If Emily Henry wrote Sweet Home Alabama and added a pig named Hank, you’d have CAN’T GET ENOUGH 🌾80,000 words 🌾Women’s fiction w humor and heart 🌾Strong sisterhood 🌾Unique setting you can visit IRL 14 full requests and 1 partial pending #A #Q #R #Southern #UnhingedPit

I don’t think there’s a question a librarian, author, or reader loves more than “What should I read next?” #writingcommunity #librarian #author #amreading #kidlit

Love audiobooks? Love supporting local bookstores? Every audiobook @libro.fm supports the indie bookstore you choose. Currently reading Unconventionally, Elle by Jourdana Webber What are you reading? #bookstagram #librarian #author #amreading

Reading. Pause. That’s my thought—my words. Except I’m unpublished, they’re not. A reminder that my experiences aren’t singular… truths overlap. And isn’t that exactly the point of writing, so no one feels alone? #amreading #amwriting #WritingCommunity

Calling all writers and librarians!✨Comment your IG account✨ I want it even if you aren’t participating in this event. Mine is www.instagram.com/authorkellie... #author #writingcommunity #kidlit #romcom #amwriting #amquerying #librarian

Some like to read books with their eyes and some like to read them with their ears. Me? I want to do both at the same time. So, when my Libby hold was ready for OUT OF THE WOODS audio, I couldn’t wait for the ebook! I’ve never pressed that buy now button faster💸 #amreading #amwriting

Today I’m at peace w my novel writing journey♥️ I have 14 full requests from fantastic agents! I’ve queried all of the agents who are open and a good fit. Now, I wait… Well not really. Now, I follow up with an editor who has an R&R for my picture book. #WritingCommunity

A fantastic lineup for this FREE event! Look at all of those authors👀 Check out all of those fun events✅ #writingcommunity #amreading #amwriting #librarian cals.org/six-bridges-... @calibrarysystem.bsky.social

My search bar is getting a large amount of “Is … one word or two” as I finish up edits. Between that and catching homophones used incorrectly it’s been a busy but productive morning.🫣 #WritingCommunity

Rise & shine! Finished the last scene for my Southern rom-com w neurodivergent rep with the feedback I received w two R & R invites🎉 Time to send off to my beta readers🤗 Here goes everything🫣! #5amwritersclub #amrevising #romance #writingcommunity

Who got their 13th Full request for CAN’T GET ENOUGH on the same day Taylor Swift announced she’s engaged? 👍🏻This gal👍🏻 #luckynumber13 #amquerying #amrevising #amwriting #writingcommunity #romcom #lover #swiftie

Because school library budgets are active and WE ARE BUYING! Don’t depend on the publisher to market your book. Those big catalogs don’t market equally—similar to stores, those on display get the spot light. #kidlit #WritingCommmunity #librarian #author

Ever heard the phrase “teacher tired”? It’s when you teach littles all day and have nothing left, so you: Eat cereal for dinner (sometimes popcorn if you need to change it up a bit) Go to sleep at 6:30 pm on a Friday night #teacher #librarian #kidlit

Presenting my #agentsguide for my latest work, THINGS WE CAN(NOT). •••Coming to query inboxes this fall••• #Agents, if you're hungry for disability rep in the form of an upmarket/book club read with an unreliable, yet evolving narrator, look no further...

The sale is LIVE!!

I’m excited about this purchase! I’m intrigued by neuropsychology and can’t wait to hear how I can use it to give my readers a hit of dopamine🧠 #5amwritersclub #kidlit #adultromcom #amquerying #amwriting #author #writingcommunity

I sent in a query today that just feels right. I’m a pretty hopeful person anyway, but I love it when you click that submit button and there’s just a little extra ✨feeling. #WritingCommunity #amquerying #romcom

Woke up to a full request and a pass. Proof that every agent won’t be the right one for your story, even if it matches the MSWL. You want your agent to love your story as much as you do! #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #amquerying #amwriting

“If you don’t believe that the picture book is real literature, then in some level you don’t believe that children are real people. And that’s unacceptable.” Thank you, Mac Barnett. #ala25.

Here’s the the #3amwritersclub, when you have to get all the ideas down before you forget them. #ND #writingcommunity #PlaylistPitch #amwritingromance #romanceauthor #amrevising #amquerying

Another great #PB to use next school year! A relatable story with #sel and #growthmindset written by Minh Le. The art by Dan Santat is stunning! #kidlit #librarian

This is a gem of a book! Perfect example of representation without it being the focus or plot of the story. And the message is magical✨(pun was actually not intended, but leaving it) #kidlit #pb #sel #diversity #alittlelikemagic

I just finished an audio book read by Erin Mallon and now I hear her voice and cadence while I’m reading/revising my romcom ms. She doesn’t have a country drawl, but it works! Surely that means I’m on the right track! #romcom #amrevising #writingcommunity

Thanks to @authorkelliebeggs.bsky.social, I'm starting something sparkly: What do you love about your book(s)?????? Sing it, friends!!!!!

