Northern lights from tonight
@kathyhjermstad
PB writer, SCBWI member, CBA graduate, scrapbooker, grandmother, crazy cat lady πΈ "Fine writers should split hairs together, and sit side by side, like friendly apes, to pick the fleas from each other's prose." --Logan Pearsall Smith
Northern lights from tonight
When I write, it's always the writer's version of verbal diarrhea. Words spew excessively, but the cleanup makes it worthwhile.
Henceforth I shall refer to it as keyboard diarrhea.
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Instagram, a haiku
Instagram is a
deep dark rabbit hole from which
I cannot escape
#writingcommunity #haiku #poetry #amwriting #amquerying
Tentative dates for #PBandKidJudges #kidlit writing competition. I hope to have the website up ASAP, but for sure by the date listed.
Thank you all for blowing this up! The more hype/ the more excited my kids are. You all are fueling that π₯ and I β₯οΈ you for it!
Today's Cancel Culture, a Haiku
Cancel culture now
is banning books, rights, people,
history and love
#writingcommunity #haiku #poetry #amwriting #amquerying
Organization, a haiku
Organization
while difficult to obtain
is so rewarding
#writingcommunity #haiku #poetry #amwriting #amquerying
Queries, a haiku
Put myself out there
Try to sell my picture books
Not giving up yet!
#writingcommunity #haiku #poetry #amwriting #amquerying
Glasses, a haiku
Read a text without
glasses. It said βbirdwatching.β
Far from βbrainwashing!β
#writingcommunity #haiku #poetry #amwriting #amquerying
Egg Prices, a Haiku
Egg benefits have
been debated, but now they're
worth their weight in gold
#writingcommunity #haiku #poetry #amwriting #amquerying
Daylight Savings Time, A Haiku
Annoying time change
Monday is so exhausting
Feels just like jet lag
#writingcommunity #haiku #poetry #amwriting #amquerying
Thin Mints, a Haiku
(first posted on FB in 2019)
Thin Mints, oh Thin Mints
Why do you not contain a
stop eating now switch?
#writingcommunity #haiku #poetry #amwriting #amquerying
My favorite pet is always the one on my lap π
We can't wait! We have new features lined up for #MSWL day Wednesday.
We're hoping to make the ManuscriptWishlist.com profiles more useful for both your left (facts, genres, tags) and right (creative, visual, emotional) brain.
About to do a final meeting with our tech team--wish us luck!
Use my critique groups! π
Same to you, Dena!
Submitted to #PBParty today. Thought my story was finished, but ended up making several (good!) changes minutes before submitting. Thanks for the motivation @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social!!
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Came up with 36 ideas this year! #writingcommunity #picturebook #amquerying #storystorm
Excited to be back in the querying trenches again! #amquerying #kidlit #picturebooks #writingcommunity
Letβs have some fun. Post a picture of the first car you bought
And yes, I actually thought this was cool π
Excited for Storystorm 2025!
2024 = Best! Christmas! Ever!
Several days with all of my kids and grandkids (& grand puppies)
Yes, I'm experiencing an introversion hangover, but it was totally worth it!
Why is it so important to NOT come to a stop at stop signs or lights?
Iβve had more hand signals thrown at me for this than anything else. My stops aren't crazy hard, but safe and complete.
Yesterday, someone flew past me after a stop and slammed on her breaks in front of me. Whatβs the deal?
Reminder: There's a fabulous free workshop this Saturday, December 14. Don't miss this opportunity to see Dr. Mira Reisberg in action!
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Dating myself here. Anyone else have the privilege of using these babies for driver's ed?
I quote this line almost daily: "I lift things!" π
Thank you!
Eek! I just submitted. Wish me luck!
This is great! I wish I had known about it a few days ago when I went onto X and deleted all my posts π