Melissa Scott
@blueterraplane.bsky.social
I write science fiction and fantasy, with lots of queer themes and characters.
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1/? More or less Personal Me: so Minneapolis/St. Paul and environs are taking a huge hit on many levels from the 🧊 invasion and occupation. Please check out our many small businesses, if you can! So many places are closing or at reduced hours to protect staff! Here’s a few local bizes out here:
January 19, 2026 at 2:06 PM
1/? More or less Personal Me: so Minneapolis/St. Paul and environs are taking a huge hit on many levels from the 🧊 invasion and occupation. Please check out our many small businesses, if you can! So many places are closing or at reduced hours to protect staff! Here’s a few local bizes out here:
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This week: "Murder in the Mountains" group reading at 6:00 PM on January 24 at Zadie's Market in Marshall, NC!
More info at www.hwanc.org/events
🩸📚💙
#writingcommunity
#liveevents
#authorreading
#northcarolina
#WNC
#MarshallNC
More info at www.hwanc.org/events
🩸📚💙
#writingcommunity
#liveevents
#authorreading
#northcarolina
#WNC
#MarshallNC
Events – HWA NC
7:00 pm – 9:00 pmDecember 20, 2025
www.hwanc.org
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This week: "Murder in the Mountains" group reading at 6:00 PM on January 24 at Zadie's Market in Marshall, NC!
More info at www.hwanc.org/events
🩸📚💙
#writingcommunity
#liveevents
#authorreading
#northcarolina
#WNC
#MarshallNC
More info at www.hwanc.org/events
🩸📚💙
#writingcommunity
#liveevents
#authorreading
#northcarolina
#WNC
#MarshallNC
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Woman drinking wine with her dog, Persia, 17th century
January 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Woman drinking wine with her dog, Persia, 17th century
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I really like this book, do recommend.
#Booksky Did you know that we have a terrific urban fantasy set in #Minneapolis? LAST CAR TO ANNWN STATION by @mmerriam.bsky.social is Welsh mythology meets Uptown, circa 2007. Ghostly streetcars, the Hounds of Annwn, fae creatures + a sweet sapphic romance! queenofswordspress.com/product/last...
January 17, 2026 at 9:24 PM
I really like this book, do recommend.
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App deadline is tomorrow, 1/18!
Apply today!!!
Apply today!!!
There’s still time to apply for an Odyssey Winter Class!!
Attend live, online sessions for an intensive, interactive experience!
Apply today!! Application deadline 1/18/26.
www.odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-onli...
Attend live, online sessions for an intensive, interactive experience!
Apply today!! Application deadline 1/18/26.
www.odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-onli...
January 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM
App deadline is tomorrow, 1/18!
Apply today!!!
Apply today!!!
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#Booksky HUGE thank you shoutout to you lovely folks shopping from our website! We still need to sell 7 of the Astreiant omnibus and/or 15 other books to hit this particular goal, if anyone else would like some excellent queer books this weekend!
#Booksky Not unrelated, if we sell 11 copies of THE COMPLETE ASTREIANT from our webstore or 20 of our other titles, I can actually pay myself this month, which would be super handy right now. We invest in our local communities! #Minneapolis #smallbiz
queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
January 17, 2026 at 12:51 PM
#Booksky HUGE thank you shoutout to you lovely folks shopping from our website! We still need to sell 7 of the Astreiant omnibus and/or 15 other books to hit this particular goal, if anyone else would like some excellent queer books this weekend!
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Where does the Glass Knight start? With Shard Armor take upon a small covering of some fragile substance across the body, allow it to shatter to deal damage, and compromise to do more harm.
Get it here:
tinyurl.com/InkPatreon
Or here:
tinyurl.com/InkDrive
#dnd5e #ttrpg #homebrew #subclass #dnd
Get it here:
tinyurl.com/InkPatreon
Or here:
tinyurl.com/InkDrive
#dnd5e #ttrpg #homebrew #subclass #dnd
January 15, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Where does the Glass Knight start? With Shard Armor take upon a small covering of some fragile substance across the body, allow it to shatter to deal damage, and compromise to do more harm.
Get it here:
tinyurl.com/InkPatreon
Or here:
tinyurl.com/InkDrive
#dnd5e #ttrpg #homebrew #subclass #dnd
Get it here:
tinyurl.com/InkPatreon
Or here:
tinyurl.com/InkDrive
#dnd5e #ttrpg #homebrew #subclass #dnd
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So excited about this cover reveal! Thank you again to @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social and @kvjohansen.bsky.social for this fantastic opportunity! It was great to work with you! 😊
www.candlemarkandgleam.com/cover-reveal...
www.candlemarkandgleam.com/cover-reveal...