Never feel bad about self promotion. I find some of THE BEST BOOKS from creatives hyping up their own work. Books I wouldn’t have stumbled otherwise while vetting purchases. It’s like being the first fan before a band goes big! #writingcommunity #author #librarian #amwriting #amreading

When I read on my Kindle, I’m a person that highlights. I’m rereading my #rom-com ms and just came to a couple of lines that I instinctively highlighted. Lines that I wrote! I experienced it like a reader and this makes both my reader and writer heart happy! #writingcommunity

Rawr! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8MSupQj/

I found the perfect comp for my ms The Kitten Distribution System! A great balance of similarities and unique differences🤗 #kidlit #pb #author #librarian

If you ♥️ Mel Fell, you’ll ♥️ Ursula Upside Down! Same fabulous info fiction feel with a unique new charming character. The #SEL potential is HUGE! #kidlit #librarian #PB #teacher

@kcollazo.bsky.social You need to read this! It sounds so similar to your style of storytelling. #kidlit #librarian #pb #author #amwriting #amreading

Super cute read that goes perfectly with The Knight Owl! #kidlit #librarian #author #pb

I mean it doesn’t get much cuter than this! #puppy #singleton #goldenretriever

Overheard through the library walls: STEM Teacher: There is NO 5 second rule at school. If your gummy worm hits the floor, you CANNOT eat it! Save Fred don’t eat him. #kids #educator #librarian #stem

Calling all young storytellers!!! #Parents & #teachers - please email me your children's 50-word entries for #50PreciousWordsforKids: [email protected] I'll be posting all the stories on my Mother's Day blog & each child receives a Certificate of Participation. #amwriting #childrensbookweek

The results are in! #PBandkidJudges #librarian #writingcommunity #kidlit kelliebeggs.weebly.com/blog

While students submit their final votes for #PBandkidJudges contest, please show our prize donors how much we ♥️ and appreciate them! #kidlit #pb #skybrarian go.bsky.app/JPKtWAZ

#PBandkidJudges #kidlit writing competition update🎉 Kids are voting on the top 7 entries Monday-Thursday. I hope to have the results up on Friday before the school day starts. Fri is also our Field Day, so I will be away from the computer, but will send and reply to emails ASAP. (Art by Aubrey 4th)

The top 25 #PBandkidJudges stories have been selected (but not announced). We should have a top 3 and 22 honorable mentions by May 9th. Results will be posted after all voting ends. The top 3 will get to choose their prize. HMs will be awarded prizes at random. #kidlit #PB

Got to be a good sign right? #kidlit #submissions

I have a team of teachers, librarians, and parents scoring the #PBandkidJudges stories to narrow it down to the top 25 before the kids vote. One of them texted me this today! #kidlit #writingcommunity #pb

I just had a local book club ask me if they could read my rom-com manuscript. Of course I said yes and to please give me feedback! Y’ALL my heart is so happy♥️ #redneckromance #romcom #writingcommunity #bookclub

#PBandkidJudges has 100+ entries from the #kidlit #writingcommunity! Thank you for the support and interest in this event. I hope to announce results in 3-4 weeks. Image from 3rd grade student artist Charlie B.

This #PBandkidJudges artist is 3rd grade student Lucia P. #kidlit #pb #writingcommunity #illustrator

Next up for #PBandkidJudges student art is 3rd grade Sam Hyatt. There is so much joy shown in this picture. #writingcommunity #kidlit #PB #illustration

This kid artist is 3rd grader Ary S. I love that sandwich is also a book! #PBandkidJudges writing competition for adult #kidlit writers is going on NOW!

I love it when @alioop7.bsky.social does this! She even allowed me to DM her (on Twitter) when I was afraid my question would be too embarrassing to ask publicly. There’s still so much I don’t know! #kidlit

Dillion is the student artist who designed our participant badge for #PBandkidJudges writing competition. More #art and artists highlights to come. #kidlit #skybrarian #writingcommunity #illustration #PB

I received permission to share the name of the student who drew the image for the participant badge. Her name is Dillon Adams! Show her art some ♥️ #kidlit #pb #PBandkidJudges #illustrator #author #librarian

I love this community! This text from a friend means my next stop is booktok brb🤣 #writingcommunity

Early opening! To accommodate the holidays, I’ve opened the submission form early to add some flexibility. #PBandkidJudges #PB #kidlit #authorevent kelliebeggs.weebly.com/pb--kid-judg...