The countdown is on to my favorite #KidLit event of the year.

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And then there was sleet.

Spring and snowflakes...
It's not so much that they GO together, but that they definitely COME together in this neck of the woods.
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I've seen a few writers on BlueSky say that a first draft's only job is to exist. I don't know who said it first, but thank you. I've written 30+ novels, but I still needed that reminder, because it never gets easier. And now, back to making a thing exist!

When you get critique feedback that has you SHOUTY CAP texting your best writing friends and blowing up their message feed with😆😆😆🥳🥳🥳😭😭😭...

Yeah, that. #WriterJoy

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It's almost heeeeerrrre!🤩

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If It Ain’t Broke: Why One of the Most Common Pieces of Writing Advice Didn’t Work for Me and How I Repurposed It I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I am a rule follower. Period. My brain is equal parts Type A and Type B, equal parts right-brained and left-brained, equal parts color-inside-…

If It Ain't Broke: Why One of the Most Common Pieces of Writing Advice Didn't Work for Me and How I Repurposed It kcstrocchia.com/2026/04/17/i...

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My 7yo son and I am really enjoying this book as a part of our bedtime routine as well.

🤣🤣🤣What an amazing way to ask this question!!!🤣🤣🤣

#dailydoseofhealinghumor
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Congratulations!

Ooo, so many things...
My kids for sure🚸
My faith📖
The creation🌱
But probably mostly, studying, exploring, and discovering some new nugget I never knew that I didn't know.

I love this question! Anyone else care to share what inspires them?

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I need me some of this Lucy energy right now!

Beautiful!🤩

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So cool!

Congratulations!

a stack of books with the words i want to read all the books Alt: a stack of books with the words i want to read all the books

Just a reminder to buy all kinds of books for your kids...weird ones, new ones, old ones, debuts etc.

That popular series they love is great, and it probably began as a single book which took off.

With cool imprints closing, we need to bring in more voices, more ideas, more variety.

Right now I am wrapping up my #YA #contemporary #VerseNovel and getting ready to revise book 1 of my #YA #contemporary #fantasy trilogy.

So, not too much on the #PB front at present. But I love this question anyway.

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Wow! Just wow. When you finally read that book on your TBR pile that makes you wonder why you waited so long to finally get to it... I need 10 stars on Goodreads for this book, 5 just isn't enough. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Not all common writing and illustrating advice is right for every creator.

Herding Tumbleweed: 3 Questions & Case Studies to Make Sense of Which Advice Is Right for You
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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.

Thanks, @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social for this honest look at the industry.
#kidlit #writingcommunity #amquerying

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These are such great insights. Thanks for sharing!

What Do We mean When we Say “Authentic”? Reflection Theme for April: Authenticity Reflection 1: What Do We Mean When We Say “Authentic” Authenticity is one of the most overused words of our time. We see it in branding, social media captio…

What Do We mean When we Say “Authentic”? rebeccasreadingroom.ca/2026/04/06/w... @rebeccabudd.bsky.social

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#Amwriting the ending of my #VerseNovel right now. One minute I'm crying the next minute I'm giddy with hopeful resolve—all the feels falling in step with my character coming into her own.

I hope my readers will feel it too!

#PoetryMonth #NationalPoetryMonth #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity

It's taken a lot of years and counseling to come to understand my journey, but now that I do, I hope it will help others who share my experience.

Kristen Terrette at Martin Literary.

I love that you're so well read! You always have the best MG recs.