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Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all! go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi

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Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction

Thank you everyone for attending CREATING CUTE with @mollyharris.bsky.social and #BrookeHartman! The raffle had 130 registrants! Winners are Ellen Symons and Taylor Sewell! I’ll be reaching out soon to send you each copies of #whirby and #excagator! Recording will go out soon!

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Ok, which one sounds better? A) It’s an old little amazing house. B) It’s an amazing little old house. B, right? Which of these? 1) She was wearing a huge green raincoat. 2) She was wearing a green huge raincoat. You chose 1, didn't you? WHY??

So many amazing donations from authors, illustrators, agents & editors to the #PublishingForMinnesota auction! Bidding now open, ends Jan. 30th: www.32auctions.com/publishingfo... #KidLit #BookSky #EduSky #WriterSky

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I’m so excited for this webinar tonight! I hope to see you there!

January’s WRITE Agent Newsletter will be a few days late. The good news is if you don’t subscribe yet, it’s not too late! Sign up on my website for tips on writing and editing, book recs, and pub industry updates! #writeagent #newsletter #literaryagent #writingcommunity serarivers.com

"You and I" or "You and me"? Which one is right? Both…depending on whether ‘I/me’ is the subject or the object. -"You and I are going to the store." (subject) -"This is for you and me." (object)

Congratulations to Tiffany D. Jackson! THE SCAMMER has been nominated for a NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work -- Youth/Teens

A NAACP Image Award Nomination! Congratulations to Rita Williams-Garcia and @coilyandcute.bsky.social Their stunning graphic novel, ONE CRAZY SUMMER, has been nominated for a NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work -- Graphic Novel

How do YOU discover books to read? Have your reading habits changed in past year? Pls take a few minutes to answer this anon, multiple-choice informal survey: reading-2026.paperform.co I'll post results on my blog. One goal: to help book creators. Thank you! 🩷📚 #BookSky #EduSky #KidLit

Something interesting you might not have realized: a number of words in English are NOUNS when you stress the FIRST syllable, but VERBS when you stress the SECOND syllable. "Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.” 🧵⬇️

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First day back to work! Tackling to-dos like a boss! Rest hard, work hard! #gowhirbygo illustration by @jacobsouva.bsky.social (preorder Whirby by @mollyharris.bsky.social today! Pub date 2/17)

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Merriam Christmas

Guilty on all accounts! Merry Christmas everyone!

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Somebody needs to invent an app that will automatically disable AI in all of your other apps and programs. I would probably even pay for it. Or make it an option in antivirus/firewall protection.

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It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Jeremy, a mixed race Mexican-American author, illustrator with a passion for storytelling. Rep’d by the amazing Sera Rivers @writeloudly.bsky.social at Speilburg Literary Agency.

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I’ve gone through ALL #queries. I currently have one offer of rep out and 30 maybes. So if you haven’t heard from me, I’m still considering. I’m hoping to review these by the end of December, if possible. #amquerying #literaryagent

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We really do get nervous! We’re the biggest book nerds and fans! I’m glad it was helpful. Thank you for attending.

Lots of folks on Threads are talking about the staggering amount of scammer emails from people pretending to be book clubs, reviewers, and more. Seems like the endgame is eventually getting you to pay a good chunk of money for promotions and readers that likely don’t exist. Be careful out there.

For querying writers: I did a critiques today for an SCBWI conf & got questions about what kind of books you can cite as comps, & I think it’s worth distinguishing between *pitching* comps and *selling* comps. A brief 🧵:

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Sale ends at midnight Halloween night!

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I'm updating my #MSWL in a few days! Stay tuned!

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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.

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