We all know generative AI is a no-no when writing a book, but what about the murky areas? How much AI assistance is too much? #writersky #writingcommunity #editing

In the spirit of Book Week 📚 Who grew up in primary school reading these? What did I forget? (A certain boy wizard was definitely here, but I don't feel good about promoting him anymore.) #booksky #middlegrade #loveozmg

Australian kidlit author with a complete manuscript ready to sub? Skip the slush pile by pitching direct at one of these amazing opportunities in the 2nd half of 2026. #writersky

"Ich askid ChatGPT," Well Ich askid the stones, and the forest, and the starres, and the mountaynes, and the moone daunsinge above, and what thei seyde was learninge, and dreames, and growinge thinges, and makinge art, and a flawed honest worlde wher we talke to each othir and care about each othir.

Gearing up for vollie Day 3 @byronwritersfest.bsky.social ! On Friday we needed hats and sunscreen, Saturday bucketed down and we needed umbrellas and gumboots ... what will today bring?

Started the day with paprika on my porridge 🫤

Now booking start of November and then we're in 2027 📚 #amediting #writingcommunity #ozkidlit

Anyone ready to submit this month without an agent? These Australian publishers are open to unsolicited kidlit manuscripts in August 2026 (for Australian residents). 🌸 Make sure you check each publisher's specific submissions guidelines. #bookeditor #writingcommunity #ozkidlit

A few slots left for the rest of the year. Let's chat if you want to give your manuscript a boost before christmas! #kidlit #amediting #writersky

In it to #yin it Love the adrenaline rush of writing a short story over a weekend! @notquitewrite.com

Thanks @asauthors.bsky.social for the brilliant panel 'The state of play for Australian Kidlit' last week featuring publisher Rachel from Magabala Books and authors Kate Temple and Sally Rippin. Here are just a few things I took away. (It's not all doom and gloom.) #kidlit #writingcommunity

Now booking 📚 (geddit?) Let's chat if you want to get something going before the end of the year. #writing #editing #kidlit

4 yr old came home from preschool ecstatic that he got THREE stamps of glory from the teacher (for being kind and helpful) and the others only got TWO. Oh for him to stay young and pure 💛

#amediting a middle-grade novel set in my local area, so it was a bonus to surf tonight with the protag's surf scene in mind, and to watch the sun set over the hinterland where the adventure story takes place ⛰️🌅🌊 (husband on foil in the photo) #northernrivers #bookeditor #writingcommunity #kidlit

Who is heading to the @cyaconference.com in brisbane in July? I'm so keen, just deciding whether to fork out for an in-person ticket or attend online... #kidlit #writingforchildren #amwritingYA

Recent feels

Yay! I was hoping this vague post was about my story, and turns out it was 🔊🎧📟 ('backstreet' boys, for those playing along)

Amanda@akscotland.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My first Yes for the longlist features a fun usage of the ‘street’ word prompt that I was not-so-secretly hoping to see this round 😁 NQWP#297536

I blinked and it's June

New May Gibbs sweetness 🌿🌼

I GET LOGGED OUT. BUT I LOG IN AGAIN

Stoked to have made the longlist for this comp despite the judges' dislike for long titles 😇 @notquitewrite.com

4 yo currently says "gecko" for "echo". "Mum, I hear a little gecko in here! GECKO! GECKO!" 🦎

Submitted to my first @notquitewrite.com flash fiction comp today. My tod is home sick with gastro, so it was written between offering icypoles, doing loads of laundry and to the soundtrack of Paw Patrol. A fun distraction!

Pored over a picture book about space with the 4yo this morning. Nebulas, black holes and dying stars. Perspective. Spent the rest of the day feeling just slightly nihilistic 🫣🌌

This stack is called: childhood books that live rent-free in my brain. Notably absent: 🧚🏼‍♀️ the Fairy Realm (Charm Bracelet) series by Mary-Anne Dickinson 🐲 Deltora Quest series (also Emily Rodda) 🦔 Redwall series by Brian Jacques 🍃 Seven Little Australians (no notes 😭) #booksky #80schild

Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.

How fun would a writer-editor speed dating event be! You could 'match' on genre/availability/vibe and go from there... #indieauthors #writersky #editorsky

Multiple gastro notifications from daycare today. God have mercy on us all

Dear writer, Don't put off a story 'for later'. If it's on your mind, it wants to be written now. Xo your friendly neighbourhood book editor #writersky #writingcommunity #indieauthors

Soo. People writing books who also have little kids and day jobs - just, how? #writersky #writingcommunity #indiewriters