HEY, I AM DOING ANOTHER FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS! AND GIVING AWAY ANOTHER SIGNED ARC (Advance Review Copy) OF OBSTETRIX!!! YOU COULD GET TO READ IT EARLY (it doesn't come out until June) AND HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES STAY HOUSED!!!!

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

iambic tetrameter ass stick

I'm teaching a virtual class tomorrow at 7 pm EST with the Orange County Library on Reframing Rejection. Registration is free even if you're not an OCLS patron: attend.ocls.org/event/14865213

Roses are red Violets are grue In Ancient Egyptian, Pashto, and Zulu en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%E2...

My query inbox reopened today! I'm not quite to inbox zero like I'd hoped, but I have either passed or requested additional material for every query I received prior to closing my inbox at the end of October 2025. If you queried me and haven't heard back, follow up over email or QueryTracker. 🧵/

Just spitballing here but what if they gave figure skaters swords so they could duel

Here is a thing: There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To. (cont'd)

Bidding ends in 11 hours! There are so many great items up for offer and these donations are going to help a lot of people

Both of my critiques are up. There were just over 100 items in the auction when I offered to contribute. Now there are over FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY, and still counting I'm sure. www.32auctions.com/organization... www.32auctions.com/organization...

Calling published SFF authors! I’m researching the work lives & well-being of science fiction and fantasy authors for my doctoral dissertation, and I'm looking for participants! If you’re a published SFF author interested in participating, then DM me and I can provide details

The Publishing for Minnesota Auction goes live at midnight on Wednesday. The number of items for auction has doubled since I first heard about it this evening and they're still adding more: www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

This was a door for me. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...

Gmail keeps nudging me toward a new backup with notifications that say "You could lose access to two decades of email history!" as if the mere thought isn't an immediate weight off my shoulders.

There are a few days left to apply to the Agents of Change mentorship! There are so few opportunities for newer agents to get support and professional development outside of their agencies, and I can't sing the praises of this program enough.

The New York Public Library is offering a very cool creative writing opportunity for NYC teens: www.nypl.org/spotlight/us...

Really excited about the Netflix trailer for the show based on @ashliterary.bsky.social client @jennifercarolyn.bsky.social's book, Finding Her Edge! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppZ3...

An idea that helped me start creating is that you can, and should, reuse your best ideas. I used to get locked into “Oh I love that idea I should wait until I’m skilled enough to pull it off“ nah just do it, then strip it for parts on what worked the best and do it again

I said the word "romantasy" in front of my 20 year old brother last night and he looked puzzled, so I said "it's exactly what it sounds like" and he replied "romantic... odyssey?" lmfao

Kia ora koutou — Te Waka Taki Kōrero/The Māori Literature Trust has opened applications for two grants (up to $6K) for mid-career Māori writers. Applications for Te Tupu Hauora close on 30 Jan, 2026. All info on the website linked below. Mauri ora! mlt.org.nz/te-tupu-haur...

Celebrating the first night of Hannukah, festival of miracles, by trying to transport a jelly donut wrapped in paper towels tucked in a tote bag full of clean clothes on an hour-long train ride

I'm excited to announce that I've accepted a comics co-editor position at @therumpus.net We're looking for original literary fiction and non-fiction comics that feel personal. Bonus if it's hand-lettered (the path to my heart) 😘 No AI Pays $100 therumpus.submittable.com/submit Pass it on!

I'm running a free, virtual workshop at 7 pm EST tonight with Orange County Library System: attend.ocls.org/event/14071584 This is an updated version of a class on early career development that I ran for OCLS in the spring, now with a few additional resources to get you started in each category.

NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

I've started requesting stacks of books from the library to read while my office is closed for the end of the year. Any recommendations? What were your favorite releases of 2025/2024? I'm mostly looking for YA fiction by newer authors, but open to something else if it sounds interesting.

good thread!! the idea of bringing the audience into view when choosing a next project, and then putting it away so you can write, then bringing it back again when you're editing is exactly what i do haha

I talked to three people about Louise Bourgeois's spider sculptures over the weekend, and they're not as widely known as I thought! I visited Maman a few years ago and stood beneath the sculpture, looked up at its belly, walked in and out around the legs. museumspotlighteurope.com/the-enduring...

reading literary fiction about annoying people in new york must hit so hard if you're an annoying person in new york

I'm running a free, virtual event with the Orange County Library System in about half an hour to talk about taking your book on sub! My goal is to put writers' anxieties to rest and demystify one of the most nerve-wracking stages in the publication journey. attend.ocls.org/event/14071355

Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.

qrp for everyone's knowledge! small edits regarding a specific scene are totally ok i think -- it means the sample you sent is still valid editing the beginning: that's the sample!! I'd withdraw and requery bc the package fundamentally changed and that's what their full req was/will be based on

I really admired the work Teen Vogue was publishing in recent years. It was incisive, forward-thinking, clear and direct reporting on issues teens cared about, written with the intention to help youth become aware of current events that affect them and stay engaged with those issues.

🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each. 💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency

We are delighted to share that Sophie Cameron has been nominated for the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Writing with her fantastical novel about imagination and friendship, A Flash of Neon! 🎉 Congratulations @sophiecameron.bsky.social! #Carnegies2026 @carnegiemedals.bsky.social

If you're one of the editors thinking this and you haven't gotten an email from me this week... let's talk swashbuckling historical queer romance

Thinking again today about Olympic gymnast Giorgia Villa and her Parmigiano Reggiano sponsorship www.diningandcooking.com/2132252/gior...

If I had a solid 3 months of free time I'd paint a modern Robin Hood and his merry band where they're all protesters in LA Genuinely been thinking about it for months but I do NOT have the time for something that complex 😫😭😢

Gonna start citing this post when I tell someone that their YA novel set in 2012 is historical fiction for today's teens.

The Netflix show Long Story Short has permanently altered my vocabulary. "Is a schnook not entitled?" "You laugh, but a schnook is entitled."

I didn’t know what to say before, with Thyme Travellers winning just now. All I have to say is please continue to support Palestinians loudly and without apology. So much love to you all!

I'll be participating in DVpit today! While I'm currently closed to unsolicited queries, I've opened a temporary link on QueryManager specifically for this pitch event. If I like your DVpit post, that's an invitation to query me: querytracker.net/query/paulaa...

If you attended and heard me refer to the meter in The Cat in the Hat as trochaic tetrameter, I misspoke--that should have been anapestic tetrameter. Anapests are two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable. Trochees are one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable.

I'm leading a (free, online) craft talk on writing picture books tomorrow night through the Orange County Library System. Come listen to me climb on my soapbox about poetic scansion and common picture book pitfalls: attend.ocls.org/event/14071115

#DVpit is 1 week away! We're excited to have over 70+ Agents & Editors committed to participate & boost marginalized creators from dozens of literary agencies and publishing imprints! For the next week we'll be having a #DVparty to get hyped up for the event! more info: dvpit.carrd.co #writersky

As we are one day away from #PicantePit, here is the list of all the agents who will be participating across both X and 🦋☁️ Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out our form!

Marching out into the deep woods and telling the first fae I see my whole and true name, I'm fuckin done here time to go

The thing about being an artist is that sometimes you’ll have a really silly/cursed image enter your head and spend hours of your life drawing it. Hours you’ll never get back.

Reminder that I'll be closing to queries in two weeks! There are a lot of exciting projects already in my inbox that I'm looking forward to reviewing, but there's still time for #amquerying authors to send me a few more. Non-comprehensive thread below of some concepts I'd really like to see. 🧵/

I went rollerskating today and immediately fell SO hard (didn't even make it to the rink) that a parks employee rushed over and offered to replace my skate rentals with rollerblades. So much respect for roller derby players, I don't know how they manage at speed while knocking each other over.