Brian Kirby

My wife makes a similar pie without the PB! #kidlitchat

As it stands now, the character is saved from the oven, and comforted by 1st responders as almost every other character in the story is arrested. 😆 #kidlitchat

I am so frustrated. #kidlitchat

My son wasn’t scared by anything in any monster movie, but RAN OUT OF THE ROOM at Dracula’s hand comically emerging from a coffin in Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein. You never know what will hit with a kid. #kidlitchat

My phone keeps autocorrecting my hashtag to another frequently used hashtag 😩
#kidlitchat

(I have a movie watch party on Thursdays)

My little guy wasn’t terrified but I could tell he had a bit of a revulsion during it. #driveinmob

My son wasn’t scared by anything in any monster movie, but RAN OUT OF THE ROOM at Dracula’s hand comically emerging from a coffin in Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein. You never know what will hit with a kid. #driveinmob

The Blob scared my son. 😬 #kidlitchat

That’s it! #kidlitchat 🏆

Chloe and the Lion maybe? #KidLitChat

I have a funny PB idea where a character ALMOST gets eaten, and I’m trying to find the right tone. Feedback I’ve received ranges from “that’s too dark” to “show him fully cooked.” 😳 #kidlitchat

It’s driving me crazy. 😄 #kidlitchat

Yes, those are beautiful. #kidlitchat

A little, but all set in a brick wall backstage area. There was a great book with a physical stage set a while ago but I am forgetting the name. #kidlitchat

I made a rudimentary version for a dummy but would like to get more detailed. #kidlitchat

One thing I want to do with one of my stories is with the art - I would like to build a physical miniature stage set and draw my characters into it. #kidlitchat

TOPIC: What’s the biggest, boldest, or wildest thing you’ve done for or to one of your stories? Think theme, characters, setting, format . . . Or if there's something you *want* to try, but haven't, WHY HAVEN'T YOU? #kidlitchat

I am looking forward to taking a break and joining #kidlitchat for an hour tonight.

Writers take note

Grammarly declined my request to interview CEO Shishir Mehrotra today. But it told me that in response to criticisms, it will allow experts to opt out of the feature by emailing expertoptout@superhuman.com. The company gave me this statement over email: We’ve heard the feedback about this tool and appreciate the engagement from those who have taken the time to raise thoughtful questions about the functionality and the experts surfaced. We agree that the product experience can be improved for both users and experts. The agent was designed to help users discover influential perspectives and scholarship that add value to their work. We want the people behind those perspectives to have greater control over whether their name is used, while providing new ways for influential voices to reach new audiences. Our goal is to improve Expert Review to deliver this outcome.

NEWS: Grammarly tells me it will let "experts" like me opt out of having their names used against their will and for no compensation as part of its "expert review" feature www.platformer.news/grammