Well, I need an escape, so great timing that Book 2 of LAST CHANCE ACADEMY is out in the world! Book 1 ended on a wicked cliffhanger @debbimichiko.bsky.social!!!

Fellow Mainers: Betty Culley's new book is out and she's doing some signings near you! 💙📚 Saturday 3/14 1-3pm @ Oliver & Friends (Waterville) Saturday 3/21 12-2pm @ Barnes & Noble (Augusta) Saturday 3/28 1-3pm @ Books-A-Million (SoPo)

There are still a few spots (cap: 8 students) in Alex Sanchez's writing workshop over at The Writers Circle! Sign up at: tinyurl.com/writerscirclecourses

It's not too late to register for the Feb. 21 Query Webinar with @juliescheina.com! It *is* too late to have your query critiqued in the session, but you can always post it in the member forum or chat to invite peer feedback. Sign up at: tinyurl.com/writerscirclecourses #amwriting #amquerying

Query writers! In addition to my self-paced idea generation course, check out @juliescheina.com's upcoming query letter webinar on Feb. 21. Sign up at: tinyurl.com/writerscircl...

Looking for new story ideas? Fresh life for your WIP? STARTING WITH PLACE, my self-paced writing workshop just launched at The Writing Circle! It's full of exercises using place as the springboard for plot and character, and it was a lot of fun to create! Sign up at: writerscircle.circle.so/courses

This is some of the most JOYFUL news I've heard in a while: @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social is the chair! Actual children will be on the deciding panel! And 30,000 books will be gifted to kids who need them! 💙📚

Indie Bookstore day kicks off with author @josephinewrites.bsky.social Yipee!

Happy World Read Aloud Day everybody! I love this excuse to visit schools across the country and celebrate books all day long! 💙📚

I had a hard time letting go of my decade+ Twitter posts (nostalgia?) so I used blueark to move them here (thanks to @janefriedman.com 's Electric Speed newsletter!) It cost $5.00 and the only hitch was that apparently, all the posts got dated yesterday? Sorry if I accidentally flooded your feed!!!

I'm so excited to see A Catalog of Burnt Objects on this list next to so many books I want to read.

Hi writers! Do you have serious goals for 2025? I currently have space for 3 more Creative Coaching clients as well as openings for manuscript & query critiques! 💙📚✏️ josephinecameron.com/services

Well it's 5:15 on #WorldReadAloudDay and my wifi just went down...we broke the Internet with so many joyful book-filled virtual visits! 😂🎉 Thanks to all the #teachers and #librarians who set aside time to celebrate reading. I already can't wait for next year! 💙📚

Tomorrow is #WorldReadAloudDay!! Are you ready to celebrate? I'll meet w/several schools in TX and NY to chat about reading & writing...my favorite things! Check out the #WRAD hub for activities, a writing challenge, live events, and more! www.litworld.org/worldreadalo...

3rd-5th grade #teachers and #librarians, I'm offering free 20-min class visits to celebrate World Read Aloud Day on Feb. 7th and I still have a few slots available! Sign up here: calendly.com/josephinecam... @edusky.bsky.social #edusky #WorldReadAloudDay

3rd-5th grade #teachers and #librarians, I'm offering free 20-min class visits to celebrate World Read Aloud Day on Feb. 7th and I still have a few slots available! Sign up here: calendly.com/josephinecam... @edusky.bsky.social #edusky #WorldReadAloudDay

My friends & family who work in Lewiston are safe and sound, our schools are closed, and we’re all just hunkered down waiting for news, but I think I’ll take a break from the socials for a while. Sending love to all my friends! ❤️

My friends & family who work in Lewiston are safe and sound, our schools are closed, and we’re all just hunkered down waiting for news, but I think I’ll take a break from the socials for a while. Sending love to all my friends! ❤️

There’s no wrong way to Bluesky if done with love! 😄

Audiobook fans: this month in my newsletter, I'm giving away a copy of A DOG-FRIENDLY TOWN audiobook! You can find the entry form here (#giveaway ends Oct. 31; USA only; no sign-up necessary): eepurl.com/iANBxw

Authors, if you think Scholastic's "separate but equal" book fair plan is, perhaps, a BAD idea, please consider signing this open letter to them about it: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Thank you to Tegan Beese for showing precisely how dishonest and cowardly Scholastic is being, both with their decision to segregated the books, and their statements justifying that segregation www.instagram.com/reel/CxvzRC-...

One of these days, I’m going to stay awake for this. 🤣 Here’s a reminder for the rest of you!

I love it so much when authors you admire are also people you admire. This took guts and heart. Thank you, Molly.

