Katie M.
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Sons x3, Nurse, #Kidlit writer, #SCBWI , #50PreciousWord Honorable Mention 2023 #FallWritingFrenzy 2023 winner Susanna Hill’s Holiday Writing Contest winner 2023
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6 yo lost a tooth, but is planning to wait until Christmas Eve to put it under his pillow. That way, Santa and the tooth fairy will converge at our house…
Does something special happen if they converge? Anyone know what the protocol is here? 🤣
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🎉So excited right now! I got a MS request from a query I sent out less than 2 hours ago! To celebrate, I am offering a query letter critique! My specialty is PBs, but am open to any genre.
#amquerying
#amwriting
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Trying to make a meal plan for the week and I can't think of a single thing to put on the menu, so...
What's everyone making for dinner tonight?
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Oof, 2 rejections before lunch, but one was somewhat personalized and very kind, so I’ll take it as a win!
#amquerying
IT ONLY TAKES ONE YES!
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Just spent 8-hrs creating a 1-hr lesson for first graders about space and astronauts.
How do
#teachers
do it? Does time work different for them???
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I got my first request for more work last week and even if it doesn’t turn into anything, I feel like I’m one step closer to my dreams coming true!
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I'm just a girl, standing in front of an agent, asking them to like my story AND have a vision of editor contacts to help make it happen.
But I appreciate the personalized responses I've received, though I can't reply through querymanager to say so...
Manifesting for 2024!
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What a great day in
#kidlit
! Participated in
#PBPitch
, so many of my friends received 🩷s and I'm soo excited for them! My pitches got so much love from this amazing community and I am forever grateful for that! Lastly I found out I was one of the winners for
#FallWritingFrenzy
!
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Ok fellow
#amquerying
writers, I need tips for getting thicker skin. Got a rejection today not even from an editor or agent, but it was uninformed and careless and it's left me reeling moreso than the other rejections I've faced.
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The query blackout poem train is too fun to not hop on! Here's mine. What a great way to make rejections less painful, I'm almost looking forward to seeing what I can do with the next one!
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Almost gave up on
#kidlit
#amwriting
last week with several rejections from magazines, contests and agents.
Tonight, I got a champagne rejection, an agent who said she’ll buy my story when it’s published🥹
I still need to take a break from
#amquerying
, but I’ll keep writing!
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Just finished my entry for
#PBParty
! Best of luck to all the entrants! I can't wait for all the success stories!
A HUGE THANK YOU to all the judges for the time they put into this to give a leg up to other writers!
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Just submitted my entry for
@viviankirkfield
's
#50PreciousWords
contest. A HUGE thank you to all the judges and prize donors!
You can check out mine and other entries here:
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Well, that was embarrassing!
Just queried an agent via email, but forgot the MS, so I sent a quick f/u with attachment.
THEN realized they asked for it in the body of the email. SOOO, I sent a second f/u b/c I swear I can follow directions! 🤦♀️
#amquerying
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Got 2 ‘no-thank you’s ’ today but…
I will not give up!
I will not give up!
I will not give up!
#amquerying
#amwriting
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This was such a fun contest and a great way to wrap up 2023 in my
#kidlit
writing ventures! A huge thank you to the prize donors, judges and
@SusannaLHill
for hosting!
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My goal for this year was to get paid for writing - anything. Magazine submission, contest entry… book deal, lol.
I came close a couple times, magazines and contests, but ultimately it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen.
So today I’m remembering my why:
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I wanted to join in the fun of sharing my
#FallWritingFrenzy
entry this way as well. Thank you again to
@KaitlynLeann17
@Ms_Holliday93
and
@ebonylynnmudd
for hosting and judging!
Background Photo by Monstera Production on
October is a month for new beginnings! I started a new blog for my Poems, Musings, and More.
And I posted my
#FallWritingFrenzy
entry!
Thank you
@KaitlynLeann17
for coordinating this and for all the prize donors participating!
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A HUGE thank you to
#agents
who give personalized feedback on queries. I know you don't always have the time, but I pull out these little encouragement phrases often when I get hit with a bout of imposter syndrome!
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I have 12
#storystorm
ideas written down so far.
Shared them with my kids and they approved 2! I’m counting this as a HUGE win!!!
Thanks
@taralazar
(and co-conspirators) for getting me started!
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Grateful for the opportunity to submit to
#PBRisingStars
and for
@KaileiPew
and
@ebonylynnmudd
who make it happen. Maybe next year, third times the charm, right? Back to work tomorrow, today, I’m allowing myself to sulk.
