Are there any elements in a book's blurb that equate to an automatic read for you? What reading preferences do you have? 👀📚🤓 #WritingCommunity #readers #books #tbr #whatdoyoulike

In your opinion, what does it take nowadays to secure an agent and/or a publishing deal? 👀🤔✍️ #WritingCommunity #publishing #querying #ingredientsforsuccess

Easy to implement #writing craft edits that will immediately improve your WIP (from a pro #betareader): 1. Know your "glitter" words. Everyone has words they overuse in their prose (and they get literally everywhere). CTRL+F your glitter words and cut them where possible. (1/7)

Calling 5-13 y/o kids! 📱 Today is the final day to submit writing, art, or photos for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ Your work is sure to blow away our mentors. Share, subscribe, and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #teachers #kidlit #emag #submissions #lastcall

My new motto! 😍💜📚 #WritingCommunity #readers #books #bekind

#parents, what books have your kids enjoyed most this year? 👀📚 #WritingCommunity #books #readers #kidlit #tbr

No one: Not one person: Not a single soul: *Migraine has entered the chat. 🤕 #WritingCommunity #ouch #hormonesaretheworst

Calling creative kids! 📣 Only 2 days left to submit work for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ We need writing, art, and photos from 5-13 y/o kids to feature in our new issue. Please send submissions by 11/14 for consideration, subscribe to our site, and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...

~ There's a Fire in My Belly by Joseph Little (8 y/o, Issue 7: Fire) ~ There's a fire in my belly and I don't know what to do, I could sneeze it out, Blow it out? There's a fire in my belly Oh what do I do? Maybe calm down and cuddle Right next to you. #kidlit #emag #parents #teachers #writing

"It could be drugs!" 🫣📖😅 #WritingCommunity #readers #books #justkeepreading

11/11. Make a wish! 💫😘 #WritingCommunity #luckynumber #makeawish

A perfectly pleasant, well-intentioned family member/friend: "How's the writing going?" Me: "Mind your own business!" 🙃 #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #whatwriting

Anyone else a member of the Overstimulated Moms Club? 👀🤪🫠 #WritingCommunity #momlife #girlmom

Calling 5-13 y/o kids! 📢 Only 4 days left to submit work for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ We especially need writing pieces, but we accept art and photos too. Our mentors can't wait to see what you've got. Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #kidlit #emag #teachers

Do you want to build a snowman? Come on, let's go and play! (The answer should always be yes!) ⛄️❄️😍 #WritingCommunity #sayhellotoolaf #thefirstsnow #maketimeforwonder

Nature heals as we are natural beings! 🥰🌲🍁🌻 #WritingCommunity #naturelover #goforahike

Give an easy-to-implement piece of writing #advice for novice #authors! 🤔👀✍️ Let's assemble a list... I love a good list! 🥰 #WritingCommunity #writers

Lit Kids is in a real pinch for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ We still need writing pieces from 5 to 13 y/o creatives to curate this issue! Please send submissions by 11/14 for consideration. Thanks, and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #teachers #kidlit #submissions #emag

As difficult and overstimulating as the #internet often is, I actually love that we live in this era of connectedness. I've met so many wonderful people whom I never would have known existed without the magic of the internet. Especially glad to know the #WritingCommunity. ❤️😘

Calling 5-13 year old creative kids! 📣 Please send writing, art, and photos for Issue 8: Air by 11/14! If accepted, our mentors will help you edit your work during a free mentorship month. We can't wait to spotlight your talent. Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents

Do you have a favorite recent read?? Drop the title below and I'll add the book to my TBR! 👀📚 #readers #tbr #books

I adore beta reading on commission for other authors! I learn a ton from reading unpublished manuscripts, and I'm so lucky to do what I love every day. 📖✍️ This feedback from a recent beta reading client was the icing on the cake...check it out! 😋 (1/2)

HELP!📢 I run an online literary magazine for 5-13 y/o kids to submit their work for publication. Our main goal with Lit Kids is to shine a spotlight on young talent and give children a peek behind the publishing industry curtain. We offer a month-long editing mentorship... (1/3)

Children's author @melruthwrites.bsky.social chatted with us about her writing process and work as a Co-Editor-in-Chief for two magazines! Give her feature a read and follow her on SM, please and thank you! Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #kidlit #emag #interview #authors

For #writers who write books in the adult age category, what do you think is the easiest genre to try first? Thus far, I've written exclusively middle grade, but I'm considering "aging up" for one of my next drafts. 👀✍️📖🤔 #authors #writingcommunity #genres #books #decisionsdecisions

I'm nothing if not prepared! 🤓📚♾ #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #tbr #readers #bibliophiles #readintoinfinity

