Nicole Garnett
@garnett_nicole
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Former Pre-K teacher ➡ SAHM to 6 yo & 3 yo twins |kidlit author | Rep'd by Bethany Jett #SCBWI #12X12 #holidaywritingcontest HM '22 #50previouswords HM '23
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Hey
#writingcommunity
!
I did a thing...out of my comfort zone🫣
But, so glad I did! I loved talking with the fabulous
@AprilBerryBooks
about all things
#kidlit
! Check it out to learn more about me, my journey & why I do a giveaway each 12th of the month😜
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In the 2nd week of September, I went from 4 rejections in 3 days 😭 to an offer of representation the following Monday. 🥳 Which expanded to two more fulls! 🤯
When the
#writingcommunity
says you never know when it will happen and it only takes ONE yes... it's true!! 🙌🤩🫶
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Feeling ALL the feels to share that I am now represented by
@BetJett
at C.Y.L.E Literary! 😭🥰
Bethany's heart & vision for my
#PBs
is 🙌🔥🥳
More to share, but for now, THANK YOU
#writingcommunity
!
To my CPs
@pullen_claudine
,
@mariappope
,
@DaniCara333
I love you, weirdly 😉 XO
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Tomorrow, I'm taking my first BIG "I will be an author!🤞" step & investing in myself! 🥰
Attending a
#SCBWI
conference ALL weekend! Workshops, keynotes and two critique round tables w/ two awesome agents!😁
#WritingCommunity
any advice? Freaking out w/ excitement AND nerves 🙃
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YOU GUYS 😭
At a coffee shop, computer open--writing and a 74yo man makes small talk w/ me. He asks what I do & I say, "I just write PBs. I'm not published or anything."
He responds, "Don't say "just," that's something!"
For anyone that needs to hear it, we don't JUST write. 🥺❤️
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Sent off 5 queries this morning while looking at this view. 😍
Have a really good feeling about this one. 🙌🙃 Definitely my strongest, most important manuscript I've written. ❤️
Manifesting some good news soon 🤞
#WritingCommmunity
#amwriting
#amquerying
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Today was emotional. From another "no" to not being picked for
#PBRisingStars
to my oldest graduating Pre-k. Cue waterworks 🥺
I realized though, both our journeys are just starting. Every path is different.
#writingcommunity
, it doesn't have to end here. It's just beginning. ❤️
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I've been slowly sharing my writing journey w/ friends/family.🙃
Told my parents a month ago, and this weekend, I told my in-laws.🫠
I want those close to me to know "I WRITE
#PBs
!" before I go public w/ some big news!🤩
#writingcommunity
, this dream may become a reality!💫🤯🥰
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So excited for
#PBPitch
tomorrow! I got my first agent ❤️ back in June in my first ever pitch event and even tho it didn't end in representation🙃, I gained knowledge, experience & even more, I gained friends and mentors in this
#WritingCommunity
!Comment below to swap support 😃
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What a rush! My first
#PBPitch
and now I'm even more obsessed with this
#WritingCommunity
! Thank you for all the kind words.🥰 I hope I returned it, and if I did not, please call me out.
1 legit ❤️ and I'm still 🤯. I will probably dream of my book tonight. 🐨
#amquerying
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🗣 I am officially on sub!! 🗣
With a
#PB
that is near and dear to my ❤️.
In April, I felt pulled to finally write my story about school lockdowns. 😔 It came with a lot of tears, heartache & anxiety from my connection as a teacher to a real lockdown I experienced in 2019.
🧵1/2
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LOVE the new
@querytracker
update that lets you choose
#literaryagents
open to author-only, illustrators or author/illustrators.👏 DEVASTATED that choosing author-only drops my possibilities from 43 to 17 for
#PBs
. 😭💔 this journey doesn't get easier, but it WILL be worth it.❤️
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When you get a "like" on your
#PBPitch
, only to find out it's NOT from a
#literaryagent
or editor....
