Carmeline Melchior
@carmelinem.bsky.social
Indian American author, recovering journalist, hyperpolyglot, overlander, feminist and servant to my baby dog
Lit rep Ann Rose @ Tobias Lit
Film rep: Carolina Beltran & Nicole Weinroth @wme
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Lit rep Ann Rose @ Tobias Lit
Film rep: Carolina Beltran & Nicole Weinroth @wme
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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
#writingcommunity #roundtablementorship
This picture of #priyankachopra is all kinds of cool and now I have no choice but to write a whole book around it 😅
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This picture of #priyankachopra is all kinds of cool and now I have no choice but to write a whole book around it 😅
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Today’s the day!
Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below!
#writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity
Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below!
#writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today’s the day!
Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below!
#writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity
Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below!
#writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity
My @roundtablementor.bsky.social MSWL is LIVE! I can’t wait to get started 🙌🏼
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#writerssupportingwriters #mentorship
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Carmeline Melchior — Round Table Mentor
www.roundtablementor.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
My @roundtablementor.bsky.social MSWL is LIVE! I can’t wait to get started 🙌🏼
www.roundtablementor.com/carmeline-me...
#writerssupportingwriters #mentorship
www.roundtablementor.com/carmeline-me...
#writerssupportingwriters #mentorship
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
#writingcommunity #roundtablementorship
October 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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
#writingcommunity #roundtablementorship
I’m so excited to be part of the RTM team as a mentor this year!
We 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!
Full bios and wishlists will be up on our website soon!
📢🗓️For interested parties—mentee applications open Nov. 6, so mark your calendars!
October 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I’m so excited to be part of the RTM team as a mentor this year!
I see editors asking for “plenty of spice” on their #mswl and my head goes straight to biryani
a woman making a funny face in front of a sign that says k.
ALT: a woman making a funny face in front of a sign that says k.
media.tenor.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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
July 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Something very dystopian about having to prove to a computer that I'm not a robot
“Repatriate all stolen jewelry, artifacts.”
May 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
“Repatriate all stolen jewelry, artifacts.”
Ok, but has he ever written a book? 😆
The extraordinary life of a young astronaut elicits mixed feelings. “Thank God my mom is not friends with his mom.”
Navy SEAL. Harvard Doctor. NASA Astronaut. Don’t Tell Mom About This Overachiever.
Jonny Kim’s achievements at age 41 have been a global source of inspiration—and mild dismay; “Every Asian kid’s worst nightmare.”
www.wsj.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Ok, but has he ever written a book? 😆
These scientists have never watched Jurassic Park and it shows.
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?
Scientists Claim to Have Brought Back the Dire Wolf
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?
wrd.cm
April 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
These scientists have never watched Jurassic Park and it shows.
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This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
February 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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
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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February 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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
More details here: carmelinemelchior.com/editorial-se...
#writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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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
January 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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
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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
January 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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
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Support your local library, go there. Engage in your community and see what activities they have.
Libraries are awesome.
Libraries are awesome.
January 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Support your local library, go there. Engage in your community and see what activities they have.
Libraries are awesome.
Libraries are awesome.
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All day, every day 🖖🏽
January 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
All day, every day 🖖🏽
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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
January 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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
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2025 in a nutshell…
January 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
2025 in a nutshell…
Dah-dun-da-dun-dah-duh 😅
January 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Dah-dun-da-dun-dah-duh 😅
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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
January 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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
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I’d love it if fan culture would simply die.
January 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I’d love it if fan culture would simply die.
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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
Donate to Fellow LA Writer Needs Help After Devastating Fires, organized by Ann Rose
When a Rosebud is in need, we come running!
(For those of you who… Ann Rose needs your support for Fellow LA Writer Needs Help After Devastating Fires
gofund.me
January 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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
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”
I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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”