If you're near Denver this weekend, and looking for a chill pride activity… Pity+Fear (but different this time) College Hill Library, Westminster @ 2pm
Sondra Eby
@sondrae.bsky.social
Based on 20 years as a web designer, I coach & speak about ways authors & illustrators can make more intuitive websites. | MG, YA, CB Author https://sondraeby.com/author-website/ | UX Design https://www.oddbird.net/ | Drums https://www.teacupgorilla.com/
I love building magic systems. Listen to the hosts of The Worldbuilder's Tavern podcast brainstorm one! You can use the questions to build your own. #Writing #Fantasy #Worldbuilding worldbuilderstavern.com/e/46-buildin...
This Sat, I'm giving a talk on Demystifying Website Design for authors & illustrators at @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social Denver Metro Connect. If updating a site makes you want to huddle under the covers, join us! Let's untangle complexity. #WritingCommunity #kidlit RVSP docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Winging It E25 @stacykvernmo.com, @sondrae.bsky.social and @clayton.social.coop.ap.brid.gy debate thorny #UX design questions in costume. www.oddbird.net/2025/10/23/w... - Complex navigation - Ever a case for infinite scroll? - Pagination or load more button? - Click to open or hover? - Truncatio…
Indigenous and Native American Heritage Month is coming up in November. Here are picture books that celebrate Native North American and Native Canadian traditions, cultures, and languages in the present day. imaginationsoup.net/picture-book... #kidlit
30 Best Children's Picture Native American Books About Families & Cultures - Imagination Soup
Share Native American books with Indigenous representation with children to learn about these rich cultures and traditions.
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Working on some new band merch for an upcoming house show. (logos will be white and red when they're done) #pottery
If you missed it, @sondrae.bsky.social and I chatted with @clayton.social.coop.ap.brid.gy about how to solve some of our current UX challenges. We also gave some free design advice and discussed what grinds our gears as designers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RcF...
Bad UX Design Patterns
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Tomorrow @stacykvernmo.com & @sondrae.bsky.social will be Winging It Live with @clayton.social.coop.ap.brid.gy to take on Bad UX Design Patterns. Join live, and bring your UX questions! I'm excited for this one, and I get to watch it. :) 1pm ET / 10am PT www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RcF...
Bad UX Design Patterns
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So thrilled to be a mentor in the SCBWI Michelle Begley Mentorship Program for writers and artists this year. If you're in the Rocky Mts, apply! I've been a mentee a few times, last year with the fabulous @taradairman.bsky.social. Highly recommend! #rmcscbwi #writersky #booksky #artistsky #kidlit
Bitters (12) is just fine on her own, but when a carnivorous house swallows her whole, she'll need more than her lock picks to break out. To survive a vicious baby cabinet attack, escape the attic of doom, and harness an unruly elevator, Bitters must overcome anxiety & open her ❤️. #DVpit #MG #F #ND
Reimagining succubus mythology like TWILIGHT did for vampires. A human is murdered. The succubus community is blamed. Will the girl in line for the succubus throne cling to prejudice or open her ❤️? 🏙️ Magical Denver, CO 👩❤️💋👩 Bi, Polyamorous ⚔️ Enemies > Lovers 🫥 Loneliness #YA #CF #Mys #R #LGBT #DVpit
IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES x LOCK-EATER Lonely girl (12) who loves lock picking is swallowed by a carnivorous house containing a new world. She must open her ♥️ to beasts & bossy quest-mates to find her missing grandma before the house succumbs to eco collapse. Kids' Choice award winner #MG #F #LGBT #DVpit
IT'S BAAAAAACK! The #KidlitChuckleChallenge humor writing contest is back for its second year, and I am so excited about it! Get full details about the 2025 Kidlit Chuckle Challenge here: aprilberrybooks.com/2025-kidlit-...
Welcome to the 2025 Kidlit Chuckle Challenge! - April Berry Books LLC
Welcome to the 2025 Kidlit Chuckle Challenge! This humor writing contest features fun (and funny) writing prompts and great prizes. Check it out!