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I almost didn't do it. But, then I did!
#kidlit
folks, there's still time! If you're on the fence about it, take a leap, it can't hurt!
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My most recent PB manuscript might suggest that I'm harboring some resentment toward those squirrels who stole my pizza from the park when I was 5...
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Had so much fun at
#PBPitch
today! I love seeing what my friends are up to in their writing! And in case you’re wondering, if we’ve ever interacted on SM, I consider you a friend!
So many amazing people and their stories that I can’t wait to see out in the world!
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October is a month for new beginnings! I started a new blog for my Poems, Musings, and More.
And I posted my
#FallWritingFrenzy
entry!
Thank you
@KaitlynLeann17
for coordinating this and for all the prize donors participating!
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I might be switching to the 🧵app, if any of my
#kidlit
friends are there, I’d love to follow you!
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I got the funnest piece of book mail today! My boys and I truly enjoyed these funny characters and loved talking about all the many choices we make and why we make them!
Everyone, you need a copy of this book!
Thank you
@BrennaJeanneret
!
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My jaw dropped when I saw the 32 mentors! Thank you ALL for donating your time and energy to lift others up!
#PBRisingStars
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Love seeing so many
#kidlit
writer friends as winners and HMs!!!
I'm also thrilled to be an HM for 'Beautifully Written'! This fills my writer cup and will keep me going for a while.
Thank you
@SusannaLHill
for hosting this contest ❤️
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Feeling loved by my family today! Books, a booklight, notebooks, pens and a cozy blanket means I’ve got one cozy, relaxing vacation coming!
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My 10y.o. just asked me if I could write him a MG story.
I asked him about plot and he gave me inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, setting and a few other key details.
Keep your eyes peeled for my surviving a blizzard on a mountain story, coming soon-ish
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I am so excited to be taking
@ReneeMLaTulippe
and
@suzylevinson
’s lyrical language course this fall! I know it will only do good things for this writing career I’m working to get off the ground!
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Just jotted down my first idea for storystorm! Thanks
@taralazar
for getting my creative juices flowing in 2024!
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I needed to see this tonight, trying to figure out if I want to participate in
#PBPitch
. Rejection is hard. Will participate, then take a break to write for fun and forget the query trenches for a while. To all my fellow
#amquerying
authors, you got this!
Fact: 473 rejections before her first deal.
Kate DiCamillo:
Every time I stand up in front of this number, I think, What if I had given up at 471?
Do not give up.
-An Evening with Ann Patchett & Kate DiCamillo
Library of Congress, October 19, 2023
#kidlit
#WritingCommunity
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So excited to be included in this amazing anthology! Can’t wait until it is out in the world ❤️
I want to thank everyone who submitted to UnCensored Ink: A Banned Book Inspired Anthology. Ian and I are excited to start working on your amazing submissions to
@WildInkPub
.
#WritingCommmunity
We CANNOT wait to launch this anthology in October!
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Feeling accomplished this week!
✅ Entered
#FallWritingFrenzy
✅ Completed Lyrical Language Lab assignments
✅ Overhauled a WIP
✅ Revived an old PB MS
And most importantly and arguably most difficult:
✅ Kept the kids alive and fed 😴
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Crushed my NaNo goal today, so treated myself to creating some
#BlackoutPoetry
for the
#amquerying
crowd.
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My characters have hijacked the book, and now I'm frantically reworking my outline to keep up with their wayward behavior, but at least I'm getting my words on the page!
#Nanowrimo2023
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Hi all! I’m an aspiring MG author working on a contemporary MG. Excited to listen in tonight 🙂
#MGBookChat
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I write for kids to bring surprise and delight in their lives. Living in this world is tough and I want my stories to show happiness and hope.
I want them to believe no matter how outlandish their dreams are, anything is possible, after all, how else will change occur?
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I will never tire of puppy snuggles!
A great way to counteract the rejection I got this morning 🥰
#amquerying
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Celebrating making it to the second round (barely) but it counts 😅.
Looking forward to the judges’ feedback and seeing what the next round brings!!
The Rhyming Story Challenge 2023 1st Round results are up at ! Congratulations to the top eight in each group for advancing to the 2nd Round this Thursday, December 14th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to everyone for participating!
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I’m applying and I can’t wait!
NINE days left to get ready...who's planning on applying for this 🌟🌟incredible opportunity 🌟🌟 to be part of
#pbrisingstars
& to work on
#writing
#kidlit
w/1 of 32 mentors this summer?
