I loved this substack post! #writing open.substack.com/pub/nikkitgr...

A lot of friends just started querying new books, or are imminently about to be, and I'm nervous even being on onlooker 😆 Their writing is SO good and I just want their work to be appreciated! Why's it nerve-racking even when I'm not the one actually querying?! #amquerying #agented

I am so so so thrilled at all the monstrous #mg book pitches I am seeing for #predv !!!! This is going to be an epic event 😍 You all are so talented I am blown away!!!! #amquerying

Next Monday!

I hit 10,000 words on my WIP today!! 🙌 #amwriting #writingcommunity #amquerying #publishing

I think we all underestimate the matter-energy equivalency… Like… why aren’t we all talking about it ALL the time? Screaming it from the roof tops?? The universe is WILD #science #physics

Throw the damn shoe already 😅 Poor pup

Seeing many queries for #YA novels with elite-college bound students. #JMSWishList: I would love to find more YA novels about a kid headed for a state school or community college. I find those kids just as vibrant, complex, interesting and relevant as the top achievers. #JMSQueryBoxTrends

Someone put this in a book!

Hey #teachers! Check out this amazing #middlegrade giveaway from @mgauthorcade.bsky.social . ❤️🍎 app.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display...

“A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world.” —Susan Sontag #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub

Do authors need business cards? No... right? My spouse thinks I do 🤔 #writingcommunity #amquerying

Had an exciting day yesterday! Feel emotionally drained today so browsing old vacay pics-- here's a fun one from Antarctica! #writingcommunity #amquerying

The most important thing to remember is.... keep going, never give up. Send one more query even if you think you've sent them all. Write one more page when you're emotionally and mentally able to do so. Keep brainstorming. Keep editing! #amquerying

Sending everyone all the luck tomorrow for the pitch event! Can't wait to see all the inspiring and beautiful mood boards people have been working on 😍 #amquerying

Going to a Bush concert tonight!

My agent updated her website and now I'm on it! I feel so official now 😝

Baby otter doing baby otter stuff!

If anyone is looking for a fun corner of the internet, Laini Taylor's patron community is such a welcoming place for writers 💙

Happy Friday writers!!! Go have s'mores in the forest & gaze up at the stars! Inspiration is everywhere! 🩵🌠Especially when chocolate is involved 😆 #amquerying #publishing #writingtips

I just finished reading a truly wonderful beta read. It's so amazing the amount of talent in #amquerying I can't wait to see all these books on shelves! 🥰

Having fun plotting a new project today!!! 💘

PSA: In proximity of clumsy cat butts, I recommend saving your work regularly.... 🙄😼 #amquerying #WritingCommunity

I learned how to spell "aardvark" by a cartoon in a yellow sweater and now every time I have to spell it, I sing the little song #writingcommunity

Please everyone read this entire thread, it's important. We need to reach as many people as possible.

My takeaway from Superman is that I need a fortress of solitude... also that exposition is so, so annoying at the beginning of a story

Starting an 90s movie Dante's Peak... so excited 🤩

But cats are so helpful for writing when they sit right on top of the laptop! 🐾

I switched from getting PM deal announcements from daily to weekly.... not sure if that is brilliant and going to help my inbox or going to drown me when the even-longer list comes every Monday 🫠🙄

I am enjoying all the posts for #unhingedpit so much! You all are so creative!! 💕🎨

Hello!! I am a Middle Grade writer that primarily focuses on magical and sometimes spooky books for kids. I am represented by Faye Bender of The Book Group. So happy to be joining the wonderful bookish community here on bluesky 💜

Good luck to everyone today on #unhingedpit 🤩

Trying my first audio book right now and I keep falling asleep 😑 It's not the books fault.... I just tend to listen to documentaries while falling to sleep ever night so now my brain thinks this is the same task 🫠

Here's a few Quirk books out in August! Please show them some love (preorder, request from the library, etc) 💓 🐝 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/789598... 🐸 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/789602... 🐱 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/779681... 🐣 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/767109...

It's wild how good phone pictures can be now

Solstice wishes: soak up the sun, balance, recharge 🌅

Mary is the best!!! This is such a steal y'all, bid bid bid 🤩

👀👀👀 @pterlip.bsky.social is cooking up some really special content & exercises to help you unlock your characters for our Character Intensive on July 12. There's still time to sign up! www.cowritecollective.com/event-detail... #writersky #booksky #writingsky #amwriting #amquerying #writingclasses

Sent my book off to my agent 📖 Woo hoo 🎉

Don't forget to bid on items in this year's LOAC auction!!! It's a great organization to help foster diversity in publishing by promoting diversity in agenting 💜 www.32auctions.com/LAFC

I can't believe June is halfway over!! Where did the days go?? And why don't I have more words written by now 🤔

Starting June 16, bid on a querying seminar with authors @michelletang.bsky.social and @averyhartsbooks.bsky.social! Learn: 🖊️ how to vet and target the best agents 🖊️ what paid sites like PM and QT can offer 🖊️ what's with "whisper networks" 🖊️ and more! #amquerying #amwriting

Norway is such an amazing country!!! I can't wait to go back. Look how STUNNING this landscape is. Where's my tiny cabin tucked away beneath a waterfall, with cocoa and a cozy blanket next to a roaring fire?

I've decided commas should be based on vibes instead of actual grammar rules 😅 My high school english teacher would be so disappointed 🍎

I fly to Norway today! So excited 🇧🇻🇧🇻✈️ On the plane I plan to edit, edit, edit!

I had a bad day 😞 I also promised myself I was going to get a couple solid hrs of work done on editing my book too, which also didn't happen 🙄 What's the best way to raise writerly spirits?? I am thinking sit under the covers and read a good book 📚

I have a friend who does photography and she agreed to do author photos for me! Yay- soon I'll be more than a cactus 🙄🤣

There is a petition over at The Author's Guild too for those of us who aren't librarians 🙏

PSA- If you play basketball, no one will ask you when you’re going to join the MBA or how long till you 'go pro' If you decide to write a book, people will immediately ask when it'll be on shelves & how much $ you sold it for... (even if you haven't even edited it yet) Good luck! 😅👍 #amquerying

A haiku (ish): License needed to cut hair Not be Surgeon General America