Launching a book takes a community! Posey is out for pre-order anywhere books are sold. Please celebrate with me at Book People Austin on July 11th 10:30 story time, 11-12 or so signing! We're thrilled she received a Kirkus star & now we need to share her with the world! Xo 🩵 #kidlit #picturebook

The American Library Assiciation conference was a blast!

Publishing is like a two sided coin. 👇 All aspects of the experience can be true. Let yourself feel what you need to—and take care of yourself. 💜, Your Therapist + Author Friend #kidlit #writingcommunity

I would LOVE to see you at Book People Austin on July 11 for 10:30 story time & 11 and on signing! Pls RSVP so BP orders enough books! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️

Austin friends!!! Please come! ♥️

These are helpful to get people to your table & retain a following / build an email list. This is not exhaustive. Authors need to provide info so people can flock to you & buy your books! #kidlit #picturebook #writingcommunity #picturebooks #authors

My dad is a rare and wonderful human. I've had love and support from him from every angle in every moment. ♥️ #fathersday

Author woes, wins, & tips: Promo materials edition. This is specifically about book signings & book plates. Learn from my mistakes! Xo #kidlit #picturebook #writingcommunity #picturebooks #authors

Author school visit mishaps +Tips

Something's rotten in Iowa, and it's not the produce. #kidlit #middlegrade #versenovel #environment @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social vimeo.com/1201453926

8 minute, full body workout. Great if you sit a lot like me (I'm an author--& fitness teacher since 2000). Modifications given. Take more rest & do less movement as needed. 🩵

My most popular yoga video of all time. It's been referred to as a "game changer" for those who want to feel to safe stretch and prevent knee pain. Only do what feels right to your body--don't try to be perfect. And speaking of perfect--my kid's yoga book, Imperfectly Perfect Posey: A Wobbly Yoga

Happy book birthday to @gamavalle.com and Mrinali Alvarez Astacio! bookshop.org/p/books/kind...

Leave it to me to have an unconventional book "unboxing" video. I actually thought I accidentally deleted this but I JUST found it! It's all imperfectly perfect, I suppose. 🤣 Thank you & for making this book better than I could ever imagine. And thank you to Adriene Mishler of / Yoga With Adriene

Harrumph! I'm proud of these these new bookmarks but Groucho is not impressed. He just asked me where his pancakes are... #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #books #graphicnovels #writingcommunity #funny #writing #funny #TuesdayThoughts

Thank you & for including Imperfectly Perfect Posey in your good news shoutout! Posey is now coming in July, but that's neither here nor there. 😅 I also see many other beautiful books including those by & ! #kidlit #picturebook #wrìterslife #writingcommunity #yoga

ear to forest floor echoes of dinosaurs ancient ferns still flourish #forestfriday 💚 #haikusaturday 💚 #nativeplants

Often things only grow with effort (and dedicated hustle, let's be real). So imagine my shock when my poor, neglected YouToooob channel all of a sudden hit 20K! No new content for YEARS, except for a few author-related reels (which don't count toward your channel's "watch hours." Anyhoooo, if you

Austin people! Can you come see me at Book People on July 11th? It would be a dream to reconnect. 🩵 10:30 kid's story time followed by 11-1 book signing! Pls see my L ! N K on profile to RSVP on my webs!te. **writing in code due to the algorithm. Book People orders books based on rsvp's and orders

Publishing transparency is my whole goal. Today we have a woe, win, and a few tips for you about book marketing and promo materials. Let me know if you have any questions. Imperfectly Perfect Posey: A Wobbly Yoga Story is available for preorder everywhere books are sold! Did I mention she received

Check out this awesome book Giveaway by the super-talented, @jilanne.bsky.social ! 🩵🩵🩵

. @slj.com has given "Kindness Glows in the Dark" by @gamavalle.com and illustrated by Mrinali Alvarez Astacio (my client) a starred review! "A striking book with incredible, unique illustrations that is a great addition to any collection"! ⭐ bookshop.org/p/books/kind...

Ahhhh!!! Thousands of Poseys are officially printed! I'm not crying. You're crying! 🥹 She's available for preorder everywhere (yes, even Ama...). And if you're in Austin July 11, come see me at Book People for a story time & signing. RSVP & order link in comments. 🩵 #picturebooks #writers

That’s my book!! 🤩 ⬇️ #TheAtoZteachingtoolkit #Teachers #Educators #k12teachers #ece #teachingbooks #Education #ClassroomManagement #StudentEngagement #Elementary

WHAAA?!! KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW?! With so many lows in the publishing journey, I'll take this high. Keep writing & believing, my friends. 🩵 #kidlit #writingcommunity #publishing #picturebooks #yoga

My brother @chrispanatier & I decided to pursue writing careers at the same time WITHOUT EVEN TELLING EACH OTHER! And here we both are at Barnes & Noble!Baby steps get you to your goals. Don't give up! I'm so grateful to my big bro for being on this path with me.🥹🤯🥳# #writers #authors #picturebooks

I WROTE A BOOK?! See the cover reveal! 🩵⭐️🩵

When author, Susanna Leonard Hill sends you the kindest, glowing email about your writing AND gives you an adorable contest badge, your day is made. THANK YOU! Congrats to everyone involved! #kidlit #picturebook #writingcommunity

