Writing #picturebooks is like assembling IKEA furniture: confusing instructions, missing pieces, and a deep sense of accomplishment when it's finally done. #kidlit And inevitably, it needs a good tightening every couple of months! #amwriting #WritingCommunity

For the 4 people that’ll see this, I’m trying to be more active over on Instagram. If so inclined, meet me over there. https://t.co/3PckwVw1fe

My ADHD brain thinks in #picturebook pacing…quick scenes, humor, and surprise endings #kidlit

—Do you think the moon follows us? **Yes. But only because it likes our company. #mglit conversations

Exciting things are happening!! Can't wait to share more :) :) :)

Some of my #picturebooks have gone through over 20 revisions. #kidlit writers, do you keep ALL your revisions? Or do you scrap some of the early versions??

What makes you put down a book before you even finish the first page??

Does anyone have trouble being creative with your writing while feeling under the weather? I’m finding it very difficult to create anything with any complexity…even on a #mglit level. It surprises me that I need my whole brain to write a book for an 8 year old! #kidlit

Wrote zero words last night. Wrote several in my head and my phone though. My wife had a colonoscopy, and I’m packing to move…sometimes things happen that move up the priority list. I’ll write double tomorrow. 4,000–here I come! #kidlit #middlegradefiction

I wrote 2,000 words last night, hitting my daily goal. I’m trying to stop in the middle of an action sequence so it’s always easy to pick it up the next day and keep going. That’s actually helping a lot! #kidlit friends, you should definitely try this!! Game changer!!

I just went through old, DEAD #picturebooks and focused on number 3. I feel fantastic about my revisions!!

Every big decision we make shifts the course of our lives. Some choices were hard, but they brought us here to where we are today—so it’s tough to call them regrets. What about you—any major life decisions in the past 10-20 years you wish you could change? I'm not sure I would...

Lots of reading ahead!!

Here’s a student request that turned out to be super popular in the school library. It’s the perfect fiction story for non-fiction science and space enthusiasts who are reluctant to venture into narrative formats. A ROVER’S STORY by Jasmine Warga #middlegrade #booklover

It's a thumbs-up to @baldambitions's Zak Monroe is (not) My Friend from the lovely folk at Hull SLS💚 If you know someone starting secondary school, get a copy of this reassuring middle grade book to ease their nerves: https://t.co/lGlKhSDgGt. #middlegrade #schooltransition

Dream day: 1. Met my editors at Bright Matter/Penguin Random House. 2. Was given the ARC of my new book. 3. Found out it’s a @jrlibguild gold standard selection. #kidlit #middlegrade #writer

Happy dance to see my new middle-grade novel SEABIRD is featured in Kirkus Reviews most anticipated fall releases! Thank you @KirkusReviews 🥰🕊️ #MiddleGrade #HistoricalFiction #KidLit

👻 Get into the spooky spirit with GHOST CIRCUS by @AdrienneKress and Jade Zhang – a #middlegrade graphic novel tale of understanding, compassion, and friendships that cross the line between life and death. Out today! https://t.co/emllppikLZ

🧙‍♂️ R.I.P. Nanny Tobbins by Lucie Stevens — a captivating middle-grade fantasy novel in good condition. Perfect for young readers and fantasy enthusiasts! https://t.co/sYR8J48BTC #RIPNannyTobbins #LucieStevens #MiddleGradeFantasy #YoungReaders #FantasyBooks

John David Anderson is back with his newest novel, DIVE, and Booklist gave it a star! Get your copy of this wonderful middle grade novel today!

Today we highlight Picture Book Longlist title What's New, Daniel? by Micha Archer (Penguin Random House), whose glorious collages invite readers into Daniel’s blossoming world, encouraging them to appreciate all the wonderful new things in their own lives, big and small.