Author Melanie A. Doan

Human. Wife. Cat Mom. Writer. Bibliophile. Stationery Addict. Planner Babe. Spiritualist. Proud Clevelander. Supports Anti-Racism & LGBTQIA+ Rights.

[Author Melanie A. Doan @DoanWriter]

Hey there #WritingCommunity!

I haven't talked about my debut novella "Knights of the Wraithmaker" in a while. BUT you should know, that if you love a good YA Dark Fantasy, the eBook is on sale for $0.99 (or free on KU!) today 11/26 thru Mon. 11/29!

https://t.co/oOSFjW88C9

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@DargonLuce Usually ranch. BUT if I'm at Red Robin, I use a ridiculous amount of their amazing garlic aoli. That's probably spelled wrong but Idc hah

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Alright folks, I'm getting started on creating my new account on this platform. I'll be sending out friend requests in the next hour, if not sooner.

Stay tuned!

P.S. You'll know it's me because I'll use the same profile pic.

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@EternalZeldaFan Omg right? It's REALLY well written and the actors/actresses are phenomenal.

But, dayum...it's a HEAVY story.

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@ExtonDebbie Happy Birthday! You look fantastic.

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@TrulyJuxta I thought about doing that too but, honestly it's easier for me to make note of who I'm in regular contact with and start from scratch than go through the endless list of accounts that I've never had a single interaction with.

So yes, be on the lookout for a friend request. ;-)

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#readme

I've been doing a lot of reflection about my time spent on social media lately, and whether or not it's promoted a positive effect on my #mentalhealth or a negative one.

If I'm being honest, it's honestly a combination of both.

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the right direction to help me do just that.

Thank you to everyone who's been there for me, supporting me in my personal life and creative life when it comes to my writing. I appreciate you all more than you know.

Thank you for reading this babblefest.

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With that being said, I've decided that I'm going to create a new Twitter account and add specific people whom I've genuinely enjoyed communicating with over the past couple of years.

I'm trying to be more intentional w/my social media use this year, and this is a step in

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I’ve decided that I’m going to take the Twitter app off my phone, and stuck to using the desktop version only. This will allow me to cut back on any excessive use of the platform, and not feel so connected to it even when I’m not using it.

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@TeaWhileWriting Honestly the only monthly subscription that I do use on a regular basis (on a daily basis, actually) is YouTube Premium. I can't stand the ads lol

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How often do you perform a "digital decluttering" of your electronics?

I've just gone through three different email accounts (I'll be going down to one eventually, just got to update various profiles to the current one) and sorted messages/deleted what I didn't need-feels good!

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@TeaWhileWriting Yes, I do that too every month. I'll write my monthly subscriptions down and go through each one:

A) Am I using this on a regular basis?
B) Can I afford to keep a subscription I use sporadically?
C) Is there an annual payment option available?

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@ABasicAbsurdity I'm so sorry you had this happen, Spence. It worries me that they were so quick to block you instead of having a conversation that they obviously feel they had a hand in.

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(2/2) for tomorrow's dinner; we'll be making homemade pasta. :)

After we got home, I crashed on/off from 2-7:30pm...

Is that 'normal' for introverts? Am I so not used to doing things away from the house that I get warn out after just a few hours?

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(1/2) It's been a REALLY great Saturday!

Despite temps never climbing above the mid-20s, my husband and I got out of the house for a few hours. He treated me to breakfast at Bob Evan's, then we went to one of our favorite local bakeries for fresh cookies and a baguette

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@PublisherJLowd @GarrisonKelly4 @dreaminventor @PickledAuthor @TrulyJuxta @AuthorStew Always got your back, my friend!

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Good morning Twitterverse!

Ya girl was EXHAUSTED after dinner last night…to the point that I crashed at 7:30pm and slept til 4:30am. Honestly I would have slept longer if my one cat wasn’t yowling like an idiot. I did “nap” from 6-9:30am so, I’m good to go lol