Upcoming Events

November 4, 7 PM – An Unlikely Story, Plainville, MA – I’ll be talking to Tigest Girma about Eternal Ruin, the sequel to the bestselling Immortal Dark!

November 5, 7 PM – Side Quest Books & Games – The Armory, Somerville, MA – I’m very excited to talk to Alix E. Harrow about her new novel The Everlasting for her Boston tour stop!

Past Events & Interviews

I’ve collected a sampling of past print, audio, and video interviews, panels, podcast appearances, and more here!

Writing About Dragons & Shit episode 172 – “Plot Twists 2: What a Twist!” – I had so much fun as a guest on this podcast, talking about one of my favorite craft topics with a great group of people!

The Game Master’s Book Club episode 10 – “Echoes of Adventure” – I did this super fun podcast episode with the Game Master’s Book Club! They read books and then discuss how they’d draw inspiration with them when GMing TTRPGs, and they were talking about The Last Hour Between Worlds this time!

Worlbuilding for Masochists Episode 121 – Brave New Worlds (with Fonda Lee) – I always love joining the excellent Worldbuilding for Masochists crew, and this episode with Fonda Lee was a particularly delightful discussion!

Nov 7, 2023, 1 PM – Virtual Panel – “Love Triangles and Other Shapes” – I was thrilled to join S. T. Gibson, C. L. Clark, and Josiah Bancroft for this virtual panel that’s part of Orbit’s excellent How to Write Your First SFF Novel series!

Dec 6, 2022, 1 PM EST – Instagram Live with Andrea Stewart and Rowenna Miller (Recorded)

Fantasy Inn Podcast Interview – I had a lovely time doing this fantastic podcast interview with the wonderful Fantasy Inn!

Swords & Sports Podcast Interview – I had such a blast doing this fast-paced and funny interview!

Edit Your Darlings Podcast Interview – It was really fun talking about my great experiences working with my various awesome editors as a guest on this podcast episode!

Orbit Live with Django Wexler – I had a very fun conversation with Django Wexler which you can watch a reply of here.

r/fantasy Reddit AMA – I answered many fun questions in this Reddit AMA!

Interview with Worcester Public Library – Enjoy this 10 minute interview I did with the Worcester Public Library!

Mysterious Galaxy Conversation with M. A. Carrick – I talked to M. A. Carrick, author of The Mask of Mirrors, about their second book The Liar’s Knot. As of the event they had limited stock of signed bookplates, so if they have any stock left it’s possible you might still be able to order signed books through them as well as watching the recorded event here!

Orbit Live with John Skovron – I had a lovely live (virtual) Q & A session with Jon Skovron (even if my cat did bite me onscreen!). You can see the recorded video of it here.

A OK Podcast Interview – I did an interview with A OK Podcast, talking about my personal experiences as an ace spec writer and human.

Flights of Foundry 2020 Panel – When Conflict Becomes Combat – This was a fun panel in which we talked about writing fight scenes! Watch it here.

Flights of Foundry 2020 Panel – Plot & Revision – I was honored to be in such great company on this panel!

From Boys in Outer Space to Magical Girls & Guillotines: Queer Voices in Science Fiction & Fantasy – I had the honor to be on this wonderful Social Distance Book Fest panel! You can watch it here.

Reddit AMA – On June 2, I did an AMA on r/fantasy! I had some great questions & a good time. You can read it here.

Orbit Live with Katy Rose Pool – I had a wonderful conversation on Orbit Live with Katy Rose Pool!

ConZealand Fringe Panel – I participated in this excellent panel on YA trends predicting cultural shifts in SFF.

Worldbuilding for Masochists: Dress for the Quest You Want – I really had a great time being a guest on the Hugo-nominated podcast Worldbuilding for Masochists, talking in this episode about how to assemble a practical and stylish fantasy adventurer kit!

Litcast of Doom Podcast Interview – This remains one of my favorite interviews ever, and was so much fun!

Breaking the Glass Slipper Podcast: Aberrant and Broken Magic – I had such a great time joining the Breaking the Glass Slipper podcast for this wonderful discussion!

Spectology Podcast Interview – I was honored to be a guest on this great podcast for a really intelligent and interesting interview!

Bestseller Experiment Podcast – I had a lovely talk with The Bestseller Experiment about the steps of the editing process on their podcast. Teaser here!

Fantasy Focus Podcast – I was recently a guest on the Fantasy Focus podcast and discussed a wide variety of things.

Reverie & Ink Interview – I did a really fun interview with Brittney of Reverie and Ink! Read the full interview on her blog, or see some of the best excerpts with pretty graphics and a video intro on Instagram.

Fantasy Inn Interview – I did a fun interview with The Fantasy Inn in which I talk about my ideal battlegown.

Here’s a Bluesky recreation of my iconic Twitter thread on swordfighting in ballgowns:

(*Old thread recreated to save from Twitter*)OKAY I HAVE AN IMPORTANT THREAD FOR YOU about fighting in ballgowns! I will illustrate with Disney Princess gifs, because why not.First, you can absolutely swordfight in a dress. Some dresses are great to swordfight in, and some are not so great.

— Melissa Caruso (@melissacaruso.bsky.social) 2024-11-15T13:35:49.322Z

Girls in Capes Interview – I did a fun interview with Girls in Capes for International Women’s Day.

BookPage Joint Interview with Rowenna Miller – Rowenna Miller (author of TORN) and I did a joint interview with BookPage on fighting in ballgowns and more!

Fantasy Cafe Guest Post – I did a guest post at Fantasy Cafe about swordfighting in ballgowns for their Women in SFF month.

Book Geeks Uncompromised interviewed me on their podcast about THE TETHERED MAGE.

Orbit Debut Authors Reddit AMA – I recently did a Reddit AMA with the other Orbit debut authors, and it was great fun, full of silliness and writing advice.

Tor.com Interview – Here’s an interview where I rave about Fullmetal Alchemist and talk about the Venetian influences on THE TETHERED MAGE at Tor.com.

Reading for Fun Essay – I did a guest post on the B&N science fiction & fantasy blog about reading for entertainment being super important and awesome.

Character Deaths in Shakespeare vs SFF – I wrote an essay about character deaths in Shakespeare vs. in modern fantasy & science fiction for BookRiot.

Sci Fi Now Interview – Great interview about THE TETHERED MAGE with SciFiNow.

Qwillery Interview – I did a fun interview with The Qwillery here.

Orbit Video Interview – Here’s a short video interview about THE TETHERED MAGE I did at the Orbit offices.

Interview (audio) – I talk mages, writing, and world building with Stephen Aryan, author of MAGEBORN and the Battlemage series, in this audio interview.