For those authors that self published how long start to finish did it take? From manuscript editing to physical book in hand? I’m curious. #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit #writingcommunity

Ventured out to Batuu to start working on my next WIP. Found a cozy corner here and just had a 2+ hour session. Got the first chapter draft done on a MG thriller with a Black female MC. It’s all about the pivot! #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #kidlit

After a week of intensive querying I needed a break. This is our second year of float riding at the @universalorl.bsky.social Mardi Gras parade. Kids like him are why I do this. #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #kidlit

Want to know the kinds of stories I love writing? Fun ones like this that get this kind of response! Me and my son approve. One day some kid will leave the Elfin's movie like this! #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit

Busy week. When things aren’t going your way it’s time to pivot! I’ll just keep banging on doors til one opens. #amquerying #amwriting #WritingCommunity #kidlit

My boy Elfin is about to have the worst Christmas Eve since 1960. But there isn’t anywhere else he’d rather be that at the North Pole!

Exhausted. Got 7 queries out from leads on MSWL day. Also went back to an older WIP and realized I already had 18k words in a MG novel that might be more appealing for a debut novel. Might be time to pivot. #amwriting #amquerying #WritingCommunity #kidlit

First query of March out the door! #amwriting #amquerying #WritingCommunity #kidlit

Still on the agent hunt but getting some people watching and outdoor writing time in at my happy place. Where do yall do your “outside” writing at? #amwriting #amquerying #WritingCommunity #kidlit

Good morning, writers! I'm opening up for one day in celebration of #MSWL day. My Wish List is here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/sh... Send me something to distract me from all of the horrors in the world right now. And share your cat photos if you'd like.

Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, The Bride, The Mummy, and Gill-man. A group of tweens stumble upon an ancient gem that grants them the power to turn into these monsters to protect it from an ancient sorcerer determined to reclaim it and take over the world. 👻 🎃🧛🏼 #WSPit #MG #SF #Q #OWN #BIPOC

Xmas Eve. Santa kidnapped. N Pole under alien occupation. All elves held hostage except timid, black nerd elf Elfin. He has less than 24 hours to free the elves & save Santa/Xmas before the aliens can use Santa’s magic & tech to take over the Earth. #WhoBetrayedSanta #WSPit #MG #SF #OWN #BIPOC #Q🎅🏿👽

Starting my rewrite of my first book, codename Project BB, for the #100dayproject. Gonna take a 9k chapter book and see if I can make it like a 25-30k MG novel. #amwriting #amquerying #authorsofinstagram #writingcommunity #kidlit

It’s Friday and I sure need this weekend! How about you? Also where are my Ravenclaw authors? #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #kidlit

Super Bowl Sunday I sent a query to an agent that was looking for my type of book. I just sent a query to one that is even more a fit. This might be the make or break one for me. Send prayers. Been a rough week! #amwriting #amquerying #WritingCommunity #kidlit

1/3 through my revision. Getting it in! #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit #WritingCommunity

Can my book be my Valentine? 🤣 #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit #authorsofinstagram

Sad note: another rejection Happy note: 2 more chapters revised And 54 days before that email submission is considered a no No worries though. #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit #WritingCommunity

Just queries someone looking for fun middle grade series geared towards younger male readers. Like cmon I swear that was written for me and ALIENS HAVE KIDNAPPED CHRISTMAS! Please sweet 8 pound 6 ounce newborn infant Jesus 🤣 #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #kidlit

Only took a week but finally rewrote my first chapter/10 pages. Only 23 more to go. #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit #WritingCommunity

Welcome to February. January was busy. Got some fresh ideas for February. #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit #writingcommunity

Managed to get one more query out for Jan. Got some great feedback from an agent. Doing another pass through on ALIENS before I rework an older WIP. Feeling good about February! #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #kidlit

Xmas Eve. Santa kidnapped. N Pole under alien occupation. All elves held hostage except timid, black nerd elf Elfin. He has less than 24 hours to free the elves & save Santa/Xmas before the aliens can use Santa’s magic & tech to take over the Earth. #WhoBetrayedSanta #QuestPit #MG #AD #OV #POC #Q🎅🏿👽

Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, The Bride, The Mummy, and Gill-man. A group of tweens stumble upon an ancient gem that grants them the power to turn into these monsters to protect it from an ancient sorcerer determined to reclaim it and take over the world. 👻 🎃🧛🏼 #QuestPit #MG #AD #Q #OV #POC

12yo sceptic Yanju becomes homeless, grieves, so loses the will to paint. She encounters a ghost, witch and Mamiwata(mermaid). To heal from grief, she must let her spirit guide help fight, and win an art competition to have a home, or else remain homeless and be a ghost #Questpit #MG #F #PR #BVM #Q

Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, The Bride, The Mummy, and Gill-man. A group of tweens stumble upon an ancient gem that grants them the power to turn into these monsters to protect it from an ancient sorcerer determined to reclaim it and take over the world. 👻 🎃🧛🏼 #QuestPit #MG #AD #Q #OV #POC

Xmas Eve. Santa kidnapped. N Pole under alien occupation. All elves held hostage except timid, black nerd elf Elfin. He has less than 24 hours to free the elves & save Santa/Xmas before the aliens can use Santa’s magic & tech to take over the Earth. #WhoBetrayedSanta #QuestPit #MG #AD #OV #POC #Q🎅🏿👽

