Middle grade and picture book writer, constant reader, equestrian, wife, friend. #middlegrade #kidlit

Nashville
Joined April 2022
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Dr. King once said, "Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve." True greatness lies in lifting others, making a difference, and serving with purpose. Let’s honor his legacy by finding ways to serve and create a better world together. #MLKDay
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It happens to a lot of authors. Some more than others, lol
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They say to write the book you want to read but can't find. Here's the danger: If you can't find it, there's a 99% chance agents, publishers, and reviewers don't like it or want it. I'm not saying you shouldn't go for it. Whatever *it* is you're looking for, someone else out there has felt the same. Write for them (and for yourself). But recognize that finding your fellow rebels can be a seriously uphill battle, and brace yourself for pushback. The very thing you most crave might be the very thing the established book market is quickest to reject.
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If #MGLit sales are down, why do people not want to hear what actual students are asking for? If many of the same types of books are being published but not selling, maybe... try asking kids what they want? (But not ALL graphic novels.)
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Nancy Drew meets Darby O’Gill and The Little People but set on the most southern tip of Lake Michigan. #MG #PN #Mystery #UnhingedPit #AmWriting #AmQuerying
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Dapper owls on Victorian postcards
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Happy Halloween, said the ghost. Happy Halloween, said the pumpkin.
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Writers. Don't put such pressure on yourself. The process should be fun. Query. Listen. Pivot. Query. Make writing friends. Honor rejections as marks of progress. Drink tea in a special mug. Celebrate, you are not a couch potato. Query. #YOUGOTTHIS
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“ I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” Anne Of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery. This was a sketch from my sketchbook and after just recently returning from Prince Edward Island, I decided to paint it for my favorite time of year. #october #kidlit #kidlitart
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Emily Winter retweeted
Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people - people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book. ~E.B. White
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It's THURSDAY BLURBSDAY!!! And I am absolutely overjoyed to share two more brilliant blurbs for Bitterfly Bay from two more of my very favourite authors!!
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Not every day is a good day. Not everyday is all that exciting. Some days can be rather rubbish actually, or just a bit ‘meh’. Today though, Bear was having a lovely day. Some days are just lovely. #WhenBeastsSpoke #LovelyDay #Bear #Art #BearArt #Mindfulness charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/p… 🐻
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Emily Winter retweeted
Only 36 days until Halloween 🎃 Art by Margaryta Yermolayeva
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Happy Hobbit Day! 🍄
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Happy Autumnal Equinox & first day of fall! Art by Katie Daisy.
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Fall is here & the #FallWritingFrenzy a #kidlit #contest for #unagented #ya #mg #cb #er #pb #bb #writers is on! (entries due by Oct 3rd) Let's do a follow train! Start by following the #prize donors (tagged below) & say "I'm entering the #fallwritingfrenzy" & tag your friends
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i keep seeing writers who say they queried 60 or 80 or 100 agents i’ve only found about 20 agents that feel like a “good fit” for my book am i doing something wrong? 😅 #WritingCommunity #amquerying
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Emily Winter retweeted
We’re never going there. Creativity is made, not generated. You can read more at procreate.com/ai ✨ #procreate #noaiart
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I am not trying to be mean but it is an immense, immense privilege to be able to write full-time and not work a day job
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