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Melissa Gorzelanczyk
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melissagorzela

Author of ARROWS (Delacorte Press)
Award-winning fiction
Essay forthcoming, July 2026
Deep in the Meadow ✉️ private letters ↓

A better shirt does not exist. A better shirt does not exist.
Where the wild owlets live. Always incredible to Where the wild owlets live. 
Always incredible to be in their presence! So glad I made it back to the nest before sunset to behold their precious fuzziness.
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.
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#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.
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#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)
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