HELP! Know a talented 5-13 y/o kid? Please send their writing, art, or photos for LKM's Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ We have open submissions through 11/14 and can't wait to shine a spotlight on young talent. Please spread the word, subscribe, and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #emag

Nowadays, my three-year-old's favorite response to everything is "POOPY!" 💩 Please keep us in your prayers! 🫠 #WritingCommunity #pottyhumor #toddlers #parenthood #girlmom

Nothing beats book mail! Congrats to my dear friend @abbyvail.bsky.social on her terrifying #debut, Writhe, from @sobelobooks.bsky.social! I can't wait to crack this horror open (but probably only in the daylight hours)! 😅 Please add Writhe to your TBR and congratulate my friend Abby. TIA! 💜

If you're willing, please share some signs that you've experienced! 👀💜 #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #signs #nocoincidences #theuniversespeaks

Calling #parents and #teachers! 📣 We desperately need WRITING SUBMISSIONS for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ Please send us work from 5-13 y/o creatives by 11/14 for consideration. Our mentors can't wait to spotlight young talent. Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #kidlit #emag #writers

Shout-out to Maybelline, the protagonist of Loophole, who deals with OCD and anxiety while starting 6th grade at a public middle school! And to readers who have also experienced OCD, you are not alone. I wrote Loophole for you. 🥰 (The e-book version is $1 all month! Link below!)

Calling 5-13 y/o kids! 📣 Now's the time to submit your writing, art, and photos for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ We have open submissions through 11/14, and our mentors can't wait to consider your work. Please spread the word and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #teachers

November #ebooksale! Loophole by @rweberwrites.bsky.social After five years of no talking, eleven-year-old Maybe must confront her anxiety and find her voice to save her favorite place. #booksky #middlegradefiction #middlegradebooks mybook.to/LOOP

I'm a little late for spooky season, but let's see what you've got! 👀🫣🤓 #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #scarystories #writingprompt

How you treat other living things says everything about who you are as a person. 🥰 Just a little reminder to stay kind! 💜 #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #spreadlove #staykind #bethechange

PSA! 🙂 For the month of November, the digital version of my contemporary, neurodiverse MG novel, Loophole, is only 99 cents. If you or someone you know suffers from anxiety, please check out Loophole to find accessible coping strategies! Links are below. TIA! 🥰 #kidlit #books

Lit Kids Magazine needs writing, art, and photos from 5-13 y/o kids to feature in Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ Please send work by 11/14 for consideration, and help spread the word! Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #teachers #librarians #kidlit #emag #opensubmissions

DEADLINE EXTENDED until 11/14! Calling 5-13 y/o kids! We need writing, art, and photos to publish for Issue 8: Air. 🌪️ November might be blustery, but creativity tames the squalls. Our mentors can't wait to help hone your talent! Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents

You can do it. Doesn't matter what it is. I believe in you. You've got this. 🥰 #WritingCommunity #ibelieveinyou #youcandoit

Lit Kids is open to submissions for Issue 8: Air through 11/7! 🌪️ We accept writing, art, and photos solely from 5-13 y/o creatives and offer an editing mentorship should your work be accepted. Please share, subscribe, and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #emag

Just out of curiosity, what would you guess as my first name if it wasn't listed on my profile? 👀🤔🫣 #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #name #guessinggame

I see myself in this picture and I LIKE IT. 😍📖 #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #readers #books #homebody #cozycore

How can you tell if you're doing a good job as a #parent? Asking for me. 🥹 #WritingCommunity #parenthood #girlmom #tryingmybest

The struggle is real! 😭 💀 #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #whatdoyoumeanihavetowrite #WIPs #books

What gets your butt in the chair to write? Share some motivational writing tips for any authors on hiatus (like myself). 👀✍️💻🤔 #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #amnotwriting #motivateme

We wouldn't have Lit Kids Magazine if not for talented kids. Please, please, please send writing, art, and photos for Issue 8: Air so we can keep spotlighting 5-13 y/o creatives. We need your help to bring this issue to life! Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #emag

If the glasses fit... 🤓📚 #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #books #readers #bibliophile #tbr

Calling 5-13 y/o creative kids! 📢 We've extended the submissions deadline for Issue 8: Air until 11/7! 🌪️ Send your writing, art, and photos for consideration. Our mentors can't wait to be blown away! Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #teachers #kidlit #emag

What are some easy ways that people can make the world a better place? The smaller the effort, the better. Let's make a list anyone can apply to their daily life. 👀🤔😍 - Compliment someone. - Help a stranger. #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #bethechange #smalleffortsaddup