Try a sample application & get the details now:
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Subbing in the nurse’s office again. I was told it is always busy at this school, so I brought only one (near finished) book.
I am sad to say on this WORLD READ ALOUD day, I’ve run out of book to read 😭😭
Do I go bug the librarian to hook me up???
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My 8y.o. just said
“If a tomato is a fruit, why isn’t ketchup considered a fruit smoothie?”
And I need to go rethink everything I thought was true about the world…
Parenting classes did NOT prepare me for this.
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Horror is NOT my preferred genre, BUT I just finished my entry for NYC Midnight's Rhyming Story Challenge and I'm pretty proud of it...
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Subbed (as a nurse) at an elementary school today and I am 😴😴😴. Those kids kept me hopping and I had repeat customers, so maybe I was too nice… 🤔
Next time, this will be me:
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Highly recommend Laura's critiques! She is a rhyme master and her critiques are encouraging, insightful and overall amazing! Where are my fellow
#kidlit
rhymers?
#KidLitCritiqueDay
🎉🎉🎉
Laura Bontje is offering a critique on a fiction pb (in prose or rhyme) of 1000 words or less. To win this critique from Laura please like, comment, and repost. You must do all 3 to enter. Good luck!
@LauraBontje
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@EleniTWehner
I am so sorry for this, I was eavesdropping on this conversation yesterday and their response to you made me uncomfortable. So disappointing. I read Look Me In The Eye last spring and it opened my eyes to a lot of things. Thank you for continuing to advocate!
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I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it!
Tonight is the night to Meet the 2024 PB Rising Stars Mentors! 🌟 I'm so excited!
Come and learn more about this great opportunity and about the different mentors available.
Register here:
#kidlit
#mentorship
#pb
#picturebooks
#pbrisingstars
#panel
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I am so excited!
@ebonylynnmudd
&
@KaileiPew
have found some amazing mentors! The list is 🔥. So grateful to the amazing
#kidlit
community who give their time and talent to help others ❤️. All the feels!
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Tonight my kids requested a book.
‘I Survived Dad’s Taco Farts’
Not sure if that’s a suggestion for
@laurenTarshis
or Dav Pilkey, but…
The idea is up for grabs 😂😂😂
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@angiecthomas
I shared this with my family, and my 10 yo says: Sounds like that could kill ya'. He's not wrong. Stay safe and thanks for sparing the rest of us 🤣
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What an amazing interview!
‘Be patient and consider what is best for your overall goals.’ Something I am learning, slower than I would like 😂 the struggle is real!
Thank you
@SylviaiChen
for all you do for the PB community!
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What do you mean staring at my email and hitting refresh won’t make an email come any faster???
Lies!🤣🤣🤣
#amquerying
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#LimerickSunday
“I’m starving,” my little one said,
“And I think these bananas are dead.”
So, I gave them new life,
Then I pulled out my knife,
And we ate our delicious fruit bread!
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Honored to have a poem included in The Dirigible Balloon. Check it out along with the many other amazing poems here:
Dirigible Balloon - Poetry for Children
Dirigible Balloon - Poetry for Children
dirigibleballoon.org
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LOVE my critique groups! I found one through SCBWI and they are phenomenal! My second group I found through the amazing
#kidlit
community here!
@nicole_terry22
@SaraBraas
@LariveeErin
@TheSusanKam
@LaurenNSimmons1
@LoriMKeating
@JLindseyBooks
Great critique groups are priceless
#PBParty
! What do you love best about yours & how did you find them?
🌟I love how my groups support each other, help me dig deeper & make my manuscripts stronger than ever. Reading out loud is helpful too!
🌟I found them through SCBWI
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Best of luck to all my fellow
#kidlitpit
pitchers out there! Hoping there’s a happy story that comes from today for someone, I know I’ve seen some amazing pitches already ❤️!
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My
#NaNoWriMo
discord group just convinced me to write a small-town Christmas Romance-Thriller for November and I am ultra-excited. It may never see the light of day, but it's writing practice nonetheless!
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I just got an AMAZING critique from
@StephDRondeau
! Thank you for your insight! And thank you
@annmrose
for the giveaway 🎄❄️❤️
#kidlit
writers, if you are looking for critique services, definitely check out her website!
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It's weird getting a rejection months after I CNR a query... but at least now I know for sure.
