🍂🍁 Critique Partner Matching is tomorrow!🍁🍂 For those seeking critique partners, post to the #FiFRevPit feed on Bluesky on Friday, the 14th, and then take some time to scroll through this weekend to find your match! 🧵

TOPIC: What workshops/conferences/challenges are capturing your attention now, as the year winds down? In-person or online? If you were a NaNo participant, have you found a replacement? #kidlitchat

For folks looking for some guidance on how to write a pitch for #mockpit (or for #amquerying in general) @jenichappelle.bsky.social has some great tips! #FIFRevPit #writingcommunity

Hey #writingcommunity! I’ll be popping in to help with #MockPit today! Send in those pitches! #fifrevpit

Like many on this thread tonight, I tend to not write to catch a trend, but focus on a story I feel is evergreen and from my heart… I’d like to flip this on its head though— what would people LIKE to see in #kidlit? What are kids craving these days? #kidlitchat

TOPIC: We just had a time change and, as always, times are changing, too. Do you keep an eye on trends? How do they inform how you work? And what trends are you noticing in the kidbook biz these days? #kidlitchat

There's a #kidlitchat today here on Bluesky at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific. This happens every Tuesday, by the way, where for an hour we #kidlit folk get together and, ya know, chat. You should make it part of your Tuesday routine, I tell you. Or at least join us this week! Hope to see you soon....

I know a lot of groups are trying to capture some of what NaNoWriMo offered, but I think #RevPit is really helping recapture the community aspect of the event. And also just doing so much to rebuild the online writing community post-Twitter.

Today's prompt! Share the first gif that pops up when you enter your working title. This should be a good one! #FiFRevPit #RevPitFiF #writingcommunity

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Fall Into Fiction starts Monday! Are you ready to write?? #FiF #writingcommunity #RevPit #writersky #writersofbluesky

#RevPit #10Queries Winners have been drawn at random and assigned to editors (also at random), and emails went out to those whose submissions were selected. Join us Oct 24 to get tons of helpful querying advice. Anyone can benefit from this feedback, even if you weren't selected or didn't enter

After more than two years, they’re finally home. 🎗️

Welcome to #momswritersclub! Chat goes 24 hours and beyond to accommodate all time zones. Introduce yourself and share where you're joining from and what you're working on.

Opening #askkidlit if there are any takers. What do you desperately need to know about the swirling publishing world? If you'd rather DM, just let me know!

🍎🍯 Shana Tova! Wishing a sweet new year to all who celebrate! 🍎🍯 #jewish #roshhashana

🎉We're baaacckk!!!🎉 RevPit's #10Queries October event opens for submissions October 10! #amwriting #writersky #writersofbluesky

Ditto! What an amazing event!!! Had an amazing time and can‘t wait for next year! #mifgash25 #artistsagainstantisemitism

I wrote my first MG novel in first person which was a helpful way to remind myself to stay in that #kidlit voice. Not sure what the next one will be, I think it’ll depend on the voice(s) I hear in my head. ☺️ As for reading, any POV is a good POV if done well!! #kidlitchat

10 Minutes 'Til #kidlitchat on Bluesky, starring YOU. I mean, if you show up. If you don't, we'll be sad, but we'll push on....

I refuse to give em dashes to the AI

For anyone who wants to know what motivates #kidlit writers (yours truly included) this is why. It’s hope. #kidlitchat 👇

TOPIC: Why do you create/read the stories you create/read? Like… if you write MG, what makes THAT the age range you focus on? Yes, we all do lots of stuff, but if you gravitate towards one thing... why? #kidlitchat

I suspect many of us share the sentiment of Madeleine L'Engle - “You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.” #kidlitchat

TOPIC: Why #kidlit? You could focus on anything in your art, writing, editing, designing, agenting, teaching, librarying, etc… so what keeps you focused on the kid world? (Besides the big bucks, of course. Shh. That’s our secret!) #kidlitchat

Simply love my job ❤️📚❤️ #writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting

So excited to have been invited this year! Thank you @jewishlibraries.bsky.social for the honor! #writingcommunity #writerslife

What titles stand out as the greatest in literature for children and young adults? That’s the question School Library Journal (SLJ) has posed to our readers.