Cover Reveal – Breath and Bone
Today’s the day! We’re delighted to announce the cover art for K. V. Johansen’s forthcoming Breath and Bone, sapphic sword and sorcery with a unique voice. Johansen is known for books like The Wolf an...
www.candlemarkandgleam.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
So excited about this cover reveal! Thank you again to @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social and @kvjohansen.bsky.social for this fantastic opportunity! It was great to work with you! 😊
www.candlemarkandgleam.com/cover-reveal...
www.candlemarkandgleam.com/cover-reveal...
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Queen of Swords is a queer, Minneapolis-based small press, and they just released an omnibus of their popular (Hugo-eligible) Astreiant series!
If you're into genre fusions, astrology, sleuthing, high fantasy geopolitics, and/or m/m romance, today's a great day to pick it up.
If you're into genre fusions, astrology, sleuthing, high fantasy geopolitics, and/or m/m romance, today's a great day to pick it up.
#Booksky Not unrelated, if we sell 11 copies of THE COMPLETE ASTREIANT from our webstore or 20 of our other titles, I can actually pay myself this month, which would be super handy right now. We invest in our local communities! #Minneapolis #smallbiz
queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
January 16, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Queen of Swords is a queer, Minneapolis-based small press, and they just released an omnibus of their popular (Hugo-eligible) Astreiant series!
If you're into genre fusions, astrology, sleuthing, high fantasy geopolitics, and/or m/m romance, today's a great day to pick it up.
If you're into genre fusions, astrology, sleuthing, high fantasy geopolitics, and/or m/m romance, today's a great day to pick it up.
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An interview with me about the forthcoming book BREATH AND BONE (out in May from Candlemark and Gleam!) on NOAF! I talk about new characters, a new world, Rosemary Sutcliff & Arthur Ransome, but mostly Hedge and Pony, whom I think you're going to love. #CoverReveal Cover art by Laura Galli.
A second interview of the week. This time, our @princejvstin.com interviews @kvjohansen.bsky.social about the forthcoming BREATH AND BONE (including a first time look at the cover)
www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/inte...
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Interview with K.V. Johansen
K. V. Johansen was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, where she developed her lifelong fascination with fantasy literature after reading The...
www.nerds-feather.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:36 AM
An interview with me about the forthcoming book BREATH AND BONE (out in May from Candlemark and Gleam!) on NOAF! I talk about new characters, a new world, Rosemary Sutcliff & Arthur Ransome, but mostly Hedge and Pony, whom I think you're going to love. #CoverReveal Cover art by Laura Galli.
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Make your writing stronger and more memorable in 2026 with an Odyssey Online Class! Our instructors, successful authors and editors of horror, fantasy, and SF, have been highly praised by students!
Apply today!!
Apply today!!
January 14, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Make your writing stronger and more memorable in 2026 with an Odyssey Online Class! Our instructors, successful authors and editors of horror, fantasy, and SF, have been highly praised by students!
Apply today!!
Apply today!!
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If you haven’t read the Astreiant books yet, you have a real treat waiting for you!
#Booksky 1/2 Real talk: the Press and several of our authors are based in Minneapolis, which is experiencing a significant government-fueled assault on our people, our communities and our local economy. And I have a LOT of bills to pay this month. queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
January 14, 2026 at 6:18 PM
If you haven’t read the Astreiant books yet, you have a real treat waiting for you!
Thread (and not just because I'm mentioned.) Buying direct from a small press maximizes the amount that goes to the creators. And, yeah, this is a good time to do that.
#Booksky 1/2 Real talk: the Press and several of our authors are based in Minneapolis, which is experiencing a significant government-fueled assault on our people, our communities and our local economy. And I have a LOT of bills to pay this month. queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Thread (and not just because I'm mentioned.) Buying direct from a small press maximizes the amount that goes to the creators. And, yeah, this is a good time to do that.
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#Booksky The lovely folks at DriveThruFiction are throwing a birthday sale for us on our storefront! Go get some terrific queer books! www.drivethrufiction.com/en/publisher...
January 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
#Booksky The lovely folks at DriveThruFiction are throwing a birthday sale for us on our storefront! Go get some terrific queer books! www.drivethrufiction.com/en/publisher...
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#Booksky This event is still a go! There are plans for collecting donations for local orgs doing good work and both parking lot and doors will be guarded to the full extent of local law, just saying.
#Booksky Mark your calendars! First book table of 2026 - Tomes & Treats at the Lodge of Lazarus Crowe in St. Paul on 1/18! facebook.com/events/s/tom...
January 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
#Booksky This event is still a go! There are plans for collecting donations for local orgs doing good work and both parking lot and doors will be guarded to the full extent of local law, just saying.
Piscataqua
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Piscataqua
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This week: HWA NC group reading at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social in Chapel Hill!
flyleafbooks.com/eve...