✨Contest and Prize Alert: ☃️ 🎁 Start spinning your holiday-themed tales of 100 mighty words and JOIN the Mighty Kidlit Community. 🎄🎅 #kidlit #mightykidlit #pb #mg #ya #gn #chapterbook #community #writingforkids

#questpit A wizard who mentors Chosen Ones wants to retire, but has to complete one last quest first. 🧙‍♂️Retirement-Age Hero 🌞Grumpy/Sunshine 🍻Quirky Humour 🐀Animal Companion 🫖Cozy 🧓Cross-Generational Friendships ⚔️Misfits #OS #AG #A #F #CZ #Humor

Slow Horses x Dark Matter When an intelligence agent is framed for the UK’s role in a temporal disaster, he must clear his name and seal a lethal time rift - before a Russian spy from the future gets everyone killed. #A #S #T #QuestPit #Q

ARCANE X THE BLADE ITSELF Three people ripped apart by fate. Each step they take drives them further apart and plunges the world into chaos. Can they find each other before they perish or will evil forces use them to break the world forever? 🗡️🩸🌲 SHADOW OF THE ELDERS #QuestPit #P #A #F #DF

Barely a week into his first adventure with his mage best friend(/crush), luckless Mick finds himself stuck in the body of a dragon with a god in his head. Now he and mage Eleanor must navigate what it means to be the dragons' chosen—before his existence triggers a divine war. #QuestPit #W #NA #RF

When Elizabeth inherits two portraits from her wild grandmother, and stores them in her mother's attic, a phantom begins haunting her, guiding her closer to the truth--one that lies behind the sanatorium of your worst nightmare in the Canadian woods. #Questpit #A #H #R

ON SUB! #questpit The Reluctant Mentor: A Cozy, Comedic Adult Fantasy about a wizard who mentors "chosen ones" and is ready to retire off the magical grid--after one last trope-twisting quest with a gaggle of misfits. LEGENDS & LATTES x DREADFUL x ORCONOMICS #OS #AG #A #F #CZ

Raised by corporate vampires with little freedom or choice, Alex is used to Yakuza business rivals and back-alley deals. But nothing prepares him for Jason, a witty bartender who challenges everything he knows, and who harbors secrets as deadly as the vampires after him. 💙📚 #questpit #PR #Q #writing

CABIN IN THE WOODS×JOHN DIES AT THE END×KNIVES OUT When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must use their years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly-written campaign. 🎲🥓 #QuestPit #A #H #MY #W

Pirates of the Caribbean—if Jack Sparrow were a vengeful sapphic ghost possessing a sapphic princess Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner went on a gender journey, and the curse could only be broken when two hearts meet the light—through love or bloodshed 🫀🗡️ #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #LGBT

It was a surreal experience to read my work from this incredible anthology & SIGN BOOK! This book is SO helpful for writers of any genre. 100% of the proceeds go to Hurricane Helene support. Thank you @noracarpenterwrites for curating & for @burlwoodbooks for printing! Also thanks to @firestormcoop

Honored to be a part of this meaningful anthology! Thanks to the publisher, Burlwood Books & our ever-talented editor & person behind the project, Nora Shalaway Carpenter. #authors #hurricanehelene #wnc #WriterCommunity

Introducing the three POV & the lovely Widow for my novel Threads of Aerythel: Dragonfly - a dark epic fantasy. Check out all my questpit posts for a full picture! #questpit #A #Q #DF #LGBT Post 2/4

#youdeservepit #DRAFTING #EDITING #WIP #R #DR #SOUTHASIANFMC #LATINOMMC VICIOUS PRINCE X RECKLESS X GOD OF FURY X KING OF SLOTH Every villain needed his muse.

And now, for the purposes of keeping the two pitches together on a pinned comment, I present both #Questpit pitches in one location, to be pinned: bsky.app/profile/smok... bsky.app/profile/smok...

There is a quiet magic in the constantly shifting cycles of nature. Seasonal midpoints create a framework to slow down. Celebrate the WHEEL OF THE YEAR with crafts, recipes, & natural observations. Bring family together with each other, with seasonal shifts and with nature. #Questpit #Q #MG #A #NF

I've joined Blue Sky. I'm a children's book author. Most people know me for these two books. But I've written more than 20. The full list is here: www.patzietlowmiller.com/my-books

PITCH: In a world controlled by corporate vampires, two men struggle for autonomy. Will a chance meeting lead them to freedom~or a web of subterfuge, where every thread brings a monster offering death or permanent confinement? #YouDeservepIt 📖 💙📚 #Q #R Power Hungry CEO x Abandoned Puppy Bartender

🚨TITLE REVEAL!🚨 I’m so excited to announce the title of my Central African inspired YA Fantasy book: SOULCAST It’s about a boy with dangerous blood magic who must compete in a deadly competition to save his mother’s soul, before it’s sacrificed to the Gods of the Underworld

17 is hard, but when you're set to take over presidency from your father, survive a ☠️ attempt, are betrayed by the two you love & learn your role is to maintain peace by keeping 200yo lies & manipulating the public or start the biggest war in centuries, 17 is REALLY hard. #QuestPit #Q #YA #SF #LGBT