Love that! Congrats to you! Thanks for the encouragement!!! #kidlitchat

I want to try writing longer nonfiction pieces for kids. Maybe MG? Novel or short story for magazine? We'll see. #kidlitchat

Lyrics. I've been thinking of it as poetry, and it's a *little* less daunting. #kidlitchat

I want to try my hand at writing songs! If nothing else, to be able to say, "not for me, thanks!" Ha. #kidlitchat

Oooh, km interested! What region was it with, Brooke? Do you know off the top of your head? #kidlitchat

Immediately doubling down with "no why did I say that"

Not me saying "night night" to the customer service rep on the phone just now 👀

Thank you!! 😊

It feels so so good. And I even let myself enjoy it for almost a week before diving in with edits. Ha. #kidlitchat

I finished a rough draft of a new MG last week. 🥳🥳🥳🥳 #kidlitchat

Thanks for the rec! Just grabbed the audiobook from Libby! #kidlitchat

I like this one!! So many good (gold!) nuggets. #kidlitchat

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The limit doesn't exist. #kidlitchat

Also, I'm trying my own NaNo, and scaling it waaay down (writing a chapter book; goal is 25k), which is much more manageable for me, especially without the NaNo supports. #kidlitchat

I'm attending the SCBWI conference for the first time in January. Who else will be there? 👀 #kidlitchat

Yes! Boxcar and Encyclopedia Brown were my faves, too. #kidlitchat

Yes! 🕵🏼 #kidlitchat

HARRIET THE SPY!!! Re-read that one 5 ish years ago. Held up. Still great IMO. #kidlitchat

The real brag was Andrew W who got to wear all the hats. Jealous. But second best role was Wise Woman. #kidlitchat

My first grade class did play of Caps for Sale, and I played the Wise Woman. I'm not bragging, but I'm totally bragging. #capsforsale

The absurdity!! 🙃 #kidlitchat

Not a teacher and not Poe, but my grandpa always recited a poem (that he learned in elementary school, I think!) to us in the winter: The Cremation of Sam McGee. Such a weird, creepy, but AWESOME ONE!! #kidlitchat

Every time I step over a toy in my child's room, I think, "just one or two more days and I'll be feeding the kids with a garden hose and a stick through the window." Ha. #kidlitchat

PIGGLE-WIGGLE!!!!!!!! FOR THE WIN!!!!!! #kidlitchat

I loved Encyclopedia Brown! I've been chasing the high of figuring out the mystery before reading the solution ever since then. Definitely channeled some of that type of story into my middle grade novel... #kidlitchat

I love them so much!!! Haha. I don't allow myself to do them too often, because I really hyper-focus on them... not much else gets done!

Fabulous!! I will definitely check out your educator resources. 💛

Hahahhahaha. Brilliant #kidlitchat

Not my forte either. 😬🤔😭

Jilanne, I love your book RIVER OF DUST. I learned so much that I'd never heard of before!! I'm teaching Geography this year (6th grade) and excited to read it to the students later.

EVERY SINGLE TIME! #kidlitchat