Family history is my plus-one, my other thing I'll talk about besides kidlit. Luckily, I'm related to some of my heros: Fred Rogers (9th cousin), Bob Ross (9th), Lucille Ball (10th) and Rosa Parks (10th)! You? The RootsTech conference is this weekend 3/5 to 3/7. www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech...
Do you read translated books, or want to start? Check out this list from World Kid Lit. 🌏📚 worldkidlit.org/2025/01/08/2...
Thanks for the PB recs. We're always looking for more good reads. Have you read Don't Trust Fish yet? I highly recommend it!
The short lines accentuate the digging concept.
So glad it's finally PM official 😀 & I can't wait to hold a copy!
Have you read the (October 2025) Pen America report? What are your thoughts? pen.org/report/the-n... I met Nikki Grimes last summer and she told me about one of her banned books - a simple picture book with absolutely nothing objectionable in it. It's crazy, ppl.
Thank you!
Good luck! Break a spine?
Pivoting a submission - what kind of editorial feedback warrants a pivot, and as an agent how do you handle that? Writing new pitches, picking new comps, etc.
Radical revisions - do you have client stories or have you heard of any where the final published book was completely different from the initial idea?
Art is everywhere, waiting to be found!
Finished my first application @pbrisingstars.bsky.social and I'm exhausted! Thanks so much. I always learn more about my work and refine my pitches through the process of applying. #Kidlit #SCBWI friends, have you applied? I've been applying since 2022, so hopefully it's my turn this year.
I have one final project left for this semester... a poetry collection. I'm probably 70% done and I'm artistically burned out from a nearly constant creation-query cycle. What are your best tips for creative rest??