#WritingCommmunity
who else felt this? 🙃
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Welp, first rejection on sub out of the way 😕
Can't expect ALL "yeses" 🫠 (but will still have hope for a few 😏). 🤞
The editor did say my story is a "necessity," so I'll take that! 🙌
#onsub
#PBauthor
#WritingCommunity
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#WritingCommunity
,
I didn't throw up during my round table critique with a real
#literaryagent
!!! 🙌🥳
(Just sweated a lot 😅)
#SCBWI
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I may not have an agent or a published book... YET! 🙃
BUT... I do have an author logo from the great
@MollyIppolito
!!! And, I love it!! 🙌🥳
Baby steps🚶♀️😁
#WritingCommunity
#amwriting
#kitlitauthor
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Today. Is. Going. To. Be. A. Great. Day! 💛
Big. Things. Are. Going. To. Happen. This. Week. 🙌
#WritingCommunity
, you feeling this?! Because I am! 🥳💃🥰
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#writingcommunity
, this week has been a complete 180 from last week. In the best way... 😏🫶
Seriously, if this is your dream, do NOT give up. 🤩 The rollercoaster never ends, but I'm here for it! 🙌 Are you?
More to come, but holy moly 👀🥳🤯
#pbauthor
#amwriting
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#writingcommunity
How many times is too many times to query the same
#literaryagent
that has given you previous rejections?🤔
Is there a number that's like "okay, please stop." 🙅♀️
I don't want to seem desperate, but I also really, really want you as my agent 🫠🙃😁
#amquerying
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Attending my first
#SCBWI
conference in May in MN! 😃 Convinced my husband it would be the perfect stay-cation/writing retreat for me and he happily agreed and said I deserve it 🥺❤️
3days to be with like-minded
#pbauthors
/2nights w/out kids 🙌
#writingcommunity
Anyone else?!
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🗣🗣🗣 Oh
#writingcommunity
...
TWO Twitter pitch events in one day!? 🤯🤪 June 1st!!
#KidLitPit
AND
#joypit
!! 🥳🫶
Let's do this!! 🔥
Swapping support with everyone who comments below with a humorous GIF! (I just love them. Sorry, not sorry 🙃)
#amquerying
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3 manuscripts sent off to the agent that requested more. I can honestly say I've never been so anxious or nervous in my life. And I'm a twin mom 😳😅
#amquerying
#writingcommmunity
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Got a request to submit up to three more manuscripts !!!! "To get a better sense of my voice." 🙊
Now to decide what to send! 😬
#WritingCommunity
any advice? Send manuscripts similar to the one the agent has already read or a variety to show range?
New to all this!
#amquerying
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If you had asked me a year ago to write a story for kids in under 50 words, I would have laughed then said, "Are you serious?"😄I've grown so much this year, thanks to this community and my CPs🥰 Thank you
@viviankirkfield
and judges for the challenge and giving my story a HM! 🙌
#50PreciousWords
Winners and Honorable Mentions post is up! TY to my fab judges
@MariaMarshall_
@pamcour_MyLMNOP
@dianestoy
@ShirinsBooks
@LeahMoserWrites
CarmenG & AmberB & to prize donors & to book donors & to EVERYONE who poured their heart on the page
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Took a leap & launched my author's website! Eek! Premature? Yes. But it will get me to work on it more. Here we are...
Lots to add & edit BUT my
#springflingkidlit
entry is posted!
Here is my GIF.
Confused? This is my life.😂
SPRINGTIME IN MINNE-SNOW-TA🙃
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When you read your new
#MS
to your 5-year-old and he laughs throughout the whole thing and then says, "Mommy, that was really funny! Can we read it again after school!?"🥺❤️😭
Yes, yes, we can! 🥳
My why 🥰
#Imfunny
🙋♀️🤯
#amwriting
#amquerying
#picturebook
#WritingCommunity
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So excited for
#pbpitch
! I entered my first last June and got one agent "like" that turned into a full! (And then 🦗)😅 but STILL! 🥰
Who's participating and wants to swap support?! Drop a gif that shows how you're feeling about your pitch!
