Happy Thursday! I’m open to a few critiques this month and next before I go on vacation in August. You can also preorder my next book, Lucy Stone Speaks Up for a critique from me! #kidlit #writers #writingcommunity #MG #YA

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It's a B&N sale on upcoming books! Pre-order mine for 25% off now! #kidlit www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lucy-stone...

Happy Friday! Happy #WomensHistoryMonth! Buy a Kindle copy of my children’s book today through Monday on Amazon and I’ll send you a signed hardcover copy! #books #booktok #teacher #librarians #Kidlit a.co/d/0fL3X8qt

Happy Friday! #kidlit #authors #MG #picturebooks #writersofbluesky #writers #writingcommunity #novels

I’ll be doing a #giveaway of a few copies of my book next week during #WomensHistoryMonth www.amazon.com/Rosalind-Loo...

Happy Friday! I’m still open to a few more critiques. #kidlit #writers #writingcommunity #MG #pucturebooks #YA #novels

Hi all! Would love to do a critique for you for #writers this month! #kidlit #MG #YA #books #authors #childrensbooks #novels

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I'm open to a few critiques while I have time this month! Buy a copy of my picture book, Kindle or hard copy and I'll critique your entire picture book or first novel chapters! Dm receipt of purchase! ttps://a.co/d/0gYAbUoQ #kidlit #MG #YA #childrensbooks

LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY X PROJECT RUNWAY A female fashion designer must compete with men designers in the 1940s & 1950s. But will her ingenious designs, all with POCKETS, propel her forward to success? Children's bio for fashion loving kids! #questpit #PB #publishedauthor

GENE POOL is like Clea Shearer's CANCER IS COMPLICATED AND OTHER UNEXPECTED LESSONS with a Jewish humorous twist. Surviving breast cancer twice as a BRCA1 gene carrier (once during the pandemic) with lessons, genetics and humor. #questpit #M I'm a multi-published author.

Hi teacher-librarians! I'm a former TL turned children's author. I'm looking to book school visits for 2026. I live in Arizona, but I'm happy to travel for visits. I've done visits in AZ, CA & would love to come to TX or CO schools! #schoollibraries #TLSky Dm me. #

Only 3 DAYS until #12x12PB opens! The countdown continues thru 1/9. To win today's prize, your choice of any past 12 x 12 webinar, Members: tell us your favorite 12 x 12 webinar of 2025. Nonmembers: What are your favorite kinds of webinars? #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks

Any #agents still scrolling through #questpit. I'd love to send you first chapters of my #memoir! #publishedauthor #Querying

Eden and Keith had been looking forward to her Senior Prom, but when masked agents brutally detained and disappeared Eden and her father, Umberto, it unleashed a devastating tsunami of tragic consequences. SAVING EDEN, contemporary adult, ripped from the headlines social drama. #QuestPit #Q

GENE POOL: NAVIGATING BREAST CANCER with BRCA1 is a memoir of surviving breast cancer twice, 20 years apart and during the Pandemic and is a: 🧬 DNA story 💪🏻strong females story 👩🏻‍⚕️ female doctors story 💉 controversial treatment story 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 family story #Q #M #NF #questpit

ZOO LADY is WEST WITH GIRAFFES x LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY In the 1940s, a female bookkeeper becomes director of the San Diego Zoo giving it a glow up! For animal lovers and feminists everywhere! #questpit #PB #NF #Q

Finished first round of edits for my editor on my 2027 picture book. Hopefully there are not too many more rounds. #kidlit

Hi from Arizona, kidlit people! Yes, definitely posting less on social media these days! Twitter used to be the best for writers. Haven't found a substitute. #kidlitchat.

Thanks to the organizers of #dvpit! Although I didn’t get any likes yesterday for my three picture books I pitched, here’s a reminder that I’m also a writer of an adult #ownvoices memoir about breast cancer.

