Jessica Watts

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Mama, silly story writer
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Such a special moment to get my advanced author copy and read it with the kids 🥰🥰🥰 #kidlit

Have I done this intro thing yet? Hi #kidlit community, my name is Jessica Watts! I specialize in silly stories and fantastical folktales. PBs are my home, but I’m working on a MG novel in my spare *spare* time, as I’m also a SAHM of two littles. Kthx LYLAS byeeee 💃 #picturebook #middlegrade

What. The. Actual.

This is in Donnelly Idaho as a result of hb 710, which makes libraries financially liable for any complaint of "inappropriateness" Identical legislation is on the floor in Idaho. Book bans used to be quaint, a result of moral panics that ebbed and flowed. Now they're organized. This is the result

Me: What do you want for breakfast? 4yo: Spaghetti. 4yo: And a banana.

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This is outrageous! Also, heads up #kidlit that Meta may now (on top of everything else 🙄) label your art as A.I. if you create it with an Adobe product. My vote for word of the year? Sloppy.

Saw this come up on FB and wtf 🤬 Adobe and Meta just being absolute dipsticks

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I was thinking it might be fun/useful to do some kind of #KidLit #askagent kind of chat with other @andreabrownlit.bsky.social agents who are on here. What do you all think? Would it be more useful to do a “chat” type format with topics in advance, or an “AMA” format answering in real time?

Shout out to my postpartum baby bangs—the unsung heroes of the postpartum journey

I don't know what this spring equinox juju is but both my kids slept in this morning so keep it coming.

I wish babies had a snooze button.

I dreamt I was playing basketball with a giant grape 🍇

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Do you write or edit? Want more choices for inclusive language? Interested in a style you can sustain? Enter the Goodreads giveaway for The Conscious Style Guide! There is more than one way to do conscious language. (Available for preorder everywhere books are sold.) #AmEditing #WritingCommunity 📚

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Okay, I'm gonna say it. Drowsy but awake is a sham.

*3yo trying to do tricks on her mini-trampoline, almost falling and busting her face* Me: Be careful. 3yo: *cups hand to ear* What? You said "keep trying"?

Fall is for Fleet Foxes

I was trying to get my 3yo to color a picture for her aunt’s birthday. When she stopped, I asked if she could do just a little bit more. She grabbed my face, brought it close to hers, and said, “No, honey. I need to text a zombie.”

Happy Daylight Savings! Unless you are a parent of littles. In which case, I'll see you bright and early again tomorrow.

@asherperlman.bsky.social Made me laugh today

WHERE IS MY COAT

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This is totally on point. Thank you!

“The function of the first draft is to help you figure out your story. The function of every draft after that is to figure out the most dramatic way to tell the story.” - Darcy Pattison #amwriting Keep writing: #author #writing

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I’d like to gift a FREE, one hour, portfolio review, coaching session exclusively here on Bluesky. 1. Reply with art samples. 2. Random winner. 3. No emails please. I will look closely at every reply. 💙❤️

I hit 10k on my WIP! 💃

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Authors, if you think Scholastic's "separate but equal" book fair plan is, perhaps, a BAD idea, please consider signing this open letter to them about it: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Statement from Authors and Illustrators on Scholastic Book Fairs' Policy of Separating and Excluding...docs.google.com

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🌟 #BookGiveaway 🌟 I wrote about my writing journey for #SoNotGhoul for Kathy Temean's spectacular #kidlit blog. To enter the drawing for a chance to win a copy of the book, follow the instructions on the post. Ghoul-ed luck! Illustrated by Bonnie Lui, published by Page Street Kids. 📚

Book Giveaway: SO NOT GHOUL by Karen Yinkathytemean.wordpress.com Today we have Karen Yin and her picture book, SO NOT GHOUL, illustrated by Bonnie Lui and published by Page Street Kids. I wanted to feature this book last year when It came out but we could make it h...

Man, I love writing. Tomorrow I'll feel... Like an imposter? Crushed? Exuberant? Hopeless? Brain dead? Let's spin the Writer's Wheel of Emotions and find out!

A postpartum haiku: I'm just a mother standing here, in the shower losing all my hair.

I will never stop wishing on eyelashes ✨

When I was little, I used to sit on my bed, typing away on an old typewriter—pretending to be a real author. Flash forward to today, where I sit on my couch, typing away on my phone—pretending to be a real author. 🤣

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Happy spooky #kidlitartpostcard! I am Gila, author-illustrator from Germany. I love anything pb, texture, cute and critter. www.gila.be for full folio!

Sometimes I wish I could plug a flash drive into my brain and download information.

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Hi! Following @debbieohi.bsky.social's advice (debbieohi.com/2023/09/soci...) I'm making an intro post! I'm #kidlit author writing PB, MG novels, and MG GN. Two PB on the way in 2025, hopefully more to come soon. I love to nerd out about stories and get into the nitty gritty. :)

Why I'm on Bluesky (and my personal take on social media for the kidlit community right now)debbieohi.com (Last updated September 26, 2023)Shortform link: https://debbieohi.link/social2023 I originally started writing a post with tips for those just joining Bluesky, but I’ve had so many people ask me ab...