Mel

Hello all! I just published a behind the scenes book as I continue to develop Mars. It’s called the Making of Mars. It will feature some early notes, writing backstory, concept art, and general behind the scenes things. I don’t intend to make post it as polished as a regular book. I like the idea for it to be my messy little thought center as I reveal some development! I’ll slowly drip chapters in so that I don’t flood it all at once. Again, it’s just a secondary book. My focus is still on editing Mars!

Oh my days I just realized that I haven’t been posting any updates on my actual Wattpad . How far back do I even go???
          
          So I’m writing a fantasy book (a couple by they have to go unnamed) called Mars. It’s a medieval fantasy book with war themes, love, gods, and betrayal. It is very mature, story focused with adult themes. I finished writing a while ago, and started the journey to edit it in December 2025. 
          
          I’ve been posting semi regular updates on my Instagram and TikTok @works_by_mel. Today I posted a map reveal with short info about each story important region. I’m so proud that I did it and stayed focused to finish it. I have a lot to learn about map making still, so the finished product worth publishing is still a ways away. I made it using Inkcarnate by the way!
          
          I’m sorry about forgetting you. I’ll post editing updates here as well. Right now I’m doing it the last Wendsday of each month. I have fully edited chapters 0-10. 11-19 are currently rewritten but don’t have final-ish edits! There are 46 chapters in total!

I just completely forgot to mention the writergram account I created.
          
          Books readers have bookstagram, and writers have writergram. It’s a less popular tag, but I’ve found it to be a good network connecting writers on Instagram!  
          
          It would mean a lot if you could follow me. I’d like to have a personal social connection with other writers now that I’ve come back and found that Wattpad got rid of DMs. 
          
          Here is my Insta! If you’d follow, of course I’d follow back!
          
          https://www.instagram.com/works_by_mel?igsh=MXJhODN6c2NhaXJ0bg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Hello all! I wrote this message already but accidentally deleted it. 
          
          It’s been a while since I’ve been using this account. I’ve gone through college and spent time fighting through life after. No matter the day though, I’m always writing in the spare time. 
          
          This post isn’t about the fiction that I’ve done during that time though. 
          
          While I’ve been learning and developing my style, I’ve learned a lot of things through experience. I’d like to share some of those experiences through reflections and advice, so I wrote a book to do just that. It’s about 20-ish chapters long with each one being fairly short. In it I’ll talk about myself and personal hurdles I’ve encountered like writer’s block, negativity, and writing processes. 
          
          I’m debating on releasing everything at once or coupling chapter releases like normal. Either way you can expect a book published tomorrow, August 20, 2025!