Gorillas, giraffes and seals, oh my! In the 1930s, a female bookkeeper at a zoo gets hired to become its director and becomes an animal whisperer to everyone's amazement. DR. DOOLITTLE x LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY. #dvpit #PB #biography

GENE POOL is like Clea Shearer's CANCER IS COMPLICATED AND OTHER UNEXPECTED LESSONS with a Jewish humorous twist. Surviving breast cancer twice as a BRCA1 gene carrier (once during the pandemic) with lessons, genetics and humor. #DVPIT #A #MEM #JV

WEST WITH GIRAFFES x LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY In the 1940s and 50s, a female bookkeeper becomes director of the San Diego Zoo giving it a glow up! For animal lovers and feminists everywhere! #dvpit #PB

GENE POOL is like Clea Shearer's CANCER IS COMPLICATED AND OTHER UNEXPECTED LESSONS with a Jewish humorous twist. Surviving breast cancer twice as a BRCA1 gene carrier (once during the pandemic) with lessons, genetics and humor. #DVPIT #A #MEM #JV

When tween Claire's video touting the miraculous healing properties of Black Gold seaweed goes viral, it unleashes a tsunami of trouble that has her questioning her identity in #SEAWEEDGIRL, an MG coming-of-age contemp Eco-Fantasy. EMILY WINDSNAP X NO VACANCY #DVPit #MG #Con

In the 1930s, a female divorcee gets a job as a bookkeeper at a zoo. Two years later, she becomes the zoo's director and an animal whisperer. ZOO LADY is a #pb biography, part LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY, part DR. DOOLITTLE with humorous animal anecdotes. #dvpit #PB

GENE POOL is like Clea Shearer's CANCER IS COMPLICATED AND OTHER UNEXPECTED LESSONS with a Jewish humorous twist. Surviving breast cancer twice as a BRCA1 gene carrier (once during the pandemic) with lessons, genetics and humor. #DVPIT #MEM #JV

Is it a children's book or an adult gift book for cat lovers? You decide! In CATS AND THEIR PEOPLE, 10 cats tell their famous owner's stories. Cats of explorers, scientists, even Taylor's Swift's Olivia Benson spill the beans on their owners. MEOW! #dvpit #PB

Gorillas, giraffes and seals, oh my! In the 1930s, a female bookkeeper at a zoo gets hired to become its director and becomes an animal whisperer to everyone's amazement. DR. DOOLITTLE x LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY. #dvpit #PB #biography

I got my second agent through #dvpit in 2019! We had a nice 5 year run together. Now I'm looking for new rep, so I'll be pitching a few manuscripts tomorrow! Good luck to everyone participating.

I write picture books because I’m a former elementary school librarian who loves picture books! #kidlitchat

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Finally entered the #sunwritefun NF #kidlit contest. Today is the last day for entries! @buchetbooks.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social @karenmgreenwald

Educators! A great way to show young readers that HUMAN creativity still matters: invite a #KidLit book creator for a #SchoolVisit #AuthorVisit #IllustratorVisit. Browse posts here: bsky.app/profile/debb... If you post about a visit & want to help inspire others, include #SchoolVisit tag. #EduSky

Gorillas, giraffes and seals, oh my! In the 1930s, a female bookkeeper at a zoo gets hired to become its director and becomes an animal whisperer to everyone's amazement. DR. DOOLITTLE X LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY. #picturebook biography #questpit #publishedauthor

I just finished revisions to a book of my heart about a female zoo director. This manuscript is 2! years in the writing & editing. It's a #picturebook. #agents #editors If you are looking for a book that would make a great screenplay too, dm me for a look. I'd be happy to send it your way! #kidlit

#ALA25 was great! Met so many author friends and #kidlit #editors yesterday. Here I am at my publisher @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social !

Happy Friday! My book is sale for over 50% off. Order a copy and dm me for a free personalized bookplate! First 2 people who order on Kindle I will gift you a signed personalized hardcover copy! a.co/d/83ZnjTx

In DESERT DANCES, a saguaro cactus narrates a full day in his life in the Sonoran Desert. Flora and fauna, sun and rain. Lyrical look at desert life. Arizona author. #picturebook #nonfiction #joypit