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My daughter's planning her Halloween costume. So let's get spooky! 😅 I loved exploring the underworld in this book full of ghosts, gods, & chimera by @shanatargosz.bsky.social. Recommend for kids who're obsessed with KPop Demon Hunters (and you too, admit it!). shanatargosz.com/writing #kidlit
I adore this series about a nonbinary twelve-year-old who is training to become a knight by @esmesymessmith.bsky.social! Sir Callie and the Final Stand comes out this October, but you can pre-order it right now: thenovelneighbor.com/item/ZoOPMvN... #kidlit #booksky #writingcommunity
Did I mention that I'm obsessed with this pig from this modern Don Quixote story featuring a video game obsessed kid. Read the full 10-page comic, written by @johnell.bsky.social and illustrated by me, at tapas.io/series/Chanc... #comic #cover #art #illustration #kidscomics #Tapas #Kickstarter
Instead of physical objects like teacups & mint, your site has digital objects. Are they as easy to identify as a teaspoon? As fun to interact with as honey? So... I've over steeped this metaphor But here's a course with tips for making a cozier author site sondraeby.com/author-website/ #kidlit
I will be leading this session tomorrow, Thursday, August 21st at 7 pm Mountain. #kidlit #scbwi
Rocky Mountain Chapter of the SCBWI (RMC-SCBWI)@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social · 12mo agoTomorrow is our Conference 101 session. Questions about the Letters & Lines Conference? First conference or if you’ve been to many—or if you are trying to decide whether to attend—we invite you to join the RMC Regional Team to answer your questions! Registration at: scbwi.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#KidLitGN's pitch event is coming up! See kidlitgn.com for details. Thank you to Mira García for the art! Website: bitingnclawing.wordpress.com Social media: @bitingnclawing.bsky.social @bitingnclawing #kidlit #pitchevent
Thanks to @reading.with.mama.kenna for the feature! "Stan Yan’s graphic novel is brimming with humor, heart, and quirky charm—I can’t wait for everyone else to experience it when it releases on September 30th!" Her preorder Here:
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If you just finished reading a good book, leave a review and make the author's day! I just reviewed The Last Rhee Witch by @jennaleeyun.bsky.social. Summer camp + witches! 🧹 Such a good read for the middle schooler in your life (or the 40 yr old)! 😉 bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #bookshy #kidlit
The Last Rhee Witch
Check out The Last Rhee Witch - <b>A 2025 Children’s Book Council Favorites Award Winner in three categories: Middle-Grade, Teacher, & Librarian!<br> <br> <br>For fans of <i>The Last Fallen ...
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Proud parents, Deadlines and Coffee, welcome their second book baby, The Last Rhee Witch and the Nine-Tailed Fox 💙 Now available wherever books are sold! Special thanks to: Emily Forney, agent Christin Collins, editor Anu Ohioma, editor Deb JJ Lee, cover artist Zareen Johnson, cover designer
It's not that I don't trust a chatbot to be right sometimes, maybe even a lot, shrug. I can't get myself to read the output as statements. They're just words that sound good. ok, cool, it did that. People will ask it to explain its reason, but why? It just makes more words! Thats the whole thing.
When querying literary agents, make sure to have these 3 pages up-to-date on your author site. Work - book pitches, illustration portfolio About - bio, photos, awards Contact - email, social media, or contact form Free course with more tips: sondraeby.com/author-website/ #kidlit #writingcommunity
If you're staring at your author website and don't know what to include, try this. One of the best ways I know of to determine what a website needs to accomplish is to think through who you want to reach and why. Free course with more tips: sondraeby.com/author-website/ #kidlit #writingcommunity
Which host is best for author websites? As a #kidlit writer with 20 yrs in web design, here's my take. Squarespace: easiest for newbies, limited Wix: balance b/w easy & customizable Wordpress .org: customizable, steep learning curve Free course with more website tips: sondraeby.com/author-website/
