Calling all bird lovers! Don't miss this special picture book all about the dawn chorus and the unique morning songs of different bird species, by Carmela Lavigna Coyle and illustrated by Bonnie Kelso. This book may just inspire you to wake up early enough to witness your own dawn chorus!
T.S.! I have been wondering the same thing and no one else has mentioned it! Why?!? Surely it would be a cool talking point, if nothing else?
DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
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Registration is open for my upcoming query letter webinar! If you register and submit a query letter by February 7, your query might be selected for live feedback from me during the webinar. Link to register in first comment.
The Publishing for Minnesota auction launches this week to support groups providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, and community resources to those in urgent need.
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Looking forward to watching the #ALAYMA this morning and cheering for my colleagues! And like always - I'm sharing my poem "What Happened to Your Book Today." A reminder of why we make books for young readers. ❤️https://katemessner.com/what-happened-to-your-book-today-a-poem-for-after-the-ala-awards/
Whether your book won an award today or not, there are kids whose love of reading was bolstered by your book. Kids who felt seen by your book. Kids who have already told their friends about your book. Kids who will never forget your book.
On behalf of one of those kids: thank you.
#ALAyma
Congratulations if your book was recognized today! Kids at home are cheering for you!
And if your book wasn't recognized today: please know that there are kids who thought about your book first when they heard that the best books of the year were being recognized. (2/3) #ALAyma
When I told my daughter that one of her favorite books of the year had been recognized by the ALA Youth Media Awards today, the first thing she said was, "Yay!!" The second thing was, "Did [other favorite book] win, too?" So, kidlit creators: (1/3)
#ALAyma
Thrilled to hold these two beautiful @picnicheist.bsky.social
books in my hands! Check out MONKEY’S SWEET SURPRISE before Lunar New Year and MILO’S MOONLIGHT MISSION before the next clear night. Congratulations to
@ediblewords.bsky.social, Bonnie Lui, Kathleen M. Blasi, and Petronela Dostalova!
Watercolor illustration. A white woman wearing a red hat, red mittens, an orange coat, blue pants, brown shoes, and red-and-orange scarf sits next to a white cat on an open book. They magically fly over clouds against a blue and purple sky filled with other flying books. A brown and tan cat flies on another book in the background. The logo for Julie Scheina Editorial Services--a white line drawing of a pencil between the white capital letters J and S against a teal background--hangs in the sky.
Happy New Year! Here’s to a year full of new adventures! 🌌🌕⭐️☁️📖 (Thank you @steveemond.bsky.social for the beautiful artwork!)
Querying in 2026? Join me for this query workshop! Link in first reply.
Thank you, from one Julie S to another!! :)
One of my favorite new movies has some great takeaways on character development, shared by one of my favorite freelance editors! @juliescheina.com
More on lessons that novelists and story writers can learn from playwrights and screenwriters
www.doctorsyntax.net/2025/03/the-...
I often advise fiction writers to see how screenwriters do things.* Good movies, no matter how “pop” they are, are all worth studying—even KPop Demon Hunters
*E.g. see post linked in my next skeet
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+ A bonus hot take: Rumi/Jinu have the (IMO more satisfying) character arc Elsa could have had if Frozen had stuck a little closer to its Snow Queen roots.
In this essay I will…
I'm sharing three takeaways from KPop Demon Hunters that you can apply to your work (bonus points if you listen to the soundtrack while doing so!).
(Link in first reply.)
MG authors, this PW article is worth a read! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Another week, another 19 reasons why libraries are awesome.
Copy of THE HOUSE OF FOUND OBJECTS standing on wooden desk with a stuffy of Totoro, a plant, and a window in the background.
Congratulations to Jo Beckett-King on her MG debut, THE HOUSE OF FOUND OBJECTS! Perfect for readers who love mysteries, Paris, prickly friendships, and
solving puzzles hand-in-hand with characters. Kirkus says, “Codebreakers and mystery fans will want to read this fun adventure,
tout de suite.”
Fantastic! Congratulations!!
Screenshot of "AI overview" that says, "Andrew Garfield and Robert Pattinson are not directly connected to the Twilight movie franchise. They did not star in the Twilight films, though they are close friends and were both vying for roles early in their careers. Andrew Garfield is known for his roles in films like The Social Network, The Amazing Spider-Man films, and Hacksaw Ridge, while Robert Pattinson is famous for his role as Edward Cullen in the Twilight series."
What's that about using AI for "just for research" again?
Can Aye 👀 absentmindedly reach to remove a stray hair from its neck while driving, only to discover it’s not a hair, it’s giant flying insect? I don’t think so. (I didn’t crash the car. Please clap.)
