#pitchdis, I love The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo!

#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · 7h ago

Day 10 of 12 Days of #PitchDis! Today's question: What is your favorite book that includes a disabled, neurodivergent, or chronically ill character? Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of other participants.

Yes! This. #kidlitchat

Mike Meraz 👨🏻‍💻@mikemeraz.com · 17h ago

I love #KidLit because it tackles big feelings with simplicity and honest language. It shows kids they’re not alone in being scared, angry, or confused. And it reminds adults (ok, me 😊) that we still need that same reassurance. Plus, it's so much FUN! 17 years of #KidLitChat is amazing!!! 🥂🎉

#kidlitchat, I am really, really, really late tonight! But I love children's lit because it’s smart and innocent and filled with all of my favorite themes!

kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · 18h ago

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 ???"

Not really, #pitchdis. I suppose it should be "Wild One," since that's the title of my project, but I drafted a lot of it to Lindsey Stirling music, so there are songs from her albums that remind me of particular scenes that I wrote while listening to her.

#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · yesterday

Day 9 of 12 Days of #PitchDis! Today's question: Is there a song that reminds you of your book? Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of other participants.

Our daily haiku prompts for 1-8 August. The days may be getting shorter/longer, but it's still getting hotter/colder. Just depends on where you stand. North South 8/01 Grasshopper Cloud 8/02 Sail Evergreens 8/03 Sardines Flurry 8/04 Refresh Hail 8/05 Soaked Longer Days 8/06 Fall Colors […]

Revising! In fact, my drafting process includes a bit of revising. I can’t help it. #pitchdis

#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · 2d ago

We've made it to day 8 of 12 Days of #PitchDis! Today's question: Do you like drafting or revising better? Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of other participants.

Hmmm. That's a tough one. Probably the setting! It's an island paradise with friendly monsters, like Where the Wild Things Are. #pitchdis

#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · 3d ago

Day 7 of 12 Days of #PitchDis! Today's question: What’s your favorite thing about your book? Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of other participants.

🎵...Whooaaa Living on a prayer! 🎵 #pitchdis, the book I #amquerying is in first person, single POV. I don’t mind stories told in multiple, but I feel like single is more intimate, and I enjoy writing in first person.

#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · 4d ago

🎵Whoooaaa, we're halfway thereeee🎵 Ahem, okay. I'll stop singing now. But we're on day 6 of 12 Days of #PitchDis! Today's question: Is your story written from a single point of view or multiple points of view? Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply.

You know, #pitchdis, I am a little embarrassed. I just realized I can't pitch anything for this contest. I'm not disabled. I hope it's okay to still meet and greet. The book I'm querying took 1 year to draft, but another 2 and a half to revise/rewrite.

#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · 6d ago

Day 4 of 12 Days of #PitchDis! Here's today's question: How long did it take you to write the book you are pitching? Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of other participants.

Yes, #pitchdis. This is my first time participating!

#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · last wk.

We're already on day 3 of 12 Days of #PitchDis! Today's question: Will this be your first time participating in #PitchDis? Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of other participants.

Happy 17, #kidlitchat! In the book I #amquerying, a MG NIV I celebrate my MC's bday with her fav color! She describes her fav foods, activities, & people with pink. Doing this showed not only her unique personality, but also her family culture.

kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · last wk.

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?

Oh, #pitchdis! Let me count. Before high school, 5. During/after college, 3 MG plus 4 (or so) PBs and 2 CBs. I'm working on a third CB right now. Wow! 14. I've never counted before. #amquerying, though? 3 so far.

#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · last wk.

12 Days of #PitchDis Day 2! Here is the prompt: How many books have you written? Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of others participating.

Hello, #pitchdis! I'm a mama of two littles. I write #MG novel in verse, #CB, and sometimes #PB. I love poetry, fruit smoothie bobas, and reading with my family. I have been #amquerying... for a while. 😝

#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · last wk.

Welcome to Day 1 of 12 Days of PitchDis! Here's the first prompt for the event - ​Introduce yourself! Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of others participating.