Hi #writingcommunity! #Momswritersclub chat happening now for the next 24 hours, come join the conversation! #writerslife #amwriting #momlife

I am beyond the moon to share this story of a 12yo girl who discovers the courage to stand up and be seen even when she feels not good enough. #MG #CON The #RevPitClassof25 is LIVE! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #KidLit

The #RevPit showcase is live!!! To read more from @lauriemurph.bsky.social’s quirky heartfelt middle grade novel BEYOND THE MOON, follow the link below! #Agents can request via the form at the bottom of each submission! www.reviseresub.com/showcase/bey... #writingcommunity #kidlit

It’s here, it’s here!!! 🎉 The #RevPit Showcase 2025 is LIVE! #Agents go check out our fabulous winners and request your favorites!! #RevPitClassof25 #writingcommunity reviseresub.com/showcase

Here it is! The #RevPit2025 Showcase is LIVE!!! Congratulations to all of our authors and editors! reviseresub.com/showcase

Thank you, @hannaneier.bsky.social, for choosing my #MG story about a girl who doesn't feel good enough. For helping me see that the Cape Cod setting & her unique old house with an antique shop in an old barn are like characters themselves. It's been a pleasure working with you. #RevPitClassof25

Such a pleasure working with @lauriemurph.bsky.social on her middle grade manuscript! You all are going to love her book ☺️ #revpit #revpitclassof2025 #kidlit #writingcommunity

BEYOND THE MOON #MG, #CON #RevPitClassof25 Ivy loves idioms middle sibling wants to be seen collects license plates Cape Cod old sea captain's house mannequin friend Sam younger brother Down syndrome loves Taylor Swift sweet loves hugs Grams prickly tough takes Ivy's room misses Grampie

For those writing #kidlit, check out the very lovely, fun and supportive folks over at #kidlitchat! So happy to have found this lovely corner of the #writingcommunity ☺️ Thanks @debbieohi.com for the shoutout!

TOPIC: We have a tradition here at #kidlitchat of checking in every quarter to share what we've been up to, career-wise. What have your past three months been like, and what's next? (Plans, daydreams and false starts are totally valid responses!)

There's a #kidlitchat tonight at 9PM Easter/6PM Pacific right here on Bluesky. Hang with fellow #kidlit fans! Chat! <insert witty comment here>! <add another comment to avoid a formulaic announcement>. <one more to follow the rule of threes for max impact>! And I hope you'll join us tonight....

Woohoo! Can’t wait!!! #revpit #revpit2025

I can’t wait for y’all to see this sweet amazing story!!! #revpit #revpit2025

If I tell you I’ve spent years reading these deal announcements, you might feel a hint of the excitement and overwhelming emotion I felt when I saw my debut listed on Publishers Marketplace this morning. I don’t think this feeling will ever get old. #writingcommunity #writerslife #mgbooks #kidlit

Hello #writingcommunity, I have an exciting announcement! As the clock ticks down to the #RevPit showcase on June 9th, #RevPitClassof25 is going to share info about our projects starting tomorrow! ☺️🎉 If you're interested in following along, keep an eye on the hashtag for the next week. ✨

❤️❤️❤️ Thank you, Heather! #writingcommunity

✨And here it is!!!✨ The official announcement! 🥳 Coming to a bookstore near you in 2027! ✨✨✨ @lecrockett.bsky.social @diebelra.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @triadaus.bsky.social 💙📚💙 #writingcommunity #kidlit #mgbooks #momswritersclub #histfic #debut #kidlitchitchat

And congrats to @ebonylynnmudd.bsky.social, @elisaboxer.bsky.social and agency sibling @ashleybelote.bsky.social as well!!! #writingcommunity #kidlit

SO EXCITED to announce my debut, WHEN YOU WRITE BACK, has found a fabulous home with @diebelra.bsky.social at Feiwel & Friends! Can't wait to share this book with the world! Big thanks to the amazing @lecrockett.bsky.social!! @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @triadaus.bsky.social #writingcommunity 💙📚💙

Welcome to #momswritersclub! Chat goes 24 hours or more. Introduce yourself, share where you're joining from and what you write.

My daughter sent this for Mothers Day. It’s the voice we need to listen to. #kidlitchat

To BOOK CREATORS who have experience in promoting their books here on Bluesky: What is your top practical tip for book promo on this platform? Hoping to turn this thread into a resource I can add to my Unofficial Guide To Bluesky, but pls keep reading before replying. #WriterSky #BookSky #KidLit

When you want to escape into a fairytale and the universe provides… #writerslife #bookish