@gpbellbooks.bsky.social It was great seeing you too @ebonylynnmudd.bsky.social #PBRetreat.

Take the time you need. I wasn’t sure if I had missed some Skeet or email, etc.

Is there an E.T.A. on when selected #KidLitZombieWeek 2025 winners find out who on their survey they are paired?

If you are in these districts or know anyone who might be, call these reps. Tell them to vote NO on a bill that will: * Deny insurance to millions * Cause thousands of preventable deaths * Reinforce and expand the fascist regime of deportation and camps

I am one of the selected #KidlitZombieWeek winners!

It’s 👌🏽I “read” that the answer was “No,” in the tears being wiped off face(s)giggly wiggly responses of @rebecca-ensign.nksy.social and @janmilusich.bsky.social .

To be undertaken?

I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life. #KidLitZombieWeek Thank you for the bonus day!! I had a busy week and it was great to have time today to read all the blogs and start picking my brain for ways to revive my MS!

You could add: As his vision cleared, he looked up and he saw the tattoo. Panicked he looked down. That’s when he saw the nails…. Cue the scream.

😮‍💨 I submitted a pitch to my first #kidlitzombieweek

I just pitched and pledged my first Zombie manuscript at my first #KidLitZombieWeek .

And windowseats.

The easiest way to explain ranked choice voting is that it's a sandwich order, not a tier list. If I said your choices are turkey, ham, or dogshit, you wouldn't be like "ok my third choice is dogshit", you'd simply omit the shit sandwich.

One of those days. #grickledoodle #sun #heatwave #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

Wait, what “one” manuscript? OK just know I spell 1 “o-n-e”. So I see permission to pull theee Zombie scripts.

@infowoman.bsky.social Hey, I see you are a former community manager for Storyteller Academy. Are new members only permitted during certain membership sign-up windows annually?

Me: mentally prepping my pitch. (And knowing that the conveyor belt scene is totally gonna be my week next week!🧟‍♀️❤️‍🩹🤯🤣) #KidlitZombieWeek 2025 #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity

I wonder if “Pantsers” are more often surprised than “Plotters.” As a pantser who feels my way into my writing, my answer is about a third of the way thru draft creation my stories within stories emerge.

…with clotted cream? Please.

Please, with a soft, warm throw blanket over my knees and a window seat.

😅And what’s the Expedia Experience link to that trip?

👀You’ve got my attention.

Opportunity to apply for help revising and publishing. 10 lucky #OWN novelists will be chosen.

@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social Other than digging out dead drafts & committing to work on them are there other steps to Kid Lit Zombie Week?

🔔 Are you an unpublished Black author looking to break into the publishing industry? Good news! Applications for our 2025 Black Creatives Revision Workshop will be open starting June 1st! Apply below ⬇️ Applications will close on July 1st, 2025. 💻 bit.ly/BCRW2025

Vote wiser.

When Rank Choice Voting we have to skip/not enter the politicians we most do not want to win. Even if we put our most dreaded choice in the last slot that gives them a leg up.

@bsky.app Can 3 skeet posts be pinned to ones account or only one? If so, how?

Yes, digging your hands into soil is healing. we all need this book.

Did I misunderstand format? I know transitions are bumpy, but jump from X to BlueSky for #WIPpit seems brutal. Only 2 other #PB #K authors skeeted their MS today. R picture book literary agents even looking? Discuss @kidlitchat.bsky.social @bonnieadamson.com @gregpincus.bksy.social @debbieohi.com

Ann is enjoying her summer: Mom, pool, 1st swimsuits (& they match)! But one day strangers show up. They talk, talk, talk. Bored, Ann asks, to sit on pools edge. Distracted, Mom says, “Yes.” But while Mom looks at strangers, Ann looks at a pool float. Who looks out for Ann? #WIPpit #PB #OWN

It’s just Dad, Dawg & Kai. Dad admits Kai’s love of helping touches his heart. So, Kai eyes new ways to help. When they go to play in a park’s fresh snow, Kai finds an almost perfect winter cityscape, because nature needs help too. It’s OK it’s not perfect, because Kai can help #WIPpit #PB #OWN

Terreal, on a break in his room, is reflecting on life & family. (You get he’s on a “Time Out,” right?) His brother toddles into his room. Terreal decides then to give the birthday boy a most valuable present: Terreal’s knowledge of how to read The Book of Mom aka The Mom Code. #WIPpit #PB #OWN #HA

Today is the day! Get to sharing those WIPs and have fun! Rules and hashtags are below. (I was asked for upmarket, so that is #UM). Remember to interact where you can, comment, like, repost. Remember, there is no AI allowed! Good luck, & happy sharing everyone! #WIPPIT #PitchDay

Today is World Bee Day! Small but mighty, these fluffy insects play an essential role in sustaining ecosystems and agriculture worldwide #WorldBeeDay #bees #illustrator #kidlitartist #nonfictionillustrator #picturebookillustrator #kidlit

@wippit.bsky.social Is upcoming May 23 #wippit pitch event open to #PB writers?

@pbrisingstars.bsky.social Citizens of how many countries applied for a 2025 mentorship?

Suspect: Meandering plot? Trust in your critique group.

In just a week. I drafted a new manuscript, (in petal structure), that I love, but AFTER I submitted my other book babies to #PBRisingStars Mentorship Program. #amwriting #writerslife

www.instagram.com/stories/curi... So glad I applied to be a mentee with @pbrisingstars.bksy.social @ebonylynnmudd.bksy.social @kaileipewbooks.bksy.social @laylafallah.bksy.social @booksbytrenise.bksy.social #believeinyourself #fingerscrossed #anticipation #breathhold #waitforit

I posted my 3 “leaning” lines question & the whole column popped back w my new post added. Still don’t know what symbol means. (You’d think it’d be easier for a teacher to corral her students (my posts) into classrooms (column on deck.blue) #bluesky #pbrisingstars #bchq #scbwi #learningcurve

Can anyone tell me what the 3 horizontal lines that are “leaning” to the right mean? I tapped on it and lost all info in that column. #bluesky #pbrisingstars #kidlitart #scbwi #bchq

@deandramae Your cat permits you to use your dominant hand? They don’t sit on it or your art till you abandon it and focus them? You are blessed.😂

Artists on IG are showing how much more interesting the world is when human hearts & minds make things instead of putting stolen work into a blender. Here’s my contribution to the #starterpacknoai trend. #art #illustrator #kidlitart

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So…39 more days to go for #pbrisingstars announcements.

This is a pinnable post for the #KidLitMegaFeed, a collab (multiple curated #KidLit lists). Admins: @boringstorybook.com @charlenedraws.bsky.social @debbieohi.com. READ THIS re: how to be added, how to post. Pls: 📌Save/pin the feed if you enjoy 🔁Repost to share bsky.app/profile/debb...

Are any others, especially contestants in the 2025 @pbrisingstars, having difficulty getting @Discord to work? It won’t let me change a forgotten password. Does anyone know what is the turn around time for Discord to answer an email?