Juli 💖💜💙

It totally sounds like a book! 😆 I hope you have the best time 💖

I hadn't been since I was a teen as well. Can confirm it was just as fun as an adult 🥰 #KidLitChat

That sounds magical!✨ #KidLitChat

Huzzah! 🎉 #KidLitChat

That's so fun! I went to a small local ren faire in SoCal 😊 #KidLitChat

I will just post about my favorite thing so far this quarter which was attending a ren faire for book idea research (and of course, merriment). I'll likely be going back in the fall for more. 🏴‍☠️🏰😄 #KidLitChat

Happy book birthday!!! #KidLitChat

Congratulations!!!

ADD a letter and ruin a movie

Rogue Once: A Star Wars Story

I picked up a copy once in the library and it was in the MG section

Jews for Food Aid for Gaza Jewish people support food aid for families in Gaza and an immediate end to the Israeli government’s food aid blockade. #JewsForFoodAidForPeopleInGaza

Open call to sign, and link to donate.

Please spread the word.

Interesting! I vividly remember reading The Da Vinci Code on the bus to school and being exhausted as well. I always thought maybe I read it too young/reading level was too high, but perhaps it was the pacing too #KidLitChat

I just want to add my appreciation for the topic introduction. It made me giggle 😆 #KidLitChat

I want to share a bit laterally to this topic: if you get feedback on word count (too short/long), it may be a deeper insight. You can technically have a wordless picture book that is paced wonderfully. Hence, a note on word count to me warrants a look at the pace of your story. #kidlitchat

Congrats!! What a great accomplishment ☺️

I would put in a vote for lowercase, because saying "I googled something" also stays lowercase as a verb

This is relevant to last night’s #KidLitChat discussion on querying!

How amazing!! Congrats! ❤️ #KidLitChat

@junesmalls.bsky.social I love this and what a great metaphor. 🥪💖 The sandwich rejection concept is also a great reminder for anyone out on sub (speaking for a friend aka me 😆) #KidLitChat

My last big tip is to be kind to yourself (and to think kindly of the agents). A rejection may not be a reflection on the quality of your work. It doesn't make it hurt less, but you can celebrate what you can control. If you send a query, THAT is a win. You are doing the thing! #KidLitChat

As far as submission strategy when querying, I recommend sending in small batches. That way you can make adjustments if you get form responses vs. personalized etc. querytracker.net can even filter a search by reply % and days (Under Agents -> Data View, select "Submission Data") #KidLitChat

Writing a great query is a separate skill from writing a great book, so my best tip is to study successful queries. www.query101.blog/about is a great resource (and includes the query that landed my first agent). There's also queryshark.blogspot.com by the late, great agent Janet Reid. #KidLitChat

Yes, Exactly! Twitter was how I got connected when just starting, and Bluesky has filled that void I lost #KidLitChat

I was thinking about the individual moments that moved me forward in writing and realized that they all had one thing in common: finding knowledge and inspiration in community (like this one!) #KidLitChat

always love seeing your #KidLitConfections during #KidLitChat!

Welcome!! #KidLitChat

I do this too! #KidLitChat

lol still to be discovered and then hopefully added! #KidLitChat

The book Story Genius by Lisa Cron is resting atop a gray library table. Beneath we see a glimpse of pages of a spiral bound notebook with handwritten notes in blue ink that reads “Story Genius Notes 4/22/2025 what drives a story forward?”

Hi #KidLitChat ! I am currently at the library studying and am delighted to see where the convo goes tonight as I plot out my MG. ☺️

Missed #KidLitChat tonight (traveling mid air ✈️) but I wanted to hop in and answer about the part of my creative process I can't do without:

It's wonder.