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KidLit Craze | Robynn Hyde A blog for aspiring (and established!) writers with resources and interviews

Happy holidays everyone! Two new blog posts have launched on #kidlitcraze - one about Looking Back & Stepping Forward (with resources to help with both!) and one that includes my Mighty KidLit Community Holiday entry about a certain cheeky elf! 😂

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Critique Groups: The who, what, where, when, and why! Diving into the kidlit community for the first time was daunting. There is a lingo and lexicon to learn, along with just understanding the ins and outs of this new world and the community within it. O...

Demystifying one of the biggest questions I had when I first entered the KidLit publishing community!
#kidlitcraze #writingcommunity #kidlit

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One more day to enter the #Giveaway! Kirkus called #presentstillmissing "an engaging and moving novel about the emotional toll warfare takes on both soldiers and their families." Giveaway details: www.robynnhyde.com/post/intervi...

#kidlitcraze #HistoricalFiction #mg #WritingCommunity

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Ever been tempted to write a rhyming #PB? I am in the long process of perfecting one! I have shared what I have learnt along the way and my favourite resources in my latest #kidlitcraze post!

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And the winner is... @pragmaticmom.bsky.social!

Congratulations! We will be in touch about how to get your book! 🥳

Thank you to everyone who liked, shared, commented, and read about Darlene's wonderful journey!

#giveaway #thecenteroftheearthnovel #writingcommunity #kidlitcraze

Fall Writing Frenzy 2025 What a fun contest! This is a great community building event based on photo prompts with a 200 word count. Thank you Kaitlyn, Lydia and Aixa for putting it all together and judging all the amazing ent...

I had so much fun doing #fallwritingfrenzy this year! Thank you @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social, @lydialukidis.bsky.social and @professoraixa.bsky.social plus all the amazing prize donors!

Check out my entry 'Til Undeath Do Us Part on #kidlitcraze here:
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A new blog post has dropped about what I learned at the #scbwi summer conference! I would love to hear everyone's thoughts - was it worthwhile for you? Who has your favourite speaker? Any gems of wisdom?

#kidlitcraze #WritingCommunity #kidlit

Image showing the cover of Things I Learned While I Was Dead along with a headshot of Kathryn Clark and the text: Interview with Kathryn Clark; Signed copy giveaway!

I loved talking with @kclarkwriter.bsky.social about her debut #YA novel - #ThingsILearnedWhileIWasDead - published July 2025 by @faberchildrens.bsky.social. Check out the blog to hear about her writing journey and the signed copy giveaway!

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