Thrilled to have been a judge again this year, and so excited for the finalists! #PBParty

Just voted Y on a biography that made me smile, a beautiful story about strength, and I turned it green!

Aye mateys, thar be a boatload of pirate themed entries this this year's #PBP-aaaarrr-ty! (And some might even be greenlit!) #PBParty

I just put a "Y" on a dry humor friendship story that made me giggle. It had a low word count, and I could tell the writer made every, well, word count! #PBParty

I just put a "Y" on a hilarious rhyme entry! Sometime potty humor doesn't work, but this one did for me 😂 #PBParty

A lot of #pbparty rhyme entries are about cats this year! And as cat mom, that makes me meowy happy 😻

After almost exactly one year of querying, I'm so excited to now be represented by Lisa Rambert-Valaskova at the Transatlantic Agency 🤩 Can't wait to get back out on sub! 📚

I'm thrilled for another year of being a judge for #PBParty (especially the rhyme entries!) 🤩 Start polishing those entries, I can't wait to read YOUR manuscript!

I'm still terrible at posting on Bluesky, so belatedly sharing this 😅 The kitties are celebrating a starred review from @sljournal ! Thank you for the lovely words 🤩 In only a few months, Erica J. Chen‘s adorable kitties will be bringing their Passover hijinks to the world 😺

Not so fast, fur child! #CatsofBluesky

Thrilled for these kind words from Kirkus about A Purr-fect Passover 😻 I'm so happy to have this worked on another book with the fabulous Erica Chen 🤩

I must do my part in keeping #CatsofBluesky going strong 😻

Just heard on @wwdtm-podcast-bot.bsky.social that after the election, 1 million users moved from X to Bluesky...I have no doubt that the #kidlit community makes up a big part of that! And now that they're here...I better start using Bluesky more ☺️

And of course, kid is home sick so I haven't been able to pitch anything yet 😹

Well, I originally joined Bluesky as a judge for #PBParty. But! Now that I'm here, and I'm back to querying...I'll give the first #SkyPitch a try 😉 (Esp since I liberated myself from Twitter 🙌) Good luck to everyone!

Well said, @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social ! 🥰

I've finished reading entries! (Unless a red turns orange or purple between now and tomorrow night.) And after reading your queries and stories, I feel like I've just met a whole bunch of AMAZING new friends ☺️ #PBParty

Can't believe we have less than a week before our judge's zoom! Pouring another cup of coffee, and back to the entries 🤩 #PBParty (Time change=even more coffee!)

Just put a "Y?" for a scary and sweet story that made me both smile and tear up...and saw the color turn green 💚 #PBParty

But just a reminder for your entries next year, and rhyme writing in general....please double space your work, and put spaces between your stanzas, my eyes are getting old and text blends together 🤣 #PBParty

I'm done with the rhyme, and some really sang! Some common threads I found were: pets, smells, and libraries 😉 Keep on writing, keep on rhyming, keep on making those words do beautiful things! Now on to the other entries 😄 #PBParty

Reading a rhyme entry with potty humor that's got me giggling! #PBParty

It's almost time! Good luck, everyone! 🤩

This is my 7th year in 12x12 (this year as an "Elf"!). 12x12 has been instrumental in my writing development and writer camaraderie. Another awesome benefit of 12x12...writing all those drafts help me to become a super fast typer! 🤩 Come join us, and amaze yourself with your own typing super powers!

Are you writing #picturebooks in rhyme? If so, let our #12x12PB published author elves, @jennawaldmanauthor.bsky.social & @kellyconroy.bsky.social help you polish & perfect it in our Membership Forum. Don't commit the crime of writing bad rhyme! #rhyming #kidlit 12x12challenge.com/m...

Here's my first ever Blue Sky (BlueSky? Bsky?!) post! I've thrilled for my 3rd year of being a #PBParty judge, and can't wait to read YOUR entries! Get those manuscripts ready, and good luck! 🤩