#writingcommunity
Here's mine:
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Fun fact:
The first "writing recognition" I ever received was from
@SusannaLHill
's 2022 Holiday Contest. HM for my story about Comet 🦌😈
I HAD to make it a full
#PB
& after a year of working on it, as of yesterday, it's "on sub" 🙌😭❤️🤞
#writingcommunity
, enter contests! 😁
The 2023 Holiday Writing Contest is officially open! Enter for your chance to win a great prize! Stop by and read and enjoy all the amazing stories! Share with your friends! Happy Holidays!!!
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Been a part of this
#writingcommunity
for a year!? 🫶
(May have been shy & hidden for the first few months 🙃)
Also reached over 1000 followers this week!! 🤯
I want to celebrate and give back!
See comments 👇 for a chance to win a PB critique from me!
#MyTwitterAnniversary
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I can't express how much it means to be an Honorable Mention in
@SusannaLHill
's contest 😭❤️ This is my first award recognition as a writer🙌
THANK YOU!!🥳🤩
Comet, Another Red-Nosed Reindeer will be a
#PB
one day!🤞🦌😈
#WritingCommunity
, I'm a writer 🙋♀️
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#writingcommunity
!! 🗣
It's that time!
#PBPitch
is tomorrow 6/15! This was my first pitch event last year, and I got a "like" that turned into a full! (And then I sent manuscripts that were nowhere near ready🤦🏻♀️)
live and learn! 🙃
Who wants to swap support!?😁
Comment below 🥳
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Been putting it off for too long, but finally working on my author website. Ugh. I'm terrible at this.
#WritingCommunity
, any tips/tricks? 😁
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Thank you
@KristaVanDolzer
and
@TaraShiroff
for choosing my
#PB
to be featured in
#PitchMe
! 🥰
What. A. Week. 🤯👀🫶
#WritingCommunity
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#writingcommunity
, this is what happens when you focus on your
#PBRisingStars
mentor application and chat it up with your CPs instead of giving your kids attention 🙃😅
Yes, that's a sensory bin of colored rice that is no longer in the sensory bin. 🫣🤪
#parenting
#twins
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Husband missed his connection 🛩 home by minutes. First flight was delayed. He's been traveling so much lately, one more night seems like 10. I started crying instantly. 😢
My 5 yo immediately made this, hugged me, and said it will be OK. Crying more now. 😭❤️
#parenting
#SAHM
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Today I wrote the most emotional
#PB
I've ever written. Yes, I usually stick to funny and tho there are light-hearted laughs in this, it also brings HARD emotions to a very real, relevant topic. I cried as I wrote, but it felt good. Hope to share w/the
#writingcommunity
one day❤️
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My first time entering the
#50PreciousWords
contest!😊And writing a
#diamantepoem
😬 Inspired by my own parents as I watched them become grandparents and enjoy their new role very much! ♥️ (or more😄)
Can't wait to read all the entries! Good luck!🤩
#writingcommunity
#amwriting
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I am mortified 😱🙈
5's All About Mom page..
"She always says... I'm a very naughty boy!"
I've never said that in his life!😅
I can only imagine what his teacher thinks..."Gym junkie, mean mom, no reason to love her" 🫣🥴
I swear he loves me! 🫠
#writingcommunity
,
#PB
worthy?😆
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My sister just told me she had a dream that my
#PB
manuscript that is extremely dear to me and was ridiculously emotional for me to write, landed me on
#GoodMorningAmerica
😅
Wouldn't that be something?! 🤣🫠🙈
#WritingCommunity
#PBauthor
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@EmilyKaitlinnn
Has it been 45 minutes yet?! I'm dying to know if he "used the restoom" in the back to see you again! 🫠🙏🫶
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Another rejection today on my first MS ever IF I HAD A PET KOALA. 😟
I ❤️ this story but recently realized I haven't had enough 👀 on it before querying so onto revisions!🙌
Also, the agent wrote "Now I want a koala! :)" I'll call that a win! 🐨❤️
#amquerying
#writingcommunity
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World Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day 😔
I know how fortunate I am to have my 3 double rainbow babies, but it doesn't take away the pain I felt for years of emptiness and heartbreak 💔
Hugs to all those who have lost or experiencing loss or infertility ❤️
#dontgiveup
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May didn't go as I hoped...🙃
High highs & low lows.
