Melissa Sawyer

The verdict - “how is this a Christmas movie?” 🤨 😂

a man is holding a knife in a dark room and says bah - humbug . Alt: John MacLean is in an air vent holding a lighter in the movie Die Hard and says bah - humbug .

We, the teens and I, testing the theory if Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not.

Merry Christmas!🎄

Parenting milestone - when the kid informs you that supper was really good despite how it looks. 😂 To be fair it was Loaded Potato soup, which never looks appealing.

Love that cover so much!

Too late for me, I’ve already bought my 2025 planner. 😆

That said - undated daily planners or pads are the way to go! No empty space, as there can be 2 days or 3 months between uses as you’re just using the next day.
(And no, my 2025 planner is not undated, but I do have one of those too)

The Globe and Mail is generally a right leaning/conservative paper, so these types of opinion pieces are normal for them.

I’m Melissa. I’m “cocky, boarderline arrogant” in Gr 9 History because I won’t let my teacher call me “Missy”, I answer ALL of the questions, and because I LOVE history.

I still love history, now write regency romance (which he would have looked down on), and NO ONE is allowed to call me Missy. 🖕

Such an adorable dragon!
@abigailreynolds.bsky.social it makes me think of you. 😆

Black cast iron vessel shaped like a dragon on top of a wood stove.

Have I ever introduced you to Dexter, our stove dragon?
Steam comes out of his nostrils when I remember to put water in his tummy.

I appreciate all of you who use the Alt-text description for the images you post. As a blind dude I feel so much more included here.

For those of you who forget:
Did you know there’s a reminder in Settings/Accessibility to toggle on & then it won’t let you post image without Alt-text.

Thanks 🙏😎

Excellent information regarding how to create alt text for images, memes, videos, etc.

Thanks! I love the cover. It’s by Holly Perret of The Swoonies book covers.

Great to connect with you too. And congrats on your recent release! 🥳

Melissa holding a copy of her book, Caricature of a Countess in front of a bookshelf.

Hi! 👋
I’m Melissa, from Toronto, Canada. I write Regency Romance and love reading all genres of romance, cozy mysteries, and the odd fantasy.

I love connecting with other authors and readers, learning about random historical tidbits, listening to podcasts, and the Toronto food scene.

I saw one last week. It’s the ugliest vehicle I’ve seen.

I love this set! I keep it on my desk at work because you can’t kill these flowers!

Yes, excellent idea.

#romancelandia
What would you do if you had a 14 year old assistant writer for a day? My kid is joining me at work for school, and I want to do more than just have her watch me write.
I thought she could help me with my social media, and we could do a research trip.
Anyone else have ideas?