“You make everyone feel loved,” said my coffee cup. 🩷 That’s what you get when you go to Complimentary Cafe, Skokie IL. A business that is spreading love and kindness — which is rare these days. And yet so needed.
Karen Rafeedie
@krafeedie.bsky.social
KidLit author | Picture Books | #PitchMe Finalist | #PBChat Runner Up | Funny Fiction 😂 | 12x12 | SCBWI | Boy Mom | ❤️ Pugs, Pancakes and Chocolate Cake.
I ❤️ adore this gorgeous story about seeing treasure all around us. Plus, a chance to win!!! 🇨🇴🫏💕 @viviankirkfield.bsky.social @allisonrozo.bsky.social
Book Birthday: UNIQUE LIKE YOU Plus Giveaway
From idea to published book…what a process! It takes passion, practice, preparation, patience, and perseverance! And that’s why our Book Birthday posts are so very special because we are celebratin…
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Seriously LOVE this bookstore with a special door just for kiddos. 🥹🚪❤️#Booked
This beautiful StoryWalk had me running for the swings 😊@grubreport.bsky.social and Chris Park.
Check out my birthday month specials!!!! Cheers! 🥂
Sera Rivers@writeloudly.bsky.social · last yr.JUNE IS MY BIRTHDAY MONTH! As a very Happy Un-Birthday to you, I have 2 specials this month! I’m giving away $30 #query #critiques to 48 people and teaching a #writingworkshop on #dialogue! Check them both out at serarivers.com/shop/
Just a little reminder that we have a Starter Pack for all pitch events we know about here on BlueSky! We update as we find them so it's worth checking again for new ones too! go.bsky.app/UzNMwUV #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #AmWriting #LitAgents #AmAgenting
It's official, #SmallPitch comes back for another indie/small press-focused pitch event on July 7-8, 2025 🌊 This time, it will be open to all unagented authors from the #WritingCommunity. Check our website for more details ⬇️
#SmallPitch, the big pitch event for small presses
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That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America If you want a better understanding of what Amanda Jones and librarians everywhere are facing as they fight book bans, take a few moments to read this review from the Los Angeles Review of Books. lareviewofbooks.org/article/how-...
How Librarians Found Themselves on the Front Line of the Culture War | Los Angeles Review of Books
Melina Moe considers Amanda Jones’s “That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America.”
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Mermaids may be THE WORST, but Alex Willan is THE BEST -- especially at author events. @TheBookStall
Sizzlin’ HOT cover reveal of Diego Fuego! Congratulations to the amazing @allisonrozo.bsky.social and Rafael Rozo! 🐉🔥🙌🏼 @fuse8.bsky.social
Cover Reveal and Q&A: It’s Diego Fuego with Allison and Rafael Rozo
Because sometimes you just want to do a post about a tiny firefighting dragon.
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Just an author holding her first set of books that are now out in the world for young readers to gobble up. Illustrations by Claudio Cerri and published by @capstonepub.bsky.social #kidlit #goldaandezra
Cool! Mark your calendars! ✅
Manuscript Wish List®@manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 2y agoHello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Clever, hilarious and full of ❤️!@underwoodwriter.bksy.social
What a fascinating pb mind meld 🧠Thanks @fuse8.bsky.social
Betsy Bird@fuse8.bsky.social · 2y agoFrom subverting the general expectations of what butterflies "should" look like to the delights of a true collaboration, join these three picture book creators as they explain how they work together. 1 book by 3 people. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/01/08/t...
Love this handy flowchart @sparklemaker. Now I want to flowchart all my decisions. 😂
Katherine Thorne@sparklemarkers.bsky.social · 3y agobasically I weigh the odds that I could maybe do it, my desire, and potential negative consequences. I made a flow chart about it! turns out flow charts are kind of hard to make!
🙋🏻♀️ I want to reall ALL the books. Especially this one.
Debbie Ridpath Ohi@debbieohi.com · 3y agoWoohoo! Sent in final art for my solo picture bk w/Simon & Schuster, I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS. In celebration, I'm giving away original art! POLL: Do YOU want to read all the books? #CommunityPolls To enter the giveaway, share this post. Randomly picked winner announced Thu. Jan. 25th.
This will be my 6th year 12x12ing. Thanks @juliefhedlund.bsky.social 👏🏼❤️📚
12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge@12x12challenge.bsky.social · 3y agoHey everyone! We took a bit of a hiatus over the holidays, but we're back! AND... 2024 registration opens on Tuesday! Have questions? Want to talk about writing great #picturebook beginnings? Join us for this free webinar Tuesday (Jan. 9th) evening. juliehedlund.leadpages.co/2024-webinar/
Bring on the bread tag masterpieces! @allisonrozo.bsky.social
Debbie Ridpath Ohi@debbieohi.com · 3y agoInspired by the response to my recent thread, I'm declaring a Holiday Season #BreadTagChallenge! Artists of ALL ages & levels of experience invited. Post YOUR bread tag art w/hashtag #BreadTagChallenge. Can be digital or non-digital, all media welcome.
Ooooo! Gotta check these out. Thanks @fuse8.bsky.social for doing my homework. 😂
Julie Hedlund@juliefhedlund.bsky.social · 3y agoMy favorite day of the 31 days series - always!
Goats in Christmas sweaters. It’s the best therapy. 😂🐐🎄
Anyone else hearing Willie Nelson in their head when using BlueSky? Feel free to lie, so I don’t sound crazy. 😉