Thank you for sharing! 💖

I’ll be hosting a workshop on building structure into your middle-grade novel on November 29!

Structure will help you give agents and publishers what they’re looking for while giving you the freedom to write the story you want to write.

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New podcast episode!

If you’re stuck somewhere between ‘Chapter 1’ and ‘The End’,
using story type can help get you back on track.

Bonus: there will be a free workshop with goodies 🤩

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Congratulations everyone!

Brava! Well done, Laura ❤️

Eek! How will I stand the waiting before I can do the reading?

Laura Shovan, author of verse novel The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary has a fall class coming up!

#KidLit #WritingCommunity #Poetry

I'm very late in posting this, but was thrilled to received an honourable mention in the 2nd Annual Summer #kidlit Poetry Contest for the #LyricalLanguageLab.

Thank you, fabulous judges! @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social @loupiccolo.bsky.social @suzylevinson.bsky.social and Michelle H. Barnes!

Thank you @janemhealy7916.bsky.social

Thank you ☺️

For me, sometimes writing haiku is like trying to clean the gunk behind the fridge. Hard and un-fun. Other times, it’s the equivalent of coming home to find that someone has sent round a cleaning person and I can eat off my floor (behind the fridge if I so wish). This was an other time…

And if you haven’t yet read this, this is a good time to pick up a copy and then leave a review!

Sudden summer paints
a world of green and blue on
winter’s white canvas

#HaikuSaturday

💖 Thank you!

I’m thrilled to be short-listed!
Thank you @writingawards.bsky.social for such a great contest 💖

Thank you, @bethvolkmann.bsky.social 💖
I’m super happy about this!

Thrilled to be on the long list for the Best Children’s Picture Book Text 2024!
Thank you for this great contest @writingawards.bsky.social

Waiting eagerly for the shortlist and winners in February!

#contest #kidlit

Fantastic and so practical!

Of course you did! It’s lovely.

Lovely imagery and sound!

Thank you, Ian! That’s lovely of you and I’m so happy you’re enjoying it ☺️

Get them in - we can’t wait to read your winter wanderings! ❄️
#kidlit #poetry #kidlitpoetry #contest

Great! Thank you.

Hi Christina! I’m writing one but it’s not yet published. Do I qualify?
Also, perhaps Dusti Bowling if she’s on Bluesky!

So happy it helped !

So happy it helped !

Thank you !

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Me please !
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That’s excellent. Well done !

Exciting! I’m also a huge fan of VN. Such beauty 👍