#amquerying
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I wish all of my
#WritingCommmunity
friends a partner as supportive as mine. He just forwarded me a goodreads email on exciting new thrillers and said "I can't wait to see you on this list someday".
I haven't even started writing my thriller yet, just told him the premise 🥹
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Fellow
#PBPitch
participants, I’m amazed by all the wonderful pitches I’ve already seen this morning.
I’m glad I’m not an agent or I would have a ton of reading to do in the coming weeks.
Whatever happens, remember the competition is FIERCE and your stories are important!
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Just got my entry in!
#kidlit
friends, if you haven't gotten a chance to join in yet, don't wait any longer. There are a lot of great prizes from amazing donors!
Thank you
@SusannaLHill
for hosting and many thanks to all the donors who also make this possible!
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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@KaitlynLeann17
@feliz_reading
@Halifax_Kat
@jburbank
@DeanFontenelle
@TheliaHutchins1
@pullen_claudine
@MorganCreates
@JanAlyssa
@LauraWippell
@TheresaTyree
@boregenerations
@MiaGeiger
I am so honored to be on this list! Thank you so much
@KaitlynLeann17
@ebonylynnmudd
@Ms_Holliday93
and
@DianaMWrites
for choosing my story. Congratulations to all the winners!
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Friends, check this out, I know this is something I struggled with so much early on, and I can’t wait to learn more!
#amwriting
#kidlit
Did you know that there are logistics and etiquette to giving/receiving critiques on manuscripts? Sign Up for my FREE
#Webinar
on 2/19 at 6:30 PM EST to learn how to make the most out of giving /receiving
#critiques
! Sign up here:
#amwriting
#mscritiques
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The finalists have been posted for the 13th Annual Holiday Contest, so it’s time to read and vote for your favorite! What a great way to get into the Christmas spirit this weekend 🎄❄️🕎🍪
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Just jotted down
#storystorm
idea number 31! Thanks
@taralazar
and all the other amazing authors who posted for your inspiration!
Now for the writing…
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An update:
The kids loved it! They asked why the meeting was so short (it was the same length as always) but they weren’t ready to be done yet. I’m calling it a win!
Also, definitely made me happy they were so engaged so I get why
#teachers
do it!
Just spent 8-hrs creating a 1-hr lesson for first graders about space and astronauts.
How do
#teachers
do it? Does time work different for them???
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The happiest book birthday to a lovely author!
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If you're planning to participate in the the PBParty contest: enter to win one of 87 critique prizes!
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So close and still it feels so far away! Looking forward to the announcement of some really talented PB writers!
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Island of the Blue Dolphin was my absolute favorite! Followed closely by The Hatchet. Though they made me feel a little like nothing I wrote could possibly be as exciting.
#MGBookChat
Q1:
#MGBookChat
What
#middlegrade
book made you want to be a writer, teacher or librarian?
#kidlit
#teachers
#librarians
#TeacherTwitter
#writerscommunity
#BookTwitter
#mglit
#authorsoftwitter
#educators
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Looking for some fun Sunday reading?!? Contest finalists for
@SusannaLHill
’s Valentiney Contest have been announced and you can vote for your favorite!
I’m struggling to pick just one, there are so many amazing entries!
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Eek, full disclosure, I had to take down my
#stalkerpit
pitch because I don’t think pitch events are good for me. That being said, if any agents are stalking me, I’m happy for you to message me any time 🙂.
I am loving seeing all the other pitches and liking/commenting on them!
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This book looks absolutely adorable!
Happy Book Birthday to The Imposter 🥳
Check out this adorable book by
@PB_Soar24
member,
@Laurabower79
illustrated by
@KerisaGreene
(
@GnomeRoadPub
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@authorjesspayne
Pride by Ibi Zoboi and The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn were definitely my favorites this year!
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This is so exciting! I can’t wait to read it!
We are quickly approaching publication day!
I’m so grateful to
@CBaldwinAuthor
@Shellymackbooks
@juliehauswrites
@marianariosrmz1
@RussellJFellows
&
@mackey_cynthia
for the upcoming blog features and interviews ❤️
#WritingCommunity
#AuthorLife
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Giggling as I listen to my husband and kids fish:
“You wanna use a ‘fat ika?”
“How about a ‘whopper-plopper’?”
They’re making this up, right?🤣🤣🤣
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Hi
#MGBookChat
I’m really excited about tonight’s topic as my WIP has some socioeconomic topics highlighted! I am an aspiring author and look forward to seeing what everyone has to say.
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