Your About page matters more than you think Readers are looking for a reason to trust you and care about your work.

Your About page matters more than you think
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What Nobody’s Telling Querying Writers About What’s Happening to Publishing Right Now I’ve started this post four times.

What Nobody’s Telling Querying Writers About What’s Happening to Publishing Right Now
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Thank you, Lori. 😊

#50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 PRIZE WINNERS & HONORABLE MENTIONS What an incredibly successful event!!! Thank you to everyone who participated…whether you entered with a story, donated one of the 67 prizes, helped judge the 677 entries, or just stopped by …

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‘Mass disenfranchisement’: The Slow, Methodical Attacks on Voting Ahead of Midterms In Dallas County on election night, mass confusion caused by a sudden rule change sent hundreds of voters to the wrong polling places. This is what modern voter suppression can look like: not always dramatic, but just confusing and discouraging enough to stop people from casting their ballot. Mother Jones’ Ari Berman weighs in “when you change laws and when you make voting more difficult right before an election, without giving people time to prepare, it can lead to the kind of mass disenfranchisement we saw in Dallas on Tuesday.”

Mass confusion unfolded at polling centers in Dallas County on primary night. That confusion was manufactured. It renewed fears of voter suppression ahead of the midterms. ProPublica's @dougbockclark.bsky.social warns "last minute changes to election laws can disenfranchise a lot of people." #Velshi

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

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Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency - Anastasia Suen Check It Out! Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency #amwriting #kidlit #picturebook #chapterbook #middlegrade #YAlit #comic #news

Check It Out! Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency #amwriting #kidlit #picturebook #chapterbook #middlegrade #YAlit #comic #publishing #news asuen.com/andrea-colvi... 📚

Happy Black History Month 🖤✨

Libraries and books are from perfect. The Dewey Decimal System is imperfect. But we will never forget the work of Dorothy B. Porter. She decolonized the Dewey Decimal System. She helped us belong in libraries, in books.

We celebrate and thank you, Dorothy B. Porter 💜📚

Some of y’all forgot what The Sound of Music was really about and why your mothers and fathers fought back. But the generation you raised didn’t forget. And the generation we raise sure as hell won’t.

These are Minnesotans. We want them to come back. We want this to be a place they would want to return to.

Publishing for Minnesota Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

If you’re a writer or artist who wants to help raise funds for those impacted, check out the auction by Publishing for Minnesota from Jan 29 to Jan 30.

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Liam is not my son or daughter but could be.

I can’t imagine how scared Liam or any of the hundreds of kids detained all over the United States.

I’m sharing this because Liam is 5 years old.

Mapping Texas Book Bans SY 25-26 - Google My Maps Mapping Texas Book Bans SY 25-26

I made an interactive map! This is a look at the effects Tx book-banning laws have had just *since the end of last school year*. I made it because it's easy to hear a shocking story about a book ban and then forget it and lose the larger picture.
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like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”

if you still use Twitter please understand that you are enabling and supporting this.

It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.

A dot plot of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Book genres Americans, men, and women read in 2025." The chart has the sub-headline: "Which of the following types of books have you read or listened to in 2025? Select all that apply. (% of U.S. adult citizens who read at least one book in 2025 selecting each genre)." The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "other fiction," "other non-fiction," "none of the above," and "I haven't read a book in the past year" are not shown."

6/ There's tons more interesting information in the full survey — more than I had space to write up! For example, here are the genres Americans say they read, and which ones men and women say they read!

#BluePit A Storytelling Hype/Pitch Event What It Is: An event designed to uplift storytellers of any media. All works are welcome, regardless of the stage (e.g., Drafting, Editing, Querying, On Submission, or Published). When: Jan 13, 2026 (24 Hours) #BluePit Rules: Limit 3 posts per WIP; multiple works allowed. Include correct emojis to appear in media specific feeds Use appropriate tags (see Tag list) All images must include ALT text. No AI. Everyone is encouraged to like and repost Use the #BluePit feeds to find and support others. Agents, editors, and publishers are welcome to participate and can also use #BluePit feeds without a BlueSky account Emojis Writing (e.g. “#bluepit 📖”) Game Dev (e.g. “#bluepit 🎮”) Comics (e.g. “#bluepit 💥”) TTRPGS (e.g. “#bluepit 🎲”) Questions? BluePit.Carrd.Co @BluePit.Bsky.Social @ZProspero.bsky.social

#BluePit Tags MEDIA: #BluePit 💥 - Comics #BluePit 🎮 - Game Dev #BluePit 🎲 - TTRPGs #BluePit 📖 - Writers STAGE: #W - Work In Progress #Q - Querying #OS - On Submission #P - Published AUDIENCE: #PB - Picture Book #MG - Middle Grade #YA - Young Adult #A - Adult #NA - New Adult REPRESENTATION: #OV - Own Voices #LGBT- LGBTQIA+ #DIS - Disabled Creators #WF - Women's Fiction #POC - Person of Color #ND - Neurodivergent #TR - Transgender GENRE #F - Fantasy #R - Romance #H - Horror #SF - Sci-Fi #M - Mystery #PN - Paranormal #C - Crime #HS - Historical #SP - Speculative #PO - Poetry #NF - Non-Fiction GAME SYSTEM: #D20 - 20-sided die based #D6 - 6-sided die based #D100 - 100-sided die based #NAR - Narrative based #DUN - Dungeon Crawler #RO - Rogue-Like

#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!

#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!

And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!

#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents

No Failure On my father's death, his life, his memory, his legacy, and why, despite his own concerns, he was no failure.

As some of you already know, my father passed just a few weeks ago. Now that I'm back in Las Vegas, I wanted to share some thoughts on his death, his life, and what I see as his legacy.

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Healing words

Are you baking Christmas cookies?
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#cookies #homemade #christmas #tasty

Every Christmas, when I see Santa Claus for the first time, I always say, "Hi Santa, how long has it been?" And he always replies, “A year!

Episodes 257 My Creative Life, my guest is @patzmiller.bsky.social author of Sophie's Squash and One Can Be. I met Pat in person at the SCBWI Southern Breeze Conference. ❤️

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Just so wrong. 🎻

Thank you for an outstanding, comprehensive, supportive presentation, Deborah.
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Congratulations on thirty years in the children's books industry. I picked this flower for you from my summer garden on the prairie.

Where's the dislike button? 😑

Just so wrong. Hope the violin will be returned.
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If a cleaning service is insured and bonded, they are responsible for theft.

Dear Friends,

My daughter’s violin was stolen from our home by a cleaning service and I know that it is a long shot, but I am desperately seeking it.

Della Ross Ferreri, THE MOUSE BUFFET, A CHRISTMAS TREAT, and a GIVEAWAY EL: I am excited to host long-time kidlit friend, Della Ross Ferreri, today. Della always writes the most joyful and fun books, and A MOUSE BUFFET, A CHRISTMAS TREAT is no exception. This book is f…

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THE MOUSE BUFFET: A CHRISTMAS TREAT

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Watch how government ‘propaganda’ techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes," Professor Nick Cull says.

The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes,” professor Nick Cull says.

The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.

NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals. n.pr/47uKYeQ