mel writes books
by Melanie Leaveyin 📚 Literature
mel writes books
About the Substack
I'm an indie author of magical realism/cosy fantasy. Here you'll find assorted musings on my writing process, creativity and life as a contemplative creative in a capitalist hellscape 😎. Pull up a chair, the kettle's on...
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- All public posts, full archive and invitation to The Silent Scribble. Monthly 'desk notes' and other as-yet-unimagined extras.
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About Melanie Leavey
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Receipt from the Bookshop
My weekly post - Receipt from the Bookshop - is written in real time from my award-winning independent bookshop in St. Annes-on-Sea, UK. Paid subscribers also get an additional weekly essay/book review and access to my book club.
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The Peasantry School Newsletter
Stories about disentangling food and feeding from the market.
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The Ink-Smudged Writing Desk
exploring the messy, beautiful process of creativity — the hidden stories behind books, films, music, and my own writing journey
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An Irritable Métis
Email newsletter from Chris La Tray, member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, author of "Becoming Little Shell" from Milkweed Editions (8/20/2024), and 2023–2025 Montana Poet Laureate.
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