Thank you, Laura! Honored 😊

Today's kid fanmail motivation is from mysterious artist HBd (?) who drew me cats and flowers. My readers get me. #writingcommunity #mglit #kidlit #authorlife

I love Battle of the Books! And this one is exrra special, because it's in my home town. ♥️ #mglit #mysterybooks #battleofthebooks #kidlit

Monday mood from the fosterfloof. #kitten #mondaymood #adoptdontshop

New on the Anthropic settlement from the @authorsguild.org : over 91% (!!) of eligible books were claimed as of the claims deadline (I would not have predicted such a high number!) Looks like the payout will be close to the $3000 originally estimated authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...

Hope to see you at Colorado Teen Lit Conference! #kidlit #mglit #yalit #colorado #denver

Wee fosterfloof, taking in the world at 16 days old. #cats #fosterkitten #kitten #adoptdontshop

Writing for Young Adult or Middle Grade readers requires a different approach, and writing YA or MG mysteries is extra challenging. Follow award-winning author Fleur Bradley as she shows you the ropes. #nonfiction #writing #youngadult #middlegrade #booksky www.amazon.com/Get-Clue-Plo...

Yoooo, NC peeps! I’ll be at the noir at the bar at Yonder Bar in Hillsborough (@erykpruitt.bsky.social’s amazing establishment) on April 9th. Check out this lineup, which includes the incredible @pmraymond.bsky.social, rad-tactic @steveweddle.bsky.social, and the literary badass himself: Mr Pruitt

We're sure it was a difficult birth, because these things always are, but our member @fleurbradley.bsky.social has a brand-new book! Congratulations Fleur and Happy Book Birthday! Love the cover so much!

Top anthology - read it, review it, nominate it. (And you get a cookie 😊.)

It's a bookbirthday! Go get yourself a Clue at the nearest bookstore if you're ready to write your MG or YA mystery. Cake is on me...! #bookbirthday #writingcommunity #amwriting #mysterybooks #kidlit

Canadian authors, if you aren't eligible for the US Anthropic lawsuit bc you didn't register US copyright, we have our own class action suit! It doesn't rely on registering copyright and you're included in the class by default 🇨🇦 Sign up for updates here: www.cfmlawyers.ca/class-action...

Colorado friends: join me tomorrow at The Bookies in Denver for the launch of MG graphic novel Inbetweens by Faith Erin Hicks...! #kidlit #mglit #graphicnovel #denver #bookevent

Fun interview where I talk about my upcoming book, Get a Clue: How to Plot, Write, and Sell Your MG or YA mystery. Check it out: #writingcommunity #kidlitchat #mglit #yalit #mystery

Thank you, Lisa!

Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! 🎉 This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here! You can, as of TODAY, search Bluesky and ManuscriptWishList.com posts at once: manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search. All posts are verified by a human who works in publishing. ☕

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Today's fanmail motivation is from Jonathan in Iowa, who gave me a new book idea and everything... #kidlit #mglit #writing

Once in a lifetime opportunity for an aspiring picture book author! Want your pb to be considered at Sourcebooks executive editor Manlove's editorial meeting? Melissa & I are offering a critique & Skip-the-Slush-Pile pass in the Publishing for Minnesota fundraiser! www.32auctions.com/organization...

I donated a manuscript critique and a (hot off the press!) print ARC of GET A CLUE: HOW TO PLOT, WRITE, AND SELL YOUR MG OR YA MYSTERY (out 7 Apr.). Publishing shows up, y'all... www.32auctions.com/organization... #publishingforminnesota #publishing #writingcommunity #forwriters #kidlit #mglit

Ever consider writing middle-grade or young-adult mystery? Our member, @fleurbradley.bsky.social, is writing a book on that! Check out her cover reveal below. Get a Clue: How to Plot, Write, and Sell Your MG or YA Mystery is out on April 7th and available for (pre-)order in paperback and e-book.