Oh, this is tough! I'm interested in seeing what others have to say. But my first gut reaction is that it's all in the VERBS. I'm a strong believer in choosing descriptive verbs! But I think establishing specific STAKES is probably the key to emotion. So, maybe a combination of both. #kidlitchat

kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · 2w ago

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

The #PitchDis events are now listed on the site! www.pitchdis.com/events

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Needed to draw this important reminder during the hot summer weather. #MolaMola #KidLitArt

Dear Arizona, please open museums, bookstores (etc) earlier when it's 90 before 9(am). It's a sweaty mess packing the kids up in 105 heat to be somewhere that doesn't open until 10. 🤦‍♀️🌵#azproblems

The #SmallPitch pitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours! Key reminders: - Unagented writers only - Finished manuscripts only - One pitch per manuscript - Up to 3 manuscripts per writer - No hashtags in your pitch - Comps & emojis are okay

#SmallPitch Submission Form

Please use this form to submit your pitch. A few reminders: You can pitch up to three manuscripts, with a limit of one pitch per manuscript. Finished manuscripts only. No WIPs allowed! One pitch per ...

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#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit! Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents! TO ENTER: • repost this post • AND reply with your category & genre! (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work. Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway

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Matt Wallace@mattfnwallace.bsky.social · 3w ago

Actually flawless.

I will be opening to queries on July 15th for 5 days. YA, NA, Adult only right now. Check out my MSWL! manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/ka... In the future, I plan to open the first 3 days of every month, starting in September. #amagenting #mswl #querying

Delighted to learn that SPARK is part of of the Surrey BOOK OF THE YEAR & Reader’s Choice literary awards💙

Hello, bbsky! It's been... umm... a year. I'm sick of Insta, so I'm back. Also, my writers group wants to try out the new group chat feature, so I'm planning on being on here more. What's new? What have I missed?

Michael Scott: I'm Back!

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Clock ticking, fridge humming-- all Silent and still as I wait For family to wake. #Saturdayhaiku

#kiditchat It’s what I read! Simple, sweet. I know. But it's true!

Greg Pincus@gregpincus.bsky.social · last yr.

TOPIC: Why #kidlit? You could focus on anything in your art, writing, editing, designing, agenting, teaching, librarying, etc… so what keeps you focused on the kid world? (Besides the big bucks, of course. Shh. That’s our secret!) #kidlitchat

Stories are supposed to have subtexts? Just kidding! Yeah, usually as I'm editing or critique partners point them out to me. #kidlitchat

Bonnie Adamson@bonnieadamson.com · last yr.

TOPIC: At what point do you figure out the subtext--the story within the story--and are you ever surprised at the themes that have embedded themselves in your work? #kidlitchat

I'm late to the #kidlitchat party, but I did a lot of pitch prepping and submitted 3 stories to the MG Hub pitch event last week. 🎉 I'm looking forward to hopefully getting some interest in my work 🤞while I try to write more consistently!

kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · last yr.

TOPIC: We have a tradition here at #kidlitchat of checking in every quarter to share what we've been up to, career-wise. What have your past three months been like, and what's next? (Plans, daydreams and false starts are totally valid responses!)

#kidlitchat I have a QM doc. I modeled it after the one my friend and Query Queen, @dterkwrites.bsky.social shared with me. It's a Google doc that my answers FAQs in QM and links to my current query and synopsis and first pages docs. Then I research 1-5 agents each week and query them Saturdays.

kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · last yr.

TOPIC: Let's talk... queries! What are your best tips for writing it great query? What do you avoid or, if you receive queries, reallllly dislike seeing? And... who and what are you querying these days? #kidlitchat

I like thinking about my setting(s) as a character. I don't always do it like I should, but I usually have a character sheet for each setting. #kidlitchat

Bonnie Adamson@bonnieadamson.com · last yr.

TOPIC: Happy Earth Day! Let's talk ultimate world-building by sharing tips on how to ground *every* story or illustration in its own unique world. #kidlitchat

#kidlitchat This is probably scandalous, but rereading my own words while drafting is part of my process. I know you're not "supposed to" do that, but I am a holistic writer, and I need to see and feel what I've written the day before in order to write more.

kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · last yr.

TOPIC: What's the one part of your creative process you cannot do without? Your mood board? A rhyming dictionary? Your lucky writing hat? Your size 0.5 mechanical pencil with 2B lead? Hmmm? #kidlitchat