tales all centered on the theme of the hunt. So far ebook preorders are available on Amazon, with more places coming soon! Each character is either predator, prey, or both. Some escape. Some not. www.amazon.ca/dp/B0HH8292TM
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What is going on this week? First Dolly and now Tim Curry. Sad week for 80 year old celebrities.
Dorian Gray for the 21st century! #Incarnate Thank you Sarah Langan @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @putnambooks.bsky.social
Did you see my recent and final (for now) SSBA Semi-finalist feature? @yolandasfetsos.bsky.social, author of Fallen Destiny @brennanlafaro.bsky.social, author of Song Dogs & @dalesmithonline.com, author of As a Kang Should Be @specawards.bsky.social www.blog.melodyemcintyre.com/2026/08/smal...
Small Spec Book Awards - 2026 Semi-Finalist Feature #5
And all good things come to an end... at least for this year. Welcome to my last set of mini-interviews featuring the semi-finalists of the ...
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With all the scandal in the HWA lately, people are leaving. Fair. Do what you need to do for yourself. I will not be leaving. I was in the Canadian Armed Forces when every week another general was revealed as a predator. I stuck w/ people I trusted and watched the CAF work on changing. 1/3
Everything Everywhere All at Once Couldn't even finish it.
Rachel Merrill Artist for Gil Thorp and Death To Pachuco!@ohhhaeee.bsky.social · last mo.Whats a movie everyone fucking loves that you despise? It doesnt have to be objectively bad, you just objectively DID NOT. Heres one for me since Ive been on a Barbara Loden kick lately-
Just heard the sad news about Hayden Panettiere. Been a fan since Remember the Titans. Too young.
SSBA Semi-finalist feature #4 has been out in the world for a few days now featuring: @specawards.bsky.social Puppet's Banquet by Val Loughcrewe Rose-Coloured Crosshairs by @blairbidmead.bsky.social The Witch's Journey by Keith Miller www.blog.melodyemcintyre.com/2026/08/smal...
Small Spec Book Awards - 2026 Semi-Finalist Feature #4
For my SSBA 2026 semi-finalist series, I have focused a post each on fantasy, horror, and sci-fi. So, it only make sense that post #4 be a m...
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People: You can't just post one line from a song and expect everyone to know the song. Me: Trailers for sale or rent...
Ben Monroe@benmonroe.com · 2mo agoPeople: You can't just post one line from a song and expect everyone to know the song. Me: Been in a cave for forty days, only a spark to light my way…
writingbattle.com/join-battle/... I joined the upcoming Solstice Raven Battle with writers from around the world. Get Ready to Battle on Aug 6, 2026! @writingbattle.bsky.social #flashfiction #writingprompts #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writersofbluesky Join the Battle and Learn More
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Dredge is an awesome game. If anyone needs a composer or sound designer, see below.
David Mason@davidmasoncomposer.bsky.social · 3mo agoHi! I'm the music composer and sound designer for DREDGE and I am officially looking for new work !! If you've got a cool game that needs audio of any kind. Please reach out. My DM's are open. Here's a few of the cool games I've done the music and sound design for! 🔊🎵 #gamedev #indiegamedev
Just added a little note to my reviewing policy. 1/2 "If your book or cover were made with genAI, even in part, I am not interested in reviewing your book. Basic spellcheck/grammar checking is not AI, and I have no problem with that." www.blog.melodyemcintyre.com/p/reviewing-...
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My latest SSBA Semi-finalist post went live on Sunday featuring 3 sci-fi finalists: @specawards.bsky.social @kojiadae.bsky.social - Casual; @rascalhartley.bsky.social - Dear Stupid Penpal @authoramyorrell.bsky.social - Tomorrow Was Beautiful Once. www.blog.melodyemcintyre.com/2026/08/smal...
Small Spec Book Awards - 2026 Semi-Finalist Feature #3
First, I featured fantasy authors , then horror authors. For my 3rd SSBA Semi-finalist post, I will be focusing on 3 of the science-fiction ...
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Good morning, I am 97% away from hitting Morty's base goal. Thank you so much for everyones support and sharing! Deadline is August 21st! #kickstarter #cats #booksky www.kickstarter.com/projects/119...
Morty Takes a Walk
A full-color, 40 page children's book about a sphinx cat who wonders if his furry tail holds ancient magic within.
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In the early 2000s at my University where I studied Classics, I was known as the "Sparta-Girl". I was fascinated by them. Then THAT MOVIE came out and ruined just about everything. I won't even name it, but you know which one.
Sanjay Srivastava@sanjaysrivastava.com · 2mo agoWhat is an extremely nerdy/obscure/specific thing you hate with a white-hot wrath?
A combination of genre and size with a dash of "how often do I reference this?" There is also the "too read" shelf.
Immigrant Punk@porcupunk.eurosky.social · 2mo agoEnough of the horrors and doom scrolling. Let's talk about something fun. How do you arrange your books?
ICYMI! Writers! If the Uncanny Magazine Year 13 Kickstarter fully funds by Aug. 1, we will be open 1 MONTH to short story submissions! If the Kickstarter funds after Aug. 1, we will only be open for 2 WEEKS to short story submissions! If we don’t fully fund, well… buff.ly/36qOb2U
Hey folks! Rent is due again and the lawyers need more money to try to get us back our original money, we live in a society. (lol) (cry) Welcome to ETSY THREAD!!! Everything in the shop is 20% off for the next 48 hours, enjoy the nerdy shopping! thebrokencircle.etsy...
SSBA Semi-finalist post #2 is live! Reef Mind by @hazelzorn.bsky.social We Like it Cherry by @jacymorris.bsky.social and Running Dry by M. Christian www.blog.melodyemcintyre.com/2026/07/smal...
Small Spec Book Awards - 2026 Semi-Finalist Feature #2
The rain is pouring pretty hard outside today as I put together this post, casting the sky in darkness and gloom. It's a perfect day to feat...
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I wrote about the art of audiobook narration and how the answer is either/or but never AI. lithub.com/author-or-ac...
Author or Actor: Who Should Narrate Audiobooks?
Who’s the better narrator for an audiobook: the author of the book or a professional voice actor? Trick question. The answer is both, and/or, it depends. Let’s leave nonfiction out of this discussi…
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I don't have a wrong answer, but I do know the RIGHT answer. youtu.be/FAU2Pf78fXE?...
The Pierces - Sticks & Stones
YouTube video by thepierces
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Becky Tyler@beckytylerart.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhat song did the Sirens sing in The Odyssey? Wrong answers only.
