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Melissa Gorzelanczyk
Melissa Gorzelanczyk

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Author of ARROWS (Delacorte Press)
Award-winning fiction
Essay forthcoming, July 2026
Deep in the Meadow ✉️ private letters ↓
Dressed to meet my work. Library hour starts soon. Dressed to meet my work. Library hour starts soon. The deeper thoughts live in my bio. ✉️
🎂45! Be brilliant, bold & beautiful 💋♾️ 🎂45! Be brilliant, bold & beautiful 💋♾️ Take exquisite care of you 🪩 🥀 Zero regrets.
New letter, link 🔗 in bio 🔗 When Life Gives New letter, link 🔗 in bio 🔗 When Life Gives You Cancer 🥀 There’s clarity.
Sending Queen energy on this sacred day 👑 Sev Sending Queen energy on this sacred day 👑 Seven years ago, I woke up with what I plan will be my last hangover from alcohol. 🍷 I could no longer bargain with myself about how drinking harmed me physically, emotionally and spiritually. I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired, and finally had the willingness to quit. ⚡️ Today, I celebrate that choice. I honor all parts of me—shadows and light. I thank my inner goddess, queen, truth teller 👁️ And I send forth this reminder: While you live, shine. ✨
These moments exist. ✨🫶🏻 I’ve been think These moments exist. ✨🫶🏻 I’ve been thinking a lot about frequency matching, so I wrote about it in this month’s edition of Deep in the Meadow. Early drop, link in bio. 👀 ⬆️
2016 💘💘💘 2016 💘💘💘
Writer artist date. 🥀 besties, neighbors, kindr Writer artist date. 🥀 besties, neighbors, kindreds. My next author letter sends soon—link in bio to receive. 🔗 ⬆️
2025 review part two: Yes, I am happily married to 2025 review part two: Yes, I am happily married to a man fighting for his life against cancer—and I am more than one thing. 🌗 As the end of 2025 breaks my heart, it helps to reflect on the joy, creativity, beauty, and magic I can generate. Not alone, but with the strength of ancestors, community, loved ones, artists, the earth, and stars. 🥀 2026, be gentle.
I spent 15 minutes on my novel revision today—th I spent 15 minutes on my novel revision today—the first time I’ve touched it since my husband’s brain cancer diagnosis. 🥀 It’s been 19 days. 🔮 It felt good to work on my story again. . . . . #authorsofig #amrevising #amwriting #writeraesthetic #melissagorzelanczyk #fuckcancer
Crafting this revision 📚 Today, I categorized m Crafting this revision 📚 Today, I categorized my changes into three levels: story, scene, and page. And I made this pretty storyboard ✨ TBH, I feel overwhelmed by all of the questions I need to answer about my story level revisions. I find this kind of funny because I HAVE done all of this before. 😂😵‍💫🥀 #sendhelp Must be time for a break 🫶🏻
Today in the meadow. 🔮 A clear sign from my gui Today in the meadow. 🔮 A clear sign from my guides. I tried a new communication method this week and in short: OK. I hear you. Many thanks 🙏🏻😍🌙
Stillness. Cold. The scent of decay clenched by fr Stillness. Cold. The scent of decay clenched by frost. A single bird chirping, but I couldn’t tell if it was a warning or a song. 🥀
Bookstore + biggest mocktail menu I’ve ever seen Bookstore + biggest mocktail menu I’ve ever seen + sister trip = 😍 @thenookmanitowoc is divine! ✨ #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #writerlife #fantasyauthor #bookstorelove
“You may feel overwhelmed with caution and fear, “You may feel overwhelmed with caution and fear, but your internal fire will guide the way.” 🔥 Scenes from my revision lairs. 🕯️ Message from @the_wild_unknown seven of wands. . . . #melissagorzelanczyk #authorsofinstagram #fantasyauthor #writerlife #writingmagic
Fantasy night ✨ @lions_mouth_bookstore 😍 Feel Fantasy night ✨ @lions_mouth_bookstore 😍 Feeling super grateful for the opportunity to attend such a magical event. Thank you, Lion’s Mouth crew! ILY 🫶🏻 📖 ✨ catch a glimpse of my author business card, which is the prettiest in the universe IMO by @samsconsin #melissagorzelanczyk #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writingmagic #lionsmouthbookstore #nikitagill #stephaniegarber
Priorities. 🌵🏜️🐺🔮✈️👩‍💻✨ And I’m willing to believe I can have it all! 📚 #melissagorzelanczyk #authorsofinstagram #fantasyauthor #writerlife #sedonaescape #writingmagic
Reality check: most authors you know have a day jo Reality check: most authors you know have a day job. ☕️ Mine is as a senior copywriter for @insightwi, a Green Bay marketing agency. ❤️ I’ve been there about three years, with a 20+ year professional writing career spanning newspapers, magazines, freelance, marketing, and traditional publishing. ⚡️ Insight has been phenomenal to me. Flexible, interesting, fun team. And they support my dream to publish fiction again in real ways, like a four-day work week so I have Fridays to write, and the ability to work from home so my sensitive nervous system isn’t fried by Thursday night. ✨ I’m grateful! Enjoy this day in the life! And if you need marketing assistance, call your girl. 🫶🏻
If you’re wondering if you have what it takes, t If you’re wondering if you have what it takes, the answer is YES (x3). A message from my guides, to me, to you. ✨ Shine it forward. P.S. If you’re wondering if you should buy the wolf pelt coat, same answer. 😅 (fyi, faux fur)
What I mean when I say this in my author letter, D What I mean when I say this in my author letter, Deep in the Meadow. 📩 November letter sends this week! ✨Join me there, link in bio. 📸 Photo by the goddesses at @vibestudiowi
Revision decisions have been made. 🐺 I just nee Revision decisions have been made. 🐺 I just need to write them. My first writing retreat starts next week. ✨ Happy weekend, friends!
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