If you're looking for professional help on your kidlit or YA project, I have openings. Need eyeballs on your query letter? I can do that, too. Check out my services here: www.alisonweisseditorial.com/services I'm happy to answer any questions.

For an MG book, a first crush can help define/motivate the character. #kidlitchat

Welp — as we head into the weekend where I live in Michigan, the worst thing I can do right now is eat a salad outside and drink tap water

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Netflix would be a good destination for The City of Ember series. #kidlitchat

The Sherlock Society would be fun, too. #kidlitchat

Wow, tough question because I have so many books that I would love to see as a movie. The first two that come to mind are The Secret Library and The Girl Who Drank the Moon. #kidlitchat

Bonnie Adamson@bonnieadamson.com · 3w ago

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

Favorite: Revision and Revising Least favorite: Comp searching and Queries (but then I have pie and it isn’t so bad…) #kidlitchat

Bonnie Adamson@bonnieadamson.com · 4w ago

TOPIC: What are your favorite and LEAST favorite parts of your creative process? And how do you keep a balance between "want to" and "have to"? #kidlitchat

Happy birthday to Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes! Born on July 5, 1958.

If your spring/summer goal is to finally get that project ready to query, I can help! From query letters to line edits, let's get you feeling confident. My full list of services is here: www.alisonweisseditorial.com/services If you have questions, don't hesitate to reach out!

#kidlit are you like me scrambling to check WIP for #mghubpitch for June 3 -9 2026. Unagented pitch 60 word #PB #CB #MG #YA #GN get the word out. #amquerying this off social media ( Google forms) sign up read info mghubpitch.com

“I feel like just another spoke in a great big wheel, like a tiny blade of grass in a great big field.” Feel like a Number - Bob Seger

John Zeleznik@johnzeleznikauthor.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"We're just two lost souls, swimmin' in a fish bowl, year after year." Wish You Were Here-Pink Floyd

I love getting feedback - even negative. If people don’t tell me where I can improve, how will I know? Giving feedback is harder. I follow the “sandwich” method - positive, not positive, positive. I prefer peach pie, but really any pie isn’t going to last long around me. #kidlitchat

Greg Pincus@gregpincus.bsky.social · 3mo ago

TOPIC: Let's talk about feedback - both navigating the feedback you get and crafting helpful feedback when you give. What works for you on either side of the equation? Tips? Strategies? Best pie to soothe unexpected feedback? We want it all.... #kidlitchat

@writersloftma.bsky.social is kicking off Picture Book Palooza with a Picture Book Circle with me! Get feedback on your PB work-in-progress from me and your peers, then stick around throughout the month to polish up your query letter until it shines, and maybe win a request from dynamo Karen Boss!

Happy May the Forest Be With You!

This could be another chat… how do you determine when your work is still needs revising and when it’s done? (Although this has probably been asked before) #kidlitchat

Bonnie Adamson@bonnieadamson.com · 4mo ago

No, I get it. I do that with art. I usually like a piece much better the longer I wait to revisit it. But I do feel a bit of pressure to get on with a project, or cross it off the list before moving on entirely. #kidlitchat

I like to take some time away. I’ll work on different WIPs and then after a week or two, I’ll go back. #kidlitchat

Greg Pincus@gregpincus.bsky.social · 4mo ago

TOPIC: What are you best tips and tricks for seeing your manuscript anew when it's time to revise, re-envision, edit, or work on a draft again in any way? #kidlitchat

Getting your project ready for querying or publication is hard, but you don't have to do it alone. I'm booking late spring and summer. Whether you need a deep edit, a query letter polish, or a professional eye to boost you to take your next step, I can help. www.alisonweisseditorial.com/services

Get that registration in! I'll be there critiquing, and I'd love to say hi!

Valerie Bolling@valeriebolling.bsky.social · 4mo ago

If you haven't registered yet for the New England SCBWI Annual Spring Conference, TODAY is the last day. For more about all of the great offerings -- including keynotes and critiques -- and to register: www.scbwi.org/events/2026-... Don't miss out. We can't wait to see you! #kidlit #booksky

It’s sad when you find a penny that looks really old and you think it’s worth hundreds of dollars, then you see it was minted the same year you were born.

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I tried to write an anti-hero once, but couldn’t find a good balance to make the story believable 😞 #kidlitchat

Bonnie Adamson@bonnieadamson.com · 5mo ago

TOPIC: What’s the biggest, boldest, or wildest thing you’ve done for or to one of your stories? Think theme, characters, setting, format . . . Or if there's something you *want* to try, but haven't, WHY HAVEN'T YOU? #kidlitchat

Do we save daylight Just by moving clocks ahead? It’s just perception #haikusaturday

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I can't stress this enough. Being a great writer requires you being an enthusiastic reader. Read in your genre and out of it. (Yeah, even those kinds of books you swear aren't for you occassionally. You might be surprised.) Devour as much as you can.

Age verification. Black and white tv with six channels (one was a Canadian station) and our phone number began with two letters. 😳

Annie Cardi@anniecardi.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Age verification? I'm running to my boombox to hit 'record' on the cassette player so I can tape a song off the radio.

Great NFL commercial!!

Wow Walker with a nice jump move

Seahawks tackling has been tremendous