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Owned by a rescue dog. Adored by an amazing man who doesn't (much) mind being called by my last name. Cali girl living in Georgia. Neurospicy PB/MG kidlit writer #SCBWI, #12x12PB. International London Writer's Salon Host
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Whether your manuscript is just a little musty or completely mummified in cobwebs, unwrap the HEART of your old story with #kidlitzombieweek 2025 Want a HEAD start? See what past donors had to say about how to bring a dead story back to life: sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #WriterSky #KidLit

submitted 23 hours ago • 1 comment

Introducing our new fur baby:🌟Stella🌟 We adopted 7yo Stella 3 weeks ago. She's intelligent, eager to please, a bundle of energy, full of personality, snuggly, & very in-tune with my moods. She’s always trying to read me & gazes into my eyes for a long time, not breaking eye contact. 😍🥰❤️🌟

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

#Kidlit friends 💔 Please share this far and wide Our dear friend, Trenise Sabin, was the victim of a major burglary over the weekend. She and her husband Travis have lost everything— from clothing and appliances to irreplaceable items from their recent wedding and the urn gofund.me/ce50d993

submitted 18 days ago • 3 comments

I’m incredibly honored and grateful that @msmarianayagam.bsky.social selected me as her #PBRisingStars Runner-Up and gifted me with a #PB critique! Thank you, Maria! And thank you @pbrisingstars.bsky.social Team! ⭐️ #kidlit #writingcommunity

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

An Honorable Mention! 😊 A srsly late THANK YOU to @viviankirkfield.bsky.social & #50PreciousWords judges! These words poured out, an attempt to take my anger & frustration—at state of nation & world—& channel➡️positive feelings & actions. (All while figuring out how to make #kidlit-friendly!)

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

As far as we are aware, these are the pitch events happening in May on BlueSky! May 7th - #QuestPit (@questpit.bsky.social) May 23rd - #WIPPit (@wippit.bsky.social) May 31st - #SEAsianPit (@seasianpit.bsky.social) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting #AmQuerying #AmAgenting #LitAgents

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

I’m on BlueSky 🦋for all things #kidlit. Last week I Liked a kidlit acquaintance’s post about something pol itical with only a few Likes. And since then, I’ve been inundated with Follows from dozens and dozens of po liti cal accts. This happening to anyone else?

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

I just saw the proof for my work-for-hire NF PB about activism for kids and I can't wait to share, when I am allowed! ✊

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Completed 10 hrs of LWS #24hourwritingsprint! Wrote a chapter for MG Mystery novel Plotted Brainstormed Replotted (is that a word?) Trashed my 1st 3 chapters Wrote almost 1,000 new words. Sounds like I went backwards in those 24 hours...but I'm excited about the new direction. Feels like progress!

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Enjoyed the 1st hour of London Writers' Salon #24hourwritingsprint. #Amwriting new #mgnovel in fave @scrivenerapp & it was an honor to have the amazing @stevenpressfield.bsky.social (The War of Art) write alongside us! 23 hours (& lots of prizes!) left if you want to join (free): lu.ma/yrj3omix

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Happy 1 yr Book Birthday to Untangling Hope!! So proud of Johnna Richard Stein! Highly recommend this incredible MG novel about foster care. (Oh! And you just might see someone you know in the Acknowledgments at the end of the book.😉)

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

#50PreciousWords: This year, I donated Yellow Butterflies by Ukrainian author/illus, Oleksandr Shatokhin. Stunning & gorgeous PB about war & hope. Hopefully more entrants are able to donate. Let’s flood CLiF w/ books! 📚📚📚Would love to hear what YOU donated & why. @viviankirkfield.bsky.social

submitted 88 days ago • 4 comments