PSA: the McCloskey exhibit at the Brunswick, #Maine public library ends this month. It's worth the drive, and the leaves are gorgeous right now, too!

If you're coming to #Maine for leaf-peeping (you should!) be sure to stop by Brunswick to see the Robert McCloskey exhibit at the public library (ends Oct 29). I love seeing the sketches and process behind final art!

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Somehow, I have racked up a whopping 4 bsky codes. Need one? Want one? DM me, please. 💙

Virtual author visits are a great way to jumpstart student projects & build enthusiasm for oft-dreaded tasks (like revision). This year, I've built a new easy-peasy calendar & opened up a few *limited* dates...hope to see you soon! #teachers #librarians...

Bad news: we watched Reservation Dogs as slowly as possible to make it last, but now it's over 😞 Good news: Our Flag Means Death is back 🤸‍♂️🤸🤸‍♀️ Bottom line: I'm so grateful for excellent storytelling ❤️ What should I queue up next?

It's good to remember what it feels like to be a student. Today, I need to take a timed test in something I've studied, taught, and generally know very well... yet I don't want to start it bc what if I actually *don't* know the things I'm pretty sure I know or I blank or I have to pee or...? Blerg.

😊 It's good for your mind!

Virtual author visits are a fun way to kickstart student projects & build enthusiasm for tough tasks (idea-generation, revision). This year, I've built an easy-peasy calendar & opened up a few *limited* dates for #teachers & #Librarians. Pass it on!...

Tip for those new to Bluesky: Be sure to tweak your Settings > Home Feed (bsky.app/settings/hom...), especially if your home feed seems quiet. You may be missing replies!

This year, I've built a new easy-peasy calendar & opened up a few *limited* dates for virtual author visits...a fun way to jumpstart student projects & build enthusiasm for oft-dreaded tasks like revision! Maybe I'll see you soon! :) #edusky josephinecameron.com/schoolvisitk...

Do you live near Florence, MA? Will you go to this event so I can live vicariously through you? ;) Have so much fun!!!!

Congrats @apensfan!!! You've won the Dog-Friendly giveaway! Please DM me your mailing address and I'll send these pup-filled mysteries your way! 💙📚🐶

Congrats @loritecler.bsky.social !!! You've won the blue-sky books! I guess we can't DM here, so please email me your mailing address hello(at)josephinecameron(dot)com and I'll send some blue skies your way! 💙📚

Two more days to enter! 💙📚🐶

Two more days to enter! 💙📚🐶

These days, every time I decide to buckle down & work on ONE THING, another shiny idea pops in my head. Then, give it a minute, I think ALL the ideas are terrible/doomed/half-baked. If it were one of my students, I'd have so much good advice for them. 🤣

These days, every time I decide to buckle down & work on ONE THING, another shiny idea pops in my head. Then, give it a minute, I think ALL the ideas are terrible/doomed/half-baked. If it were one of my students, I'd have so much good advice for them. 🤣

Join me tomorrow 9/28 at 5pm in Madison CT for a book talk & signing to celebrate Jasmine Toguchi. And origami! RSVP free: www.rjjulia.com/debbi-michik...

p.s. I have a totally different giveaway going on over at the 💙☁️ place... if you want to give it a shot, I'm @josephinewrites there, too (and if anyone wants an invite code, DM me, I've got a couple!!)

I love this fun chapter book series! The final book in the new storyline is out today!!

Hello #Bluesky #authors #writers. You have been an amazing support of the SAG-AFTRA strike, & against AI misuse. Perhaps you might lend your signature to the letter against Data3, which unlawfully used thousands of books (including mine) to train AI. (Link to open letter in article)

Do we do giveaways here? I need to free up some shelf space (+feeling blue skies ahead with the writer's strike!)... so let's try! Follow & RT (hah! do we say RT?) by 5pm EST on Sun 10/1 for a chance to win: 6 MG novels with BLUE SKIES on the cover (2 signed by me!) US only. #kidlitchat #EduSky

Feels like hope today!

Do we do giveaways here? I need to free up some shelf space (+feeling blue skies ahead with the writer's strike!)... so let's try! Follow & RT (hah! do we say RT?) by 5pm EST on Sun 10/1 for a chance to win: 6 MG novels with BLUE SKIES on the cover (2 signed by me!) US only. #kidlitchat #EduSky

It's Monday, the #WritersStrike might be almost over, and THREE friends told me they're getting puppies soon!! Let's celebrate with a Dog-Friendly #mglit #Giveaway, shall we? 💙🐶📚 RT & follow by 5pm EST on Sun 10/1 to win 2 signed books + book-pup swag! US only.