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Melissa Bergum

@writingbubbly.bsky.social

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Kidlit writer, geek, deaf AF in one ear, living with chronic migraines, Searchlight Awards 2024 Best Children's Novel Opening Longlistee, SCBWI member, cat wrangler, book dragon website: melissambergum.wixsite.com/melissabergum

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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 5h

Facing your fears is a lot harder when they’re living nightmares, just ask 13yo Eve. But her 11yo sis, Samara, don't believe her. After a prank goes wrong and Eve's missing, Samara will stop at nothing to find her. Only Eve's not in the real world. She's in one of nightmares. #DVPit #MG #DF #Dis

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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 12m

Oooo this sounds so fun!

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 14m

That's a killer opening line :o I'd read on

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 15m

They were definitely great stories, weren't they?!?!

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 21m

I feel like that's a good sign! :D

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 26m

This is deliciously spooky!

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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 35m

5 WORLDS x VIEWFINDER x TITAN A.E.

Twin Tweens
Searching for new world
Crash-land on a wild planet
A lonely, broken android saves them
Together they search for twins' lost parents
But an angry, murderous android hunts them all

#DVPit #MG #GN #Script #SF #Dis

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 54m

For the cozy fantasy fans, this is a great story!

Kathryn H @tallstories.bsky.social · 57m

Cass, a peri-menopausal ex potionista, her teenage son and his anti-phoenix deal with murder, wyvern race fixing, and kidnap with a hot flush-powered traditional manor house library showdown.

#DVpit #A #F #Mys #Dis

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 1h

It's a seeeeecret :D ;)

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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 1h

Love this!

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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 1h

This sounds like such a magical picture book!

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 1h

Time travel via lightning? That is so cool!

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you so much :D

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks Katrin!!!

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 1h

In a world where stained-glass magic exists, a girl’s future rests on winning a spot at a top academy through an entrance exam, w/ only 4 spots. And she’s got a secret: she’s only half human. If discovered she’ll be kicked out & lose her only shot at getting in anywhere. #DVPit #MG #F #Dis

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks :D

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 1h

😭❤️

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 2h

So spooky!

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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 2h

A romantasy that features a woman over 30, yes please!

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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 2h

They're such fun!

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks :D

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks ^^

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you!

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks, I will!

Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 2h

One sister sees monsters, the other doesn’t. One sister goes missing, the other’s responsible.

A prank gone wrong
Severed sisters
Nightmare world
Stolen children
A secret art book
Desperate searching
Guilt & Forgiveness

STRANGER THINGS x PETER PAN’S Lost Boys (only darker)

#DVPit #MG #DF #Dis

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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 2h

This book is so much fun folks! I've gotten the great luck of reading!!

Kathryn H @tallstories.bsky.social · 2h

Menopausal potionista, Cass, needs a job–magic costs are sky-high. Petsitting her cousin’s wyverns sounds easy–but she's embroiled in murder, race fixing, and her teen son’s kidnap. Hot flush-powered rage saves her job and her son. For fans of Kim Watts’ Beaufort Scales. #DVpit #A #F #Mys #Dis

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