Reflecting that I wrote this a year and a half ago and only just sent the final version of the book out for sub. You forget how long this stuff takes. Buckle up! BTW. Evidently it is okay to kill a few penguins, couldn't be helped. :)

Michael F. Stewart@openmike.bsky.social · 2y ago

I've been trying to decide how many penguins it is okay to kill in a middle grade book, and I've decided the answer is none. I can however shoot them with paintballs. Sorry imaginary penguins. #noactualpenguinswerehurtinthewritingofthisstory

I'm so glad that biscotti are considered part of the Mediterranean diet.

Can I please submit everything in Calibri rather than Times New Roman?

What's the recommended ratio between cookies baked and cookies eaten? I went with 10%, but I made twelve dozen ginger cookies ... and on a Wednesday night, which I feel should count for something.

What I love about all the book club scam emails targeting authors as of late is that someone must have trolled the scammers into believing authors have enough money to be worth scamming in the first place.

Umm ... @whalerockworkshops.bsky.social is having a huge fundraiser and there are critiques from absolute powerhouses on there. Go get out bid me! givebutter.com/c/writing-sc... #share #kidlit

Whale Rock Workshops Writing Scholarship Fundraiser

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Can I mention 'Christmas' yet? Here's some fresh #kidlit book ideas—perfect reads to spark imagination and cozy up with this season! 📚✨ @parentclub.bsky.social @suecurrie24.bsky.social @reganmacaulay.bsky.social @carolmatas.bsky.social @jtorrescomics.bsky.social @heathermoconnor.bsky.social

🍂 Discover these fresh fall #kidlit books—perfect reads to spark imagination and cozy up with this season! 📚✨ @parentclub.bsky.social‬ @suecurrie24.bsky.social @reganmacaulay.bsky.social @carolmatas.bsky.social @jtorrescomics.bsky.social @heathermoconnor.bsky.social

Pretty sure Google thinks we're having another baby. Really I'm starting a new book ... #worldbuilding #babynames

"Oh, it is wonderful to have a giant’s strength. But it is tyrannous to use it like a giant." Shakespeare, Measure for Measure

What do you think, peeps? Picture book about a canoe over it's lifetime? Nonfiction reader about inanimate heroes? Maybe it can be themed to counter disposable culture? Just spit balling here. Proud of our big yellow banana canoe! www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Firefighters rescue kayaker using bystander’s canoe near Billings Bridge

Ottawa Fire Services says crews rescued a man after his kayak flipped over on the Rideau River using a bystander’s canoe in the area of Bank Street and Riverside Drive, north of Billings Bridge Thursd...

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Interview alert! The wonderful @spencerbmiller.bsky.social took some time to ask me a few questions about my most recent project and the @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social Book Week Tour. Check it out: bookcentre.ca/blogs/articl... #kidlit #mg #verse #digitalmedialiteracy

Creator's Corner: Michael Stewart

Michael Stewart is the multi award-winning author of dozens of books from illustrated chapter books and graphic novels with Rubicon Publishing (Savvas); to young adult, including Heart Sister, out thr...

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Presented to a group of grade fivers at the Chelsea Library today and, I gotta say, we're gonna be fine. These kids are great. #FundLibraries #FundEducation #KidsAreOurFuture

We LOVE when our clients get collaborative. Check out this interview between children's book authors Dionna L. Mann and Michael F. Stewart, with included illustrations from Caroline McPherson all of whom are part of the @kellydhouse.bsky.social crew! www.dionnalmann.com/interviews-b...

Interviews, Blog Parties & More

(c) Caroline McPherson,  carolinemcphersonillustration.com

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"Most dominant civilization" Here is what was transcribed on one broken pillar: "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.” Shelley

I’ve been sidetrumped today, my mind trumbled and perplumped as to why. Ideas to cope?

I am stunned that US National Park Service removed transgender and queer representation from its Stonewall monument site. A monument that stands for hard fought acceptance has now become one of intolerance, from pride to shame. Don't stand for it. Resist.

Luckily I have 25% more love for y'all America. And I am here to consume all of our surplus maple syrup.

Editing verse feels a little like taking stones and dipping them in water so that I can discover how they truly look. I'm also working on back cover copy for a YA urban fantasy and I think that less is more. As if, the longer the copy, the more reasons the reader has not to open the cover?

I subsist on the praise of editors. Thank you editors. 💚

What do you do when you're waiting on not one but TWO sets of edits? Well, I don't know what you do, but I CLEAN!

I'll be editing a book about conspiracies, twisted minds, and revolution today. No reason.

Hello 2025~I’m back in the office and open to queries this week! #amquerying #kidlit #writers #illustrators, I’d love to see your #YA, #MG, narrative NF proposals, and #PBs. I’ve updated my #MSWL, but some particular things I’d love to see in my inbox:

Leaving this open a few more days #querytip #writingcommunity

Ann Rose@annmrose.bsky.social · 2y ago

Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win a submission package critique (query, 1-2 pg synopsis, & 1st chapter) by ME! Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random. (Day 27 & our last giveaway)

Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win a query letter critique by @kellydhouse.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random. (Day 12)

Hey freedom fighters, here's a campaign that looks worthy of our support. www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-ded...

Ann Rose@annmrose.bsky.social · 2y ago

There is NOTHING controversial about being queer. PERIOD.

I'm going on tour! Woot! Thanks for the opportunity, CCBC!

The Canadian Children's Book Centre@kidsbookcentre.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are excited to announce the tour roster for Canadian Children's Book Week 2025. 32 authors, illustrators, and storytellers have been selected to take part in this hybrid tour. Learn more: bookcentre.ca/news/announc...

I'm on rewrites and am at the 'oh crap, I broke it' stage. And there's still a lot more to break ...

Writing with generative AI and putting your name on it feels like going to the store, choosing a greeting card you like, and telling everyone you wrote the poem inside.

Hey ChatGPT, can you write me a text that shows I really love this girl without saying so?