Hahahahaha, the pure schadenfreude of this is incredible.

Always wonderful to see Mythspeaker among so many other AMAZING books! Thank you @popgoesthereader.bsky.social!!

Finishing the first draft of a new #book today. It's funny how this never exactly gets easier. Sometimes it even seems like it's getting harder? But I think that's just because I tend to overthink things. Regardless, Book #11 is about to be complete. Can't wait to see what becomes of it! #Writing

Very much this!! Please request Mythspeaker at your local library! It would mean the absolute world to me. Thank you!

Oof. Got myself all anxious and now I feel awful. I hate that icky malaise that lingers after an anxiety spike 😮‍💨

I think the emotional climax I just wrote may be the most "me" thing I've ever written. It's up there at least. Geez. I need a nap. And some tissues. And a hug. #amwriting #fantasy #WIP #WritingCommunity

A heads up to querying authors! We're reaching that time of year when offer of rep deadlines may need to extend past the standard of two weeks and into the new year if you want to give everyone the opportunity to consider. Many agents, including myself, are out of the office starting next week.

The first person I thought of when I saw this post elsewhere.

Psst... Do you like high-speed heists, fantastical creatures, or bantering frenemies? Because my debut #MiddleGrade #Native #Fantasy MYTHSPEAKER is on sale for Black Friday at Bookshop right now! bookshop.org/p/books/myth... #Mythspeaker

If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!

Friendly reminder to my author friends to make sure you're included in the settlement if your books were stolen.

Thanks so much to @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social for this amazing starred review!!

My #MiddleGrade #Fantasy debut MYTHSPEAKER has received a Starred Review from Publishers Weekly, calling it "timeless and original" with "imaginative worldbuilding" and "engaging characters"! Thank you so much @publisherswkly.bsky.social! It's an honor! www.publishersweekly.com/9798217039043

YES! STEEL TYPES FOREVER!

Meanwhile, at every major game corporation: "So what we need are celebrity voice actors! Of course! That's what people want!"

If you want a chance to read my debut #MiddleGrade #Fantasy MYTHSPEAKER in which a team of Native kids try to steal back a World Turtle egg colonizers took from its mother, Viking Childrens is doing a giveaway on Goodreads RIGHT NOW! #WritingCommunity www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

I am honored and delighted to announce that my #Native #MiddleGrade #Fantasy MYTHSPEAKER (2/24/26) has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! I can't wait for kids all over the country to see this book in their libraries! Thanks so much to @JrLibraryGuild!

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

Please help or boost if you're able! One Spirit Lakota is raising funds for the food pantry in anticipation of EBT cards possibly not getting filled for November due to the shutdown. Funds go to feeding residents of Pine Ridge, which already has one of the worst food deserts in the country.

I think you have to wait at least as much once agented--let alone once you've sold a book--as you did while #querying. So many timelines proceed at their own pace regardless of where you're at. #Writing something else is the only thing that keeps me sane😂 #WritingCommunity

On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, I want to shout out some fantastic books by #Indigenous authors that everyone should read, starting with Red Bird Danced by Dawn Quigley, which is one of the best books I've read all year and also ever. A gorgeous novel in verse. www.harpercollins.com/products/red...

Celebrate Indigenous storytelling this #IndigenousPeoplesDay — and every day! — with these new and upcoming releases from Heartdrum! Here’s every Heartdrum title that’s been published in 2025 — as well as a look ahead at forthcoming 2026 Heartdrum titles that you can pre-order today!

All my love and support to everyone #pitching today! Even if you don't get the request/interest you want, remember that events like DVpit can still be a huge positive. I didnt get my agent from a #pitch event, but I did meet some of my best friends😊

Me: My hands are sore, I should take it easy with them today. Also me: I WILL TYPE ALL THE WORDS!! #Writing #WritingCommunity #amwriting

Seriously! Tell the people you love what they made!! It's makes creators SO happy to know we had an impact on someone.

Even setting aside ethics (but, yknow, THAT) - I just don’t want AI bullshit. I don’t want an AI pop star, movie, book, video game. Art is a conversation. Why would I stare at a dictionary run through the washing machine when I could read a poem lovingly constructed by someone’s hands?

"I just didn't fall in love with it" doesn't stop once you get an agent. Editors say it all the time. That's why it's so important that YOU don't fall out of love with your stories. Celebrate them and the wonderful work you've done! Because the world might not always get it. But you do. #Writing

Some gorgeous covers here (mine included 😁)

A Senior Editor at a major publisher said my newest book is so good it should comp #AvatartheLastAirbender, which may be the best feedback I've ever received. Top 5 for sure. Look out folks, some more good stuff coming soon!! #AtLA #amwriting #Books #Fantasy #MiddleGrade #WritingCommunity

Readers, if you enjoy an author's work, you should never feel shy about reaching out, via the methods they make publicly available, to let them know. You'd be amazed how often a tiny bit of positivity can turn a bad day around.

Well, I pet 2 kangaroos and fed some elands, llamas, a camel, and a giraffe named Izzy. I expected to do none of those things when the day started lol

Holy jacket design in my inbox!! #Mythspeaker is looking AMAZING. I can't wait for you all to meet these incredible kids and the fantastic world they call home. Preorder here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780694...

"And they ate the thieves and there was much rejoicing."

After weeks, I FINALLY have hit the right beginning to this new book and it's SO good!! #amwriting #fantasy

“For readers who are Indigenous, what I would want them to know is that they are part of a community. That cord is never severed completely, though it can be stretched”: Angeline Boulley on how she hopes her new YA novel ‘Sisters in the Wind’ impacts young Indigenous readers buff.ly/yciIt9J

The number of ways this is both incredibly dumb and incredibly worrying are countless.

That's why my secret is to never be witty at all! HaHA! ... Wait.

Oof. This.

Counterargument: If you feel sad enough to cry, then cry. Express how you feel. Embrace vulnerability and find wholeness in yourself. And then look up and enjoy the shining lights of the heavens, made all the more beautiful by your heart and tears.

To quote my 3-year-old: Being patient is really hard.

No matter how many books I've written I still feel completely lost when I start a new one 😅 I think that's just part of my process at this point. #amwriting #WritingCommunity

Big 👀 energy going on this week.

What a catastrophically awful night. Wow.

The author blurb I just got for #Mythspeaker is so kind and wonderful that I legitimately teared up. Oh my goodness. There are so many wonderful people in the world.

I really think this new book I'm editing is the best one I've ever written. Which is such a fantastic thing to be able to say about my 10th(!) completed manuscript 😊 #amediting #amwriting #Author #WritingCommunity

Red Bird Danced by Dawn Quigley is one of the most beautiful things I've read in a long time. Wow. So lovely. So moving. #RedBirdDanced #NativeVoices #NativeBooks

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Them: What's the hardest part of being an author? Me: *instantly opens mouth to answer* Them: Probably writing the whole book, right-- Me, shouting: THE WAITING!! IT'S THE WAITING. #WritingCommunity #Books #Author

What is The Long Walk and how did it impact Native American cuisine? Find out on #EatMyGlobe as we chat with Chefs Lois Ellen Frank & Walter Whitewater. Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts or via the links below dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3... EatMyGlobe.com/LEFandWW #FoodHistory

Another benefit to having a great agent besides their help selling your books: their help keeping you sane while you're being patient during the selling of said books.