Just found out about this like 2 days ago but got my submission in under the wire. #amwriting #amquerying #WritingCommunity #kidlit

Final query for the month out and applied for 2 more mentorship programs. Time to go play at Animal Kingdom. #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #kidlit

Query number 2 for the month sent! #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #kidlit

When you feel like giving up, don’t. Just remember What Would Godzilla Do? #HangInThere #amquerying #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writingcommunity

Just submitted ALIENS HAVE KIDNAPPED CHRISTMAS and THE MONSTER SQUAD to #SmallPitch. You never know what happens if you don’t try. #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #kidlit

Excited for Day 1 of the #SCBWINY26 conference! #amwriting #amquerying #WritingCommunity #LetsElfinGo @scbwi.bsky.social

Random thought. Wouldn’t it be cool to have a Shark Tank style pitch event? Like reps from the big 5 would listen to your pitch and fight over it! Or maybe we just do it online with a 30 sec video pitch and call it #SharkPit or something? #amquerying #WritingCommunity

THE LUNAR CHRONICLES X FINAL FANTASY 7 X FRIEREN After being betrayed and trapped in a stasis, Emily finds the life she knew gone, replaced by the demon lord’s encroaching rule. Having escaped him before, she knows the might of his magic—and that she can’t win alone. #BluePit #BluePit📖 #YA #F #SF

TARANTINO writing PERCY JACKSON - a disgruntled, skeptical FBI agent - an angry Greek god on a rampage, with ☠️ly arrows that cause victims to eat hearts of their soulmates - the Greek god's mother, posing as a human to figure out her son's problem #BluePit #A #H #M #PN #P

Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, The Bride, The Mummy, and Gill-man. A group of tweens stumble upon an ancient gem that grants them the power to turn into these monsters to protect it from an ancient sorcerer determined to reclaim it and take over the world. 👻 🎃🧛🏼 #BluePit 📖 #MG #AD #Q #OV #POC

Xmas Eve. Santa kidnapped. N Pole under alien occupation. All elves held hostage except timid, black nerd elf Elfin. He has less than 24 hours to free the elves & save Santa/Xmas before the aliens can use Santa’s magic & tech to take over the Earth. #WhoBetrayedSanta #BluePit 📖 #MG #AD #OV #POC #Q🎅🏿👽

When marauders menace her village, an empath-scholar leads an odyssey across the climate-ravaged former US to retrieve a rumored key to peace, before her people are obliterated. Clan of the Cave Bear x A Psalm for the Wild-Built 🔮 #EarthMagic 🌪️ #CliFi 🌷 #Hopepunk #F #BluePit📖 #SP #Q #BluePit

A magicless girl barters her way into a whimsical Catholic wizard school. As her best friend is pulled into prophecy, she uncovers a dark scheme tied to the deal that let her in—and realizes growing up may mean standing alone. #w #BluePit📖 #YA #F #LGBTQ #POC #Latina

What happens when the survival of mythological creatures is in the hands of the most anxious kid in 5th grade? Can he stop poachers at the gates, unite segregated worlds, and save a collapsing ecosystem before multicultural legends are lost forever? #BluePit 📖 #MG #F #Q #OV #DIS #ND

ENCANTO vibes in a post-modern setting! ✨Varied magical gifts 🎤Finding Your Voice 🧐Uncovering Hidden Truths 🧵Fixing Broken Magic 🌎Sustainability 🏘️Small Town 🌵Sonoran Desert ☀️UNDER THE BRIGHT SUN☀️ 2025 RevPit Runner Up #BluePit📖 #Q #MG #F #SP

PlanetSide Consulting: The Possession Of Ares Murderbot x Firefly #Bluepit When terraforming stalls, you call in the consultants. The men and women of PlanetSide are guaranteed to get your planetary engineering moving again. A snarky, swashbuckling, gunslinging western-in-space 🚀 #SF #W #A #scifi

MESH – MG SF techno-thriller. Roman is a broke kid accepted into the world’s coolest rich‑kid hacker school, only to discover the “miracle” VR project is pure mind control for poor kids - now he must choose: join the elite or burn it all down. #MG #SF #Q #Bluepit 📖 #ND #scifi #booksforkids

Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, The Bride, The Mummy, and Gill-man. A group of tweens stumble upon an ancient gem that grants them the power to turn into these monsters to protect it from an ancient sorcerer determined to reclaim it and take over the world. 👻 🎃🧛🏼 #BluePit 📖 #MG #AD #Q #OV #POC

Xmas Eve. Santa kidnapped. N Pole under alien occupation. All elves held hostage except timid, black nerd elf Elfin. He has less than 24 hours to free the elves & save Santa/Xmas before the aliens can use Santa’s magic & tech to take over the Earth. #WhoBetrayedSanta #BluePit 📖 #MG #AD #OV #POC #Q🎅🏿👽

Finally got that 1st query of 2026 off! #amquerying #amwriting #kidlit #WritingCommunity

I’ll jump on any list and follow you back! I’m a #MG author working on building a diverse superhero series of novels. Let’s all make 2026 our year! #Amwriting #Amquerying #Kidlit #WritingCommunity #BIPOC

Patiently waiting for an agent to open up their QT so I can submit 🤣 #amquerying #amwriting #kidlit #WritingCommmunity