Thanks for the shout-out, SinC Colorado!! ♥️ #kidlit #yalit #writingcommunity

Mystery writer friends: join us for a virtual mini-conference - it's free, because RMMWA is cool like that... Share it with your friends! #MysteryWriter #WritingCommunity #mysterybooks #amwriting #mystery

Cover reveal for Get a Clue: How to Plot, Write, and Sell Your MG or YA Mystery...! I know, it's exciting. Link: fleurbradleyauthor.substack.com/p/cover-reve...

I'm just gonna post a piece of my art from my files every day til the New Year because WHY NOT. Here's a drawing I did in 2017 for my novel ALL THE CROOKED SAINTS.

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Today's kid fanmail motivation is from Madeline, who drew me atop a mountain with a rainbow, which is my happy place. #kidlit #amwriting #writingcommunity

Gettin' some dirt on my boots with my girl Tyne. #coloradosprings #takeahike

If you're coming to NCTE, say hi! #ncte #denver #literacy #teachers

Advice from Seasoned Authors featuring Fleur Bradley! We asked Fleur some of the most important questions! See what her best advice is for all authors looking to make it. Read all her advice on our blog: writingdayworkshops.com/blog #amwriting #amquerying @fleurbradley.bsky.social

Despite quite liking bats, I somehow have only ever drawn them as background elements (usually for a vampire or witch or... something). Anyone else who is more bats about... bats... ? 🦇 #kidlitart

Do you have a #KidLit or #YALit book launching this wk? Or do you want to help boost someone else's #PublicationDay #BookBirthday? Reply below with info + link to the post. Only for books launching Nov.3-9, 2025 #2025-Wk45.

@carolinecarlson.bsky.social shares 10 new children’s books that take readers from the cosmos all the way back to Earth.

Found this very comfortable chair and footstool for just $25. Added blanket to Fleur it up. Now, let the writing begin... #trifty #amwriting #mystery

Throwback to when I made a booktrailer for Daybreak in Raven Island... Fun, but definitely a stretch for my skillset, lol. #mglit #halloween #booksforkids #booktrailer #canva

This butterfly mistook me for a flower until it found one. #colorado #mountainlife #butterfly

Peeped the leaves and avoided the crowds. Turns out that, as with everything, the answer is the forest. #colorado #woodlandpark #leafpeeping

So this week I'm book talking the wonderful junior novels that kids in CO nominated for our 2026 state award! When I got to the the slide for Midnight at the Barclay Hotel, an entire 5th grade class erupted into applause! It was the best moment! @fleurbradley.bsky.social #CCBA #CCBAaward #kidlit 👍📚

Fosterfloofs say don't forget to stretch. #fosterkittens

Sleepy fosterfloofs, were zooming across the room five minutes ago. #fosterkittens #cats

Accidental tired author mirror selfie. It's like a gym selfie, only not. #bouchercon #authorlife

Off to New Orleans Bouchercon to catch up with my mystery author friends... If you're there, say howdy. #mystery #amwriting #writingcommunity

Fosterfloof Doja Cat says no to this Monday-on-a-Tuesday. #fosterkittens #Cats

Hope to see you at Bouchercon! #mysterywriters #bouchercon #kidlit #mglit #yalit #mystery

ICYMI, writers supporting writers, unite! @juliadahl.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social @christafaust.bsky.social @fleurbradley.bsky.social @gnofhorror.com @jordanharper.bsky.social @keithrosson.bsky.social @sadiehartmann.bsky.social @blacktopkid.bsky.social @bookspotlight.bsky.social

🤩 Looking for a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ hardcover book for $6.99 Beautifully Illustrated by @debbiepalen.bsky.social & written as a newscast by @ljrwritenow.bsky.social sharing the story of animals found in wombat burrows after the 2020 fires - 4 pages of back matter #BookSky #EduSky #Stem #Australia #fires

Little hot and sunny for this ginger girl, but sometimes you just gotta climb a mountain. #colorado #takeahike

Finding the beauty in the world today. #colorado #manitousprings

Fosterkitten says: Icanteven... #fosterkitten #wednesday #nope