My latest at Substack: carolsaller.substack.com/publish/post...

Need a smart, spooky read for Halloween for a reader aged 8-12? “An irresistible narrative, rich with exciting clues.” — Editor’s Pick, Publishers Weekly Booklife. Winner, 2024 Midland Authors Award for Children's Fiction

Tomorrow! If you're in Chicago this weekend, stop by for coffee, cookies, and time-travel to celebrate the launch of THE TIME-JINX TWINS (ages 8-12). 57th St. Books, Sat., Oct. 18, 1:00-2:00 pm.

5-Day Giveaway! My young adult novel EDDIE'S WAR is FREE on Kindle for 5 days, today through Thurs., Oct. 2, 2025, 11:59 PM PDT. www.amazon.com/Eddies-War-C...

And only 20 more to go!

My book THE SUBVERSIVE COPY EDITOR should be dated by now (2009, 2nd ed. 2016). But it just keeps going! www.amazon.com/Subversive-C...

Whoa - I've never seen this before!

Suki Wessling @babblery.substack.com is the kind of interviewer who gets stuff out of you that you wouldn't normally say and then makes you look good. (Now also available at @prx.org Public Radio Exchange.)

It's tonight! Part 1 of the official launch of THE TIME-JINX TWINS! I'll be signing books and speaking briefly about the challenges of writing time-travel fiction. (Part 2 will follow in Chicago.) Join me at THE LITERARY BOOKBAR 122 Neil St, Champaign IL 61820 6:00-7:00 PM I hope to see you there!

I'm returning to my alma mater the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana this week to launch my new middle-grade novel, "The Time-Jinx Twins." Thanks to the Daily Illini for this lovely profile! Wed. April 30 at 6 PM, The Literary Bookbar, 122 N. Neil St. #UIUC #timetravel #kidlit #middlegrade

Suki Wessling is a canny interviewer who likes to dig deep. The results are more revealing than usual! Listen now at the link below or at KSQD radio on April 28 at 6-7 pm PT.

"Clever" "Captivating" "Endearing"! Thank you, @publisherswkly.bsky.social Booklife for a lovely review of THE TIME-JINX TWINS: booklife.com/project/the-... #NetGalley #middlegrade #timetravel #twins #kidlit

Second MG novel I've read this week that had "unphased" for "unfazed." Makes me wonder what I'm overlooking in my own MS...

"8 Hard Truths About Self-Publishing Children’s Books" - my article for Prairie Wind, Fall 2024.

I’m showing my love to children's librarians this year by giving away 50 free downloads of my middle-grade mystery, Maddie’s Ghost! Enter or share with YOUR favorite children’s librarian: forms.gle/RiewSjFrPDgH... (Small print in first 2 comments) #Edusky, #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarian #kidlit

Special kinds of word-people love the style and grammar quizzes at CMOS. Now they've all been updated so you can test your knowledge of the new 18th edition!

We are a group of #kidlit creators who have been heartbroken by the devastating scenes in Los Angeles. We are raising desperately-needed funds for wildfire relief efforts with an auction taking place Jan 20th - Jan 28th. Please share: www.32auctions.com/organiza... Logo by @sydhanson.bsky.social

Thanks to @scbwi.bsky.social (ChicagoSouthside network) and 57th St Books for Sunday’s program on school visits! We all learned a ton - the whole point of @SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators). Sara Shacter, me, Bibi Belford, Shirin Shamsi. #kidlit #authorvisits

"You have a new book? Do I get a free copy?"

Authors from 12 Midwestern states: Did you release an excellent book last year? Submit your book to the Society of Midland Authors annual book award contest. Fee is $35, top prize in each category wins $750. midlandauthors.org/how-to-submit/

And that was only in Duolingo!

Dear old world, you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.” ― L.M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, was born #OTD in 1874

So much wisdom for writers - and readers - in these graphics! Grist for plotting, for revising, for critiquing. Seen at Chicago's Harold Washington Library Center. Credits: Michelle Rosenthal, Thom Hines, Humanists UK; Global Digital Citizen Foundation. #LogicalFallacies #PublicLibraries #AmWriting