I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable. We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina. A vote for this bill is a mistake.

I got a modded 3DS and I cannot recommend it enough for ... news distraction (not distraction exactly, but more like...despair)

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

Actually manifested this by the way Very excited to tell y'all that I'll officially be joining @pjlibrary.org full-time in January :-)

Periodic reminder that I’m doing freelance editing right now! I have experience in both fiction and nonfiction and offer a range of services from coaching to line editing to query letters—reach out if you have a project but are feeling at sea! www.jesszimmerman.com/editing.html

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone. bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/

I want to just shout out that libraries are amazing in so many ways. I usually work 3-4 days a week from branches of my local libraries. Free wifi & instant access to comp titles? Love it! Printers? YES. My favorite branch offers study rooms that I reserve to take calls with clients and editors.

If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.

As this country crumbles, Indigenous rights and sovereignty are going to come to the forefront, as well as States Rights. Be prepared to advocate for Native tribes and people. We are the front line and we hold the answers to lead a new way.

See you tomorrow!

Edited by the absolute fantastic @cyngharris.bsky.social!

I have to say this flyer from Erin Pascal of AndrewsMcMeel is 🔥. I cannot count the number of panels where I had to search and search for info re: the panelists or their work. Here it is in one easy handout. 👏👏👏 #kidlit #GN #LosAngelesComicCon #LACC #LACC2023 #comicconla #ConLife #AndyReads

Cover reveal! I'm so excited to announce that book two of the Operation series, Operation: Make a Splash, will release 2-24-26! Thanks so much to my agent, Lori Steel, my editor, Erinn Pascal, and the whole team @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social for helping make this book a reality. #graphicnovel

Latina Superheroes (Volume 1): Jalisco & Santa by Kayden Phoenix, Amanda Julina Gonzalez, Hannah Diaz, and Eva Cabrera, published by @andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social #LatinaVoices #ComicSky

Also: AI is going to negatively impact kids' reading skills. AI slop picture books are already here, and chatGPT is fucking with learning and critical thinking. We've got to support kidlit that's accessible, engaging, and original.

Was told this year that children's books weren't profitable enough and should be deprioritized, which is just a load of horsecrap: 1) Kidlit is recession-proof bc parents will always buy books for their kids. 2) With all these book bans happening, it's more important than ever to support kidlit.

Excited to be panel’ing at my very first @lightboxexpo.com #phineasandferb DETAILS: lightboxexpo.com/participant/...

Asking the hivemind: Has anyone taken online business degree courses or certifications? Any tips/recs? I'm thinking about what will be most beneficial for me in January & if there's a possibility of a 10 or 15 hour a week course, I'd like to explore it.

People keep asking me what's next and the idea of returning to do some picture books is really, really nice. So nice I almost cried. You can ask my fiance. It happened!

Librarians, booksellers, & educators— when you talk about banned books, please focus on the thousands of CONTEMPORARY books that are being banned right now. For example…. #BannedBooksWeek

Hi pub friends! Pub industry is obviously really small & news travels fast Yes, I will be looking to begin a new role in publishing (or licensing!) on 1/1 I kindly ask that you read my LinkedIn post if you are curious on my thoughts (or have open roles for me!) www.linkedin.com/posts/erinnp...

if you're going to NYCC, please consider masking!! 😷

So gratifying to see people enjoying my goofy little book

Gaby was an absolute DREAM to work with on THE Z WORD and THIS IS MY BODY. If you're looking for a freelance publicist I can't imagine a better option!

...anyway! I am looking for work (and have been for months actually!!) and also soft-launching that I'm doing freelance marketing and publicity. if you have a book coming out that you think would benefit from a thoughtful publicist/marketer, I'd love to help you get it into the world!

After a rough stretch, Quirk Books has been sold to Andrews McMeel Publishing. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/10/quir...

So for those who didn't know, LinkedIn is just AI recruiter land now lol. Just learned that today. Same vibes as the "people" on Facebook marketplace asking to Zelle you.

hallo i have chibi commissions open on my ko-fi & vgen ♡ ko-fi.com/awkitsu/comm... / vgen.co/awkitsu #art #digitalart #chibi #commissions #artcommissions #feral #creature #oc #vgen #kofi

Life update: I have a fiancè! And I am a fiancèe! Nick proposed at Villa del Balbianello in Lake Como on 9.14.25, steps away from where Anakin and Padme had their first kiss/got married (because we're nerdssssss). Can you believe we met on Tinder in 2018?!? :) :) :) :)

This is a heads up that I am on PTO, btw.

All my emails the last day before a week-long PTO sound like I'm preparing to die

Fun news!! I'll be at the Editor Roundtable at my local library, the West Hollywood Library, on Sun, Oct 5, repping @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social + chatting all things publishing Find out how a manuscript becomes a book, what editors are really looking for, etc (note: Q&A, not pitch review)

16 hour travel day next week (in economy, duh). Noise canceling headphones, squishy seat, vegan meals requested, sleeping aid, compression socks. Any other tips?

Just did an informational interview with a publishing hopeful and wanted to repeat that advice here in case it’s helpful. (Thread)

I read somewhere, if marriage benefited women, it would have been taken away from us by now.

Meds have been such an interesting experience for me these past few years. The first time was like putting on a pair of glasses. I was able to just ... see a dirty dish and wash it AND put it away. Without it, you just don't see it. Hard to explain.

I started a writing/editing Substack. Content is free and not AI generated. I'd like to think both of those are obvious, but since I'm seeing an uptick in AI generated content, felt important to share. Check it out if you want or don't, I'm not your boss! erinnpascal.substack.com

The amount of AI submissions and AI query letters I've seen this week alone....

In case you needed yet another reason to love Pedro Pascal, no one has mispronounced my name since The Mandalorian came out ("Peskell" happened 50% of the time before him. THANK YOU PEDRO I LOVE YOU)

I'm excited to have a guest post at Teen Librarian Toolbox today, where I discuss why some parents encourage their kids to play video games—and some don't. Our relationship with gaming and with each other are central to my new middle grade novel, GAMERS: ATTEMPTING CONNECTION, publishing tomorrow! 🎮

Today on Linkedin (which I do not accept queries for, and spell out exactly how to submit to me if unagented) /cont'd

I think I've never had more fun in Fortnite than playing Sabrina Carpenter with other Sabrinas. This is peak womanhood lol

Be like Matt! Get you your own copy of GYRO AND THE ARGONAUTS! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Gyro-a...

It's been three months since Operation: Cover-Up hit the shelves! Time has flown by and I'm so grateful for all the support. Here's Sy playing his fav game, Dragon Clash. I hope you all have an awesome day! #kidlitart #graphicnovel #kidsbooks

Is any of you here an illustrator with Native American background? Or do you know someone? My client is looking for one for a project. (Please share if you can so they can find the right artist)

The inside of the nutshell summed up by @hcrichardson.bsky.social

The Stream Team: Battle Squad is out now! This was fun to write with NickEh30 and the team at @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social and I hope kids (and kids at heart) enjoy fighting the Glitched alongside Teddy, Stackz, Tina, and Yuri. Thanks for your support, whether you buy, boost, read, or review it! 🙏

I peeked at the news and you know what, it's now an "only Animal Crossing" kind of night.