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I think I answer that (and more✨) in this #kidlitAMA. 😀

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The #KidLitAMA I did with @debbieohi.com below is a master class in what can be achieved with Bluesky’s robust permissions settings.

We had a vibrant conversation about #kidlit with a pre-vetted audience and the record of that conversation is locked and thus preserved.✨

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Hello #kidlit new arrivals!

5 months ago I did a #KidLitAMA with @debbieohi.com. I hope you find my answers to be useful. 💙❤️

Note: you can use LISTS as a way to limit who can reply during a live event. Example of how I started doing this with #KidLitAMA:
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You browse @brianlarossa.com's #KidLitAMA thread here: bsky.app/profile/debb...
then I locked the thread after event was over.

bluesky-events - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Obsidian Publish bluesky-events - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Powered by Obsidian Publish.

Working on a Bluesky Community Events page on my Unofficial Bluesky Wiki, which lists of recurring Bluesky community events.

So far I have #KidLitChat #WriteStuff #KyLChat #KidLitArt #KidLitArtPostcard #KidLitGN #KidLitAMA #PitchDis

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Because of current work deadlines, I'm going to have to postpone #KidLitAMA w/ @christiemegill.bsky.social @thecatagency.bsky.social. Apologies! New date tba.

Ironically, title of my current book illus project is **I'M BUSY**, written by @michaelianblack.bsky.social (for S&S BFYR). 😂 #KidLit

p.s. Apologies for the hiatus in #KidLitAMA, but life and work has gotten SUPER-busy these past months!

@christiemegill.bsky.social & I have been chatting, though, and I am SO looking forward to Christie's event. She has SO much to share. 💙

SAVE THE DATE: Fri. Nov. 15th, 1 pm ET.

My next #KidLitAMA will be w/ @christiemegill.bsky.social of @thecatagency.bsky.social!

More details (including how to register for free, via a thread on Bluesky) to be posted next month.

I recently did a #kidlitAMA. The thread might answer some of your questions. 😄
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Two women, Christie Megill and Debbie Ridpath Ohi, are smiling during a virtual meeting. Christie has blonde hair and is in a room with a beige couch and artwork on the wall, while Debbie, identified by her pronouns (she/her), has a colorful background featuring a stack of books. Two blue butterfly graphics decorate the sides of the screen.

Just had *such* a fun meetup with CAT agency agent & author @christiemegill.bsky.social about Bluesky community-building, writing spooky middle grade, and Christie agreeing to be an upcoming #KidLitAMA guest....YAY! 💙🦋

Details to be announced at debbieohi.com/kidlitama/

Bluesky just keeps getting better.

I'm excited about ability to lock threads as well as edit who can reply. One reason I haven't scheduled another #KidLitAMA yet is because I have found the admin is really time-consuming on my end. Thread-locking/reply edits would make it MUCH easier for AMA hosts.

I can report that, thanks to Debbie, my #kidlitama went very smoothly! There were a lot of questions but I didn’t feel overwhelmed, and the end result is an easy to navigate record of my answers.

OOOOOOHHHHHH!!!!

We should TALK, Jennifer!!!!!!!

As @charlenedraws.bsky.social, I've been doing #KidLitAMA sessions & improving each time (grateful to Charlene for being my guinea pig 😂). Most recent was with @brianlarossa.com: debbieohi.com/kidlitama/ar...

Sending you a DM.

Screenshot of Bluesky #KidLitAMA Archives page. Showing: Headshot of a man holding a sign with KidLitAMA info. Text shows that this is Brian LaRossa.

Speaking of Scholastic art director @brianlarossa.com, Brian shared a TON of great info for creators at #KidLitAMA on Bluesky last wk! You can browse his AMA thread as well as @mstewartscience.bsky.social @hunderdown.bsky.social & @charlenedraws.bsky.social here: debbieohi.com/kidlitama/ar...

Last week I did a #KidLitAMA hosted by the indomitable @debbieohi.com.

All my answers are available in the thread below… forever? I hope some part of it is useful to you!
💙❤️

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I didn’t register as an attendee so I can’t post in the thread unfortunately but I do have a QUESTION for @brianlarossa.com #KidLitAMA

W/ the hubbub of Insta & Facebook’s Meta AI scraping & stealing art, how do you recommend online promotion for artists?

& do you plan to join the Cara App?

Thanks

@charlenedraws.bsky.social I asked @debbieohi.com #KidlitAMA with @brianlarossa.com on the AI situation I encountered with Canscaip. Where does one start to correct a writer who insist on AI for their self pub. Sometimes the writers mindlessly think it's okay bec vanity press offers it. Uphill climb

Archives #KidLitAMA For current/upcoming guests, see Main #KidLitAMA Page. Welcome to the #KidLitAMA Guest Archives page! Inspired by Reddit’s AMA (Ask Me Anything) and founded by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, this particular AMA ...

Thanks again to all who participated in this #KidLitAMA! I have locked the thread by clearing the Registration List (thanks to @bossett.social for the suggestion) to prevent more replies.

Next guest announced soon, I hope!

Meanwhile, feel free to browse archives: debbieohi.com/kidlitama/ar...

WOW, so many great Qs at today's #KidLitAMA. Thanks to @brianlarossa.com for taking the time to share all this amazing info. Plus...PIZZA! 🍕😂

Feel free to browse thread below. I advise first tweaking your Thread Prefs (bsky.app/settings/thr...) to Oldest replies first, and turning on Threaded Mode.

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For those curious about #KidLitAMA behind-the-scenes: deck.blue was GREAT for scheduling posts, notifying me (I used CAT notif sound 🐈) when anyone posted in AMA thread. @brianlarossa.com & I used DMs when needed; I monitored Qs.

Also thanks @bossett.social for gated thread idea / registration.
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For those were at #KidLitAMA or anyone else interested in kidlit illustration, I highly recommend listening to @literaticat.bsky.social's excellent interview with Scholastic Executive Art Director @brianlarossa.com: www.jenniferlaughran.com/literaticast... #KidLitArt

To those who participated in #KidLitAMA (or who enjoyed browsing even if they didn't post): If you still post on other platforms, I encourage you to mention @brianlarossa.com's generosity here on Bluesky & #KidLitAMA. Would love to get more art directors, editors, & agents ACTIVE here on Bluesky.🤞🏼

Just in time for the website overhaul, got a great tip from @brianlarossa.com during @debbieohi.com 's #KidLitAMA: as an author/illustrator I should think of organizing my portfolio by the genres I write: BBs, PBs and young GNs. Makes incredible sense!
#kidlitprogress #illustration

Thanks to everyone who participated in this #KidLitAMA, and thanks to @debbieohi.com for organizing and hosting me! I have to run to a meeting now, but I will circle back to continuing answering questions over the next few days whenever I have a free moment. 💙❤️

QUESTION for @brianlarossa.com
Bought a book over the weekend "Written in a dyslexia-friendly font." Thought that was cool. More a comment than a question, I guess.
#kidlitAMA

Thank you to @brianlarossa.com and @debbieohi.com for such an informative #KidLitAMA! Lots to think about. :-)