@mermaidwriter.bsky.social what time will you be hosting? it'll be nice to see u again. i might pop in for 20 minutes.

@mermaidwriter.bsky.social so....it, one, and ze are also pronouns. not sure if u know that.

@jynhall.bsky.social every time i think of u, i think of blood flood because u wrote book flood and i misread that.

@mermaidwriter.bsky.social i hope u got paid for ur poems.

@ckwritesbooks.bsky.social Autie///Chkee/white///HI//?

@rachelfunez.bsky.social u had a scary job. as a public defender, u had to work w/convicted murderers

@katemessner.com ur profle picture....what is that animal?

@mermaidwriter.bsky.social happy Labor Day! i've heard that sub teaching is the worst job, grade school might not be that hard.

www.npr.org/sections/cod... "A two-year study published in the Administrative Science Quarterly Journal found that Asian job candidates in the U.S. were almost twice as likely to receive a call back if they whitened their resumes"" anglo first names and Asian last names fared only slightly better,

@mermaidwriter.bsky.social two former psychologists think i'm dead.....well, one thinks i'm gonna die soon 'cause he thinks i'm an idiot. well, i'm not the one who women keep rejecting....and he's always failed to figure out why. been half a century. both make things up. thoughts?

@mermaidwriter.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... u can sign up for different pb read aloud sessions and to listen to author chats. they send replays. 3 day max. pdt or pacific daylight itme

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Reminder: Celebrate back-to-school with Middle Grade Authorcade! You could win 15 fabulous books for your school or classroom library, including 2 just hitting shelves this month! Ends Aug. 24, US only. Enter here: app.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display...

@gabisnyder.bsky.social 's auctioning her PBs. i recommend it for the art. it's quality written, too. 5 stars from me www.32auctions.com/organization...

@lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social i, koala bear, reviewed u well on goodread, too. the book did make me sad for them. hopefully, more can be done to curb global warming's effects on them. freerice.com says that most of africa's arable land/farming land will be underwater by 2050.

@lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social i gave u a five star review on amazon. would've been on x if i could find u there.

there are some cozy mysteries for adults/general audience. thrillers. kids' books r more my style. i'm aromantic

what kind of person writes that ur parents fucked, so u should include sex scenes n ur manuscript? ugh...obrien.

crazy old man wrote and said disturbing things....obviously sexist despite being an ex-psychologist....and he kept pressuring me to join his zoom room 'til i blocked him. in his mid 70s, but targeted women under 40.

personally, i'd avoid anyone who labels themselves as a scoundrel. i was in shut up and write rooms w/self-identified narcissists as hosts. it left me w/ distaste. one was pushing me to talk to crazy old man who kept frustrating me, one was taunting me about morons who harassed me.

my fave books for adults/general audience: @leegoldberg.bsky.social 's MONK series and hy conrad's continuation.

tried to read romance thrice. in one, they sounded like they're in high school despite being adults in their 20s. i was pressured into it. roger said it's common. in another, there were glaring plot holes in teh first 10 pgs. in a third, it was too...dark. pressured by host.

@bookmarkobrien.bsky.social makes it sound like i have no idea what i'm talking about. many literary agents who lie say everyone emailed them excellent work. instead of just responding it's not for me/ignoring it. and obviously they don't get paid say that.

clearsky.app/bookmarkobri... i would never read romance let alone write it. i tried once and it made me feel old. i don't want to read depictions of poverty. i don't even like sex scenes....it was a part of a thread. too lazy to respond to post above.

i think no comment / no emails at all is actually better

@bookmarkobrien.bsky.social i didn't even know he was an agent. i have never followed him or heard of him. empty generic praise from generic form letters is what is misleading and is what i don't like.

My TAKE 5 interview is with @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social ! She wrote her new PB, M IS FOR MASON JAR, on a dare and sold it to the first publisher!🤯 GIVEAWAY: a 30-min AMA Zoom OR a signed book! To enter: Share Like & Comment Follow #Booksky #kidlit #teachersky beckywalkerbooks.com/2025/08/04/t...

#PBSummit Podcast: Homage, Parody, and Plagiarism, Oh My! “Oh my” is right! Does your manuscript allude to another book or story? The Team explains the differences and what you need to know before sending your story on submission. picturebooksummit.co...#PBSummit #amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #booksky

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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, FINDING FORGIVENESS by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social, illustrated by @dianamayoillo.bsky.social (Farrar Straus & Giroux for Young Readers) out Aug 5. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-...

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the NYT bestseller YA novel, A FORGERY OF FATE by Elizabeth Lim (@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social). To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THERE'S SOMETHING ODD ABOUT THE BABYSITTER by @elaynecrain.bsky.social, illustrated by John Ledda (Feiwel and Friends) To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-...

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@mermaidwriter.bsky.social ever been there?

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 11): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-... Inside: Children's Book Market, Why your Plot Isn't Working, 10 Things to Avoid in PBs, more. Thanks @me-mwai.bsky.social for the illo, @mariawenadcock.bsky.social & @beckyscharn.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.

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society sucks. people r jackasses. i run into nutcases who have personality disorders. face palm. 2 admitted theyr'e narcissists. 1 winced when i said narcissistic therapists don't care. yeah, ex-psychologist incel. fake ass bitches.

galbani, maplebrook

@mermaidwriter.bsky.social u were right. home in a lunchbox rules.

@caroljoymunro.bsky.social read her pb