Hey kids - some scam artist is using a scam Gmail account to impersonate me. If you get an email from “me” that seems fishy and isn’t from my actual email — it’s not me! I’m sorry and BOO SCAMSTERS!!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Well, this was a lovely thing to run across this morning!

ROWAN@rowanclair.bsky.social · 2d ago

Woodland edge 🦋

And for those who are curious about this "Atmosphere" I keep talking about, you are already part of it (with your Bluesky account). Here's a good, non-techie explanation: lab.leaflet.pub/3mrq6ma5dgs2x (adorable art by @cozylittle.house) #KidLitChat

What is the Atmosphere?

An explainer for everyone in 4 minutes or less.

lab.leaflet.pub

I have finshed my frozen pizza and my glass of Costco sangria, so it's time to toddle off. This was another fun night--I'm glad we're all here on Bluesky, wherever else we find ourselves! See you next time. #kidlitchat

I am remaining old school with a Wordpress website--but I am trying to spruce it up a bit. No blog. IG has become strange to me. I see only a fraction of the people I'm following--you know, the ones I actually WANT to see. #kidlitchat

TOPIC: What are you doing these days to maintain a professional presence that also reaches your audience? Is it... websites? Social media? Newsletters? Video? Text? ESP??? All or some or... what is working for you? #kidlitchat

This is an excellent breakdown of concerns you should have when looking for representation. I just subscribed to Jane Friedman's newsletter--I don't know why it took me so long. Thank you for posting, @scbwi-nm.bsky.social , and thank you, @dtdelosh.bsky.social , for reposting.

SCBWI New Mexico@scbwi-nm.bsky.social · last wk.

Agent Business Models May Be Shifting: What I Fear Will Happen by Jane Friedman janefriedman.com/agent-busine... #books #publishing

Please remember that it's us that moves posts around on Bluesky, there's not a central algorithm like Twitter or Tumblr or Instagram. If you like art, repost art! Leave comment on art! Even if it's just emotes, it means the world to every artist.

I guess I'm cool enough that someone is out there impersonating me using this email address: jenniferrofe.agent@gmail.com. This is NOT me. I use a proper and obvious work address for, well, work.

Credit to @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social / @publisherswkly.bsky.social for listening. Thank you. Much appreciated by all of us creators! You’re a real one.

Speaking of happy places, chat has been a happy place for me for 17 years, through thick and thin. Thanks, @gregpincus.bsky.social for a wonderful partnership. I love this community. You guys are the best. See you next time. <3 #kidlitchat

For me, reading and creating #kidlit is the opportunity to live and work in a world that makes sense. #kidlitchat

TOPIC: Continuing our celebration of 17 years chatting, tonight we're re-upping the very first topic from the first #kidlitchat: "Why children’s literature? What excites you about it, whether it’s reading, writing or ???"

Just a reminder for those of you working on hybrids or graphic novels, MAKING COMICS by @scottmccloud.bsky.social is still, hands down, the best technical reference out there. #graphicnovel #authorillustrator #sequentialart

This was nice. Being with you is always nice. Thank you for 17 years of good times. Greg, let's do this again next week. :-) #kidlitchat

I'm currently pitching a picture book about my character's first snow. Firsts are either fraught, or magical, or both for the PB set. Hoping for magic in this case. :-) #kidlitchat

TOPIC: #kidlitchat is 17 this month! Which is . . . REALLY OLD in social media years! How do you use milestones to shape your characters? How do all the "firsts," the annual celebrations, and the rites of passage provide opportunities to define character?

Unplug-the-laptop thunder is happening. Eep.

Funniest thing I've read in a long time. Seriously. You need to read this.

Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 4w ago

Hello new followers! I've removed the paywall from this piece, which is a chapter from my novel Villager, told entirely in the form of an online village message board. If you like it, you'll probably like the book. If you don't, you probably won't... www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...

Thank you all--this is such a tough topic, but there are some really good tips tonight. Carry on! See you next time. #kidlitchat

I rely on the illustrations to convey the emotions of the story, so this is really difficult for me to get across in a pitch. :-/ #kidlitchat

TOPIC: When you're pitching your manuscript (in any form - query letter, elevator, pitch contest), how do you communicate how the reader is going to FEEL when they're done, not just tell the story of what happens? What are your tips to finding the way to give a reaction to your pitch-ee? #kidlitchat

Golly--this was one of the fastest hours ever. I'll need to comb back through the posts tomorrow. Thanks, everyone! See you next time. #kidlitchat

Has The Night Gardener been made into anything? Not new, but I just read it recently, and was struck by how cinematic it is. #kidlitchat

I think we should add: "and please cast the main character" :-) #kidlitchat

TOPIC: What books, from board books to YA, have you read recently that you think should be a movie or a TV show? #kidlitchat

Is there any wonder? Seriously?

WIRED@wired.com · last mo.

Despite a complete lack of evidence, everyone from Russia to Israel and Iran is being blamed for Lindsey Graham’s death.

P. S. I submitted my comment as "Anonymous," which is an option I would not normally have considered...but the way things are, now, I thought it was safer. And I hate having to say that.

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · last mo.

There is still time to submit your comment and tell the government that you don't want US research to be completely destroyed by politicians meddling in individual grants. You can submit your comments here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM...

There is still time to submit your comment and tell the government that you don't want US research to be completely destroyed by politicians meddling in individual grants. You can submit your comments here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM...

Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · last mo.

Comments due by Monday on the attempt to politicize science/aka kill American research as we know it. Do it at the link (counter the ton of Heritage-foudnatoin-prompted comments): www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...

Really, how is this feature anything but evil? I do not see any plausible justification for swiping someone's content to use in your own. Re-posting, boosting, yes. But not "using." How pathetic do you have to be??? Thank you for the tips on avoiding.

Moth@theabyssofwhoa.bsky.social · last mo.