From my first
#SCBWI
conference surrounded by "my people" 🫶 to writer's block 😒 to placing in zero contests 🤷♀️ to CPs making huge strides 👏
It's not always UP on this journey, but it sure is worth it ❤️
June though...😉🤞
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I should have joined earlier, but so excited to be registered for 12×12PB! Being a published author is something I want more than anything, and any steps to help me get there is a must. Looking forward to what this journey will lead to! 🥰🙌
#writingcommunity
only 2 days left!🖊
The time to register for
#12x12PB
is coming to an end. Click here to find out how the next 12 x 12 Success Story could be YOURS!
#kidlit
#kidlitart
#amwriting
#writingcommunity
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Funny story...I didn't go public w/ my writing journey until 18 months after I started! 🫣
When I told my neighbor/good friend...SURPRISE! She also writes
#PBs
& hasn't told anyone! 🤯
I told her all about this
#WritingCommunity
!
Go follow
@SFlom03
, she's also looking for CPs!🙌
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Exciting news soon🤞but for now, researching comps for my
#ChristmasPB
!🎅🦌😈🤣
I wrote this story for
@SusannaLHill
's holiday contest & won HM! But needed to get passed the trademark of a certain 🔴🦌 to make it a PB. Well, finally did & love it!🙌
Looking for
#humor
#xmas
PBs!
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Any "closeted" writers here?
I've been on this journey for 18 mo. My husband, sis, bro-in-law, and a handful of friends know about my
#PB
writing dream. 🫠
I want to tell my parents today. Hard to explain why I haven't told them.
Any tips,
#WritingCommunity
?
#amwriting
#querying
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My 5yo had his first
#scholasticbookfair
and I'm so proud of the choices he made! I told him I just want him to get at least 1 book and then he can choose (a toy or whatever) and he came home with 3 books! 1
#nonfiction
, 1
#earlyreader
and a fun
#PB
! 🥺🙌 yeah, buddy! 🤗
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Can't wait to pitch for
#KidLitPit
!! Who can I help support with a retweet or comment?!
I had one full request from
#PBpitch
, can't wait to see what this one brings! 🤞🙃
#amquerying
#WritingCommnunity
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My first
#SCWBI
writing conference is in less than 2 weeks and I feel unprepared (and nervous!)🫣
#WritingCommunity
what do I bring?! What should I have prepared? Query letters, manuscripts, pitches, a full printed portfolio? Just a pen and paper?!HELP!🙃🙏
#amwriting
#amquerying
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Remember when I refreshed my email 372919 times a day? 😬
Take that number and times it by 10 🙃
Full is out. 🤞
#WritingCommunity
#PB
#amquerying
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#writingcommunity
!!!
I just finished the first draft of my first NON-RHYMING
#PB
!!! 🤯
Do I love it? No.
Do I hate it? No.
This will be an interesting journey with this one 😆
#amwriting
#amquerying
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This is without a doubt the most "wins" I've ever had in my life in one week!🤯
(Except of course the week I got married or when my children were born😉)
BUT what is happening?!
I put out in the universe on Monday that this was going to be A GREAT WEEK and it really is!! 🥺❤️
Thanks to all who participated in
#beams4love
and helped spread some ❤️ in their community! Reading your pitches was so fun, and seeing your generous donations was even better!!! Votes are in, and the winner is…
@garnett_nicole
!!!! 🥳🥳🥳
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#WritingCommunity
, PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE! Read blogs, interviews, etc. and enter contests/drawings! In one month, I won a query/ms critique from
@BrianGehrlein
, package critique from the
#BEAMS
, ms ranking/critique from
@HernandezSteena
and query critique from
@Bookishsort
!🤯
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18 mo of serious writing & I am PROUD of my portfolio 🙌
7 polished
#PBs
🤯
Revising
#8
and LOVING it 🥳
I wish I could go back & tell myself 14 mo ago, "Don't query yet, build your portfolio first!" Newbie mistake🙈
#writingcommunity
, that advice is everywhere. Listen to it 🫶
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PSA 🗣
#WritingCommunity
INVEST IN YOURSELF 🙌
It's not easy to set aside money, time, & something for YOU, but DO IT!