#writingcommunity
#liveevents
#northcarolina
#chapelhill
💙📚🩸
flyleafbooks.com/eve...
#writingcommunity
#liveevents
#northcarolina
#chapelhill
💙📚🩸
NC Chapter of the Horror Writers Association Reading
NC Chapter of the Horror Writers Association Reading Thu, 1/15/2026 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm Place: Flyleaf Books 752 MLK Jr. Blvd. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Author Talk Come enjoy a group reading from members of the North Carolina Chapter of the Horror Writers Association at Flyleaf Books. We'll hear works ...
flyleafbooks.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This week: HWA NC group reading at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social in Chapel Hill!
flyleafbooks.com/eve...
#writingcommunity
#liveevents
#northcarolina
#chapelhill
💙📚🩸
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#writingcommunity
#liveevents
#northcarolina
#chapelhill
💙📚🩸
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Melissa Scott - Point of Hearts
The latest Astreaint book & like all the Astreaint books it's great. Vivdly drawn city that does not exist and well-crafted characters with a mystery plot to help it all keep moving along. Seriously, this series is great & you should read it.
The latest Astreaint book & like all the Astreaint books it's great. Vivdly drawn city that does not exist and well-crafted characters with a mystery plot to help it all keep moving along. Seriously, this series is great & you should read it.
January 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Melissa Scott - Point of Hearts
The latest Astreaint book & like all the Astreaint books it's great. Vivdly drawn city that does not exist and well-crafted characters with a mystery plot to help it all keep moving along. Seriously, this series is great & you should read it.
The latest Astreaint book & like all the Astreaint books it's great. Vivdly drawn city that does not exist and well-crafted characters with a mystery plot to help it all keep moving along. Seriously, this series is great & you should read it.
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These 3 tiny dots are not just random stars in the sky.
That's Earth, Jupiter and Venus seen from Mars 🌌
That’s us… 225 million miles away 🤯
That's Earth, Jupiter and Venus seen from Mars 🌌
That’s us… 225 million miles away 🤯
January 11, 2026 at 6:17 AM
These 3 tiny dots are not just random stars in the sky.
That's Earth, Jupiter and Venus seen from Mars 🌌
That’s us… 225 million miles away 🤯
That's Earth, Jupiter and Venus seen from Mars 🌌
That’s us… 225 million miles away 🤯
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#Booksky Our birthday sale on our website ends 1/11 and buying direct from us is a big help to our bottom line! Please consider picking up a book or two. Use code BIRTHDAY at checkout to get a discount and get entered in the prize drawing. Help get us to Year 10! queenofswordspress.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:57 PM
#Booksky Our birthday sale on our website ends 1/11 and buying direct from us is a big help to our bottom line! Please consider picking up a book or two. Use code BIRTHDAY at checkout to get a discount and get entered in the prize drawing. Help get us to Year 10! queenofswordspress.com
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One week from today: HWA NC group reading at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social in Chapel Hill!
flyleafbooks.com/eve...
#writingcommunity
#liveevents
#northcarolina
#chapelhill
💙📚🩸
flyleafbooks.com/eve...
#writingcommunity
#liveevents
#northcarolina
#chapelhill
💙📚🩸
NC Chapter of the Horror Writers Association Reading
NC Chapter of the Horror Writers Association Reading Thu, 1/15/2026 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm Place: Flyleaf Books 752 MLK Jr. Blvd. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Author Talk Come enjoy a group reading from members of the North Carolina Chapter of the Horror Writers Association at Flyleaf Books. We'll hear works ...
flyleafbooks.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:26 PM
One week from today: HWA NC group reading at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social in Chapel Hill!
flyleafbooks.com/eve...
#writingcommunity
#liveevents
#northcarolina
#chapelhill
💙📚🩸
flyleafbooks.com/eve...
#writingcommunity
#liveevents
#northcarolina
#chapelhill
💙📚🩸
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The Oxford University Press during the 17th century 📚
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The Oxford University Press during the 17th century 📚
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#Booksky Now we are 9! We’re celebrating our 9th birthday as a small press this week! Shop direct from us and use code BIRTHDAY at checkout to get a discount and we’ll enter you in the prize drawing! Help us kickoff a great birthday year! Details here: queenofswordspress.com/happy-birthd...
January 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM
#Booksky Now we are 9! We’re celebrating our 9th birthday as a small press this week! Shop direct from us and use code BIRTHDAY at checkout to get a discount and we’ll enter you in the prize drawing! Help us kickoff a great birthday year! Details here: queenofswordspress.com/happy-birthd...
"galvanic"
Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.
Let's. Go.
Let's. Go.
January 1, 2026 at 9:24 PM
"galvanic"