Melanie Kyer

Keeping the account as a placeholder, but gradually moving over to the blue butterfly 🦋. Same name & handle (@fraudrk). So long and thanks for all the fish!

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

STAY ANGRY, LITTLE GIRL x THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING
Ari is so angry about the trash she sees piling up around her in the ocean and even at her friend’s lemonade stand. But she knows that with a bit of creativity, something beautiful can come of it. #questpit #pb #upcycle #STEAM

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@rblainewriter I think it's time to make the switch. Would love to be added. I'm a #PB writer #picturebooks #amwriting #amquerying #BlueskySocial

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

My message about the election results:

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

My 15 y/o son admitted he was scared when I told him the results. We worked through it and then I sighed and said "But she was such a good candidate. A good person." And my son said "Do you think she cried?"
And that is when I cried. #lovewins #kamala #unbelievable #boymom

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@techgirl1908 To the best of my ability! (Ditto my husband and son, voting for his first time)

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

I'm a German teacher and I approve of this message.

[LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961]

I didn't vote for a person to win in November.
I voted to save Democracy & abortion rights.
I voted to end the hate & lies.
I voted to ensure Trump faces justice for his crimes.
I voted to stop R's fascist Project 2025.
#ProudBlue #HarrisSurge #VoteBlueDownBallot #HarrisWalz2024

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

I'm a German teacher and life-long Rick Steves fan. Usually it's for his tourist info, but this is vital. #KamalaHarris2024 #NotGoingBack

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

Many don’t realize that the first people Hitler sent to his concentration camps weren’t everyday Jewish citizens, but his political opponents. So, when Trump rants about retribution, locking up his opponents, and giving them “very long sentences,” I can’t help but take him seriously… because history teaches us that is what fascist dictators do during their “Day One” period to consolidate their power. (After all, if you’re hellbent on staying in power but aren’t likely to win the next election, you can’t have your political opponents running around free.)

To keep fascism out of our lives, vote for democracy!

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@BrittMLeeBooks I have been querying for over 15 years. I guess that might be the definition of insanity? I HAVE got a published picture book in the process, but it's been slow going since and I've been discouraged. In the end, you don't win if you don't play. Keep it up! #amquerying #PB

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@LeaKThompson Yes with the exception of amazing independent senator Angus King who caucuses with the Dems so that sort of counts, right? #maine #angusking

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@BrynDonovan I'm genX and I absolutely know it, but I also love Monty Python and tend to go for things that are on the older side, pop culture wise.

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@klhicks912 Hey the holidays are coming and everyone loves cookies, right? How about cookies from all over the world and a message of multicultural peace? https://t.co/V9M4TqwSwl

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@RevDaniel So sorry for your loss. My mom has Alzheimers and it's a long goodbye.

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@eschaubz I tend to agree unless it is "a bowl of cake and ice cream". Then I'm down. :)

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@realeverywriter YES!

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@misskubelik If they're not already spoken for, I'm a speech and debate coach and there's good material in there for speeches!

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@LeighDoughty I have a doc in GoogleSheets with every submission for at least the last 10 years. (Might have missed some). It lets me keep track of comments much better than QueryTracker or other formats.

[Hank Azaria @HankAzaria]

Chief Wiggum, Springfield PD, here… they’re doing WHAT?

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@Coffee_Is_love I think there's a lot of that going around -- especially when I see lots of folks posting about getting agents and I have been at this for years. But you can't win if you don't play. It's just hard sometimes, I get it. #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@kkramermcginnis @MBurtwrites I mean, yeah, I know, but I'm a total musicals geek. I don't imagine the general populace will pick up on that. #musicman #musicals #broadway #robertpreston

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@pippawestauthor I got another rejection a few days ago and have been submitting for 15 years. (God, it's depressing to type that). I do have one PB published (4 yrs ago) but still no agent. And yet, I persist. Just keep swimming! #amwriting #amquerying #picturebooks

[Melanie Kyer @fraudrk]

@TheTinkerPunk @klhicks912 Sadly I can't help much because I write PB. I do have notes in the same doc but that's easy since most MS are less than 1K words. :) If I wrote long-form, I would have a master doc for my synopsis/chapter outlines, keep chaps in diff docs & rename if needed. Good luck!