I have never felt so in my element than I did at my first
@scbwi
conference this weekend!
Did I learn something? Oh, yes. 😏
But the people...🤩😭❤️ IYKYK
#SCBWI
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My husband and two of our kiddos enjoying this hilarious book by
@AmeDyckman
and illustrated by Charles Santoso. 🙌
At the end, he said, "Yep, that's me." 😂 And it totally is. 🌱😈❤️
Leaving a 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 review now!
#WritingCommunity
#fathersday
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Anyone else watch Elf differently now that you're in
#publishing
? 🤔
Like, really, Walter Hobbs? Really?!
You're going to leave off two pages of a
#PB
& assume we don't care what happens to the Puppy & the Pigeon! 😡
You deserve to be "one pitch away from being fired"🤷♀️
#kidlit
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Guess what
#writingcommunity
! I'm sitting in an adorable coffee shop, with a latte in hand, computer open, and I'm writing!
#fallwritingfrenzy
here I come!
And maybe I'll even have time for a query or two! So grateful for my new neighbor watching my kiddos right now.
#neededthis
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If
@QueryTracker
had a filter for
#literaryagents
that accept "text-only PBs," I wouldn't have just wasted half my Sunday looking for a needle in a haystack 😭
Also, why do they want "author-illustators only" ?!
I mean, I know why 💸 but WHY?! 🥺
#amquerying
#WritingCommunity
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Finally utilized my
#12x12
membership (I know, late to the party!) Posted two full MS for feedback 😬
WOW! The suggestions, comments and love I'm receiving for my
#PB
is 🥺🤯.
#writingcommunity
thanks for picking me back up and giving me confidence again. Be vulnerable friends!
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My babies are no longer babies 😭
Happy 2nd birthday to my Luca and Haddie! ❤️🥳❤️
These two give me LOTS of
#PB
material 😅🙌
#amwriting
one with Luca in mind ATM 😏😄
They couldn't be more different, and I love how their personalities shine 🌟
My double rainbow babies 🌈🌈
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Been MIA this week... what a whirlwind! 🫠🫶
About to run in a 10k with two girlfriends 🏃♀️, then send a very important, VERY exciting email 👀🥳, then date night with the hubs to celebrate all the things! ❤️🙌
Happy Saturday,
#WritingCommunity
!!
#amwriting
#notquerying
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#writingcommunity
, what do the kids in your life call their stuffed animals?
My son just recently started calling his a "stuffy" but I never called them that as a child. Is "stuffy" the new term? Would you and your kids know what that is if used in a
#pb
?
#amwriting
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🧵
#FallWritingFrenzy
entry is in!
First timer!🙋♀️This was such a fun challenge for me!
Newbie so I don't have a blog yet but feeling brave to share my entry in the comments below b/c this
#WritingCommunity
has been nothing but amazing!🙌Thank you
@KaitlynLeann17
and
@LydiaLukidis
!
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Put a
#PB
MS that's dear to me to the side for a while (months). Just wasn't getting it to where I knew it could be.
I think I just got it there 🙌
@KSwemba
, it's coming together! 🫶
#SEL
w/ a dose of
#humor
❤️
#WritingCommunity
, take breaks from your MS, don't give up on it! 🤗
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Speaking of great days yesterday...
🌟 one of my 2yo twins went pee in the potty for the first time! 🙌
🌟 The MN twins ⚾️ won their first playoff game since 2004! 🤯
🌟 I signed with my dream agent,
@BetJett
who I know is the perfect champion for my stories! 🥳
#happydays
🥰
Yesterday was a great day.
💫 Spoke on a livestream about the Author to Agent journey with an awesome Q&A session and several of my clients showed up to the live and sent sweet messages — You guys seriously made my day! 🫶🏻
💫 Panera lunch 🥗
💫 Moved the needle with subs and
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Yay!!! Thank you,
@querytracker
!!!! Great addition to their site, and beneficial to so many authors! 👏🙌
#WritingCommunity
#amquerying
#amwriting
I wonder how many agents will be open to my text-only picture books? 😄🤞
@garnett_nicole
@DaniCara333
Coming soon. Picture books will be broken out between author/illustrator, author only, and illustrator only. Here's more
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It's November!😳So many goals this month!🙌
But first, I'm excited to share my NEW and IMPROVED author website!😊
How did a teacher & now SAHM turn
#PB
author?
Check out my first blog post & subscribe!
MUCH more to come.
Stay tuned,
#writingcommunity
🥳
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It's the 12th of the month, which means it's time for another
#PBcritique
giveaway from me! (And it happens to be my Hubby's birthday! 🎂)
To enter, follow me and comment with a fun bday GIF! I'll let my hubby choose the winner! 🥳
Less than 700 words and non-rhyme please. 😊
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#writingcommunity
HELP!! 🙃
WRITER'S BLOCK IN FULL SWING 😭
Was pumping out
#PBs
left and right last month and this week...
NOTHING!!
Can't even get my
#kidlitvibes
story out and I got MISCHIEF! Half my PBs are about mischief!! 🤪
Blahhhhh... how long does this last?!
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🗣 I'm super excited to share something fun for the
#kidlit
community!🎄
For the month of December, I will be sharing 24
#ChristmasPBs
, follow-up crafts/activities for each & ideas for that elf we love to hate!🙃
(Elf NOT needed tho!)
Click to read more!
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#writingcommunity
Less than 24 hours, and I'm feeling all the feels!!
😬😃😍😫🥳😏😅🙃🤔🤢😵💫😟🥹😎🤓🥴🧐😌🫣🤪😇🫠🤩
#PBrisingstar
applicants, are you ready?!?!
You know I love a good GIF... comment with how you are feeling below.
We can all relate, I'm sure!
Here's mine:
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#PBparty
submission sent! 🙌🥳🤗
#writingcommunity
, what do we do now? 🤔
JK, I have 1000+1 manuscripts to write, revise, edit, query, attempt, etc.
😄🙃😅🫶 how about you?
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First up... cream cheese filled fried pickles with a side of ranch. 😋
Where am I?!
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#PB
Critique giveaway!🗣
#writingcommunity
, I need a pick me up! I've had a blah few days... hubby traveling a lot and kids driving me insane 🙃 (I do love them)
I need a good laugh! If you have a humorous
#MS
, comment with a GIF related to it and I'll choose a winner tomorrow🥳
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Am I disappointed? Yes. But one thing (and there are 100s) I have learned from this
#writingcommunity
, is that your "yes" may be when you least expect it. Keep going if this is what you love. 🙌
I love writing. I won't stop. 🫶
This. 👇👏
@tonnyef
❤️
If you WEREN'T chosen as a
#PBParty
finalist OR Honorable Mention, please take heart! I wasn't either. It absolutely does NOT reflect on your work or your place as a writer. Contests are awesome unless you use them to judge your worth as a creative . . . a thread🧵
#amquerying
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May have got my last application in just hours before it closed, BUT I did it! I'll count that as my third marathon ✔️😅
#PBRisingStars
Thank you so much
@ebonylynnmudd
and
@KaileiPew
! Was it a lot? Yes. Was it worth it? Yes. Learned so much about myself 🥰 good luck all!
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My 5yo drew his favorite part of Pig the Fibber (of course 💨) for preschool.
A team in the making. ❤️
I write, he draws. 🥰🙏
My goal is to make him laugh with my books as much as
#pigthepug
books do now 🤞🤗
#amwriting
#hesillustrating
#WritingCommunity
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Two weeks ago I learned my BF's sister has stage 4 breast cancer. She's a 36 yo single mom of two young girls 😥
I bought her BRAVE LIKE MOM by
@MonicaAcker1
& Paran Kim. ❤️ It's one of those
#PBs
you hope you'll never need, but thankful it's there when you/someone needs it 🫶
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Having some hard parenting days😔 Hubby has been away for work the last 6 of 8 days. Single parents, you are legit superheroes. 🫶
Parents, I need a good laugh. Give me the best/worst reasons your child has had a tantrum. Here's mine: I wouldn't let my 19 mo pick my nose. 🙃
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My 4 yo free-handed these (sure, he followed a video, but STILL!) And I'm over here crying every time a
#literaryagent
's
#mswl
says "author-illustators only" 😭
Considering asking my son to draw some very specific pictures in the near future🤫😆
#amquerying
#writingcommunity
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It's going to be a great week.
It's going to be a great week!
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT WEEK!
🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
The
#PBParty
winner of a Critique with Query letter and Zoom chat with
@HernandezSteena
is...
@doucet_ranessa
The winner of a ranking of up to 5 manuscripts with feedback on
#1
manuscript by
@HernandezSteena
is...
@garnett_nicole
Please DM Steena about her generous prize. :)
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Everything about the
#WritingCommunity
is amazing 🙌 But the contests organized by wonderful agents & authors is one of my favorite parts! They challenge me and my writing, and I'm obsessed! 😁
Good luck all! 🤞
Thank you
@KaitlynLeann17
and
@CiaraONeal2
for
#springflingkidlit
🌞
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Winning a critique from
@BrianGehrlein
has given me the spark I need to polish my
#MS
😈🦌 and
#query
, get it in the best format, and then send it out and hope for the best🤞
Thank you, Brian!
He offers critique services now so you better get on it!
P.S. his book is hilarious 🙌
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Waiting to hear news, ANY news, but especially GOOD news in publishing is like that last week of pregnancy... over and over and over again. 😒😵💫
With twins.🤪
(Twin mom 🙋♀️)
#WritingCommunity
#amwriting
#amquerying
#amwaiting
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My son is 5 today 🥺 🥳 He is the artist I wish I could be 😅 He loves to free draw. Just looks at something and draws it! He impresses me every day. Talented. Kind. Hilarious.
#writingcommunity
, taking offers for your
#pb
#illustrations
now.
We will do a book together one day 🥰
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So excited to read all the
#PitchMe
pitches today!! 🥳
While I'm not participating due to becoming agented before today, I know this group worked hard on their pitches, queries, & manuscripts!
Show them some love by commenting/RT, and let's see those agent likes roll in!! 🙌🤞
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When you hit EXACTLY 250 words for
@SusannaLHill
's holiday contest!!!
First timer, and I'm so excited!! I love how these contests push me to be a better, more concise writer. Can't wait to read everyone stories! 🎄🎅🦌😈
#WritingCommunity
#amwriting
(My screen is SO dirty 🫣)
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It's September!!🍂🍁
I love this month!🫶
Excited to crush some goals!💪
A few of mine:
📝write 2 new
#PBs
📚read 2 new PBs a day & take notes
🏃♀️run a 10k
📵be off my phone from 5-7pm
😭don't completely lose it when my son starts K on Tuesday
#WritingCommunity
, what are yours?
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#writingcommunity
!! Can we all just agree this lady deserves this and so much more!! Been a cheerleader of mine, CP, mommy/traveling hubby/keeping it sane support, joking partner, and more since I joined this community! Without her, I'd be lost on this journey! ❤️ Congrats Em 🥳
Truly over the moon to announce that I’m officially represented by
@liznealon
at
@GreatDogLit
!!! Her passion + enthusiasm for my big family/foster care/first crush MG novel-in-verse is incredible, and I feel so very lucky to be starting the new year with such a fierce champion.💪🏻
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My husband and in-laws just took all 3 kids to the children's museum and will be gone for a few hours. 😏
#WritingCommunity
I have writing time on a Sunday morning!!! 🤯
#amquerying
#amwriting
#letsdothis
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Eek!!
#writingcommunity
, I am working on something super exciting!!! Hoping to share tomorrow! 🤞
🎄+ 📚 + 👀
Any guesses? 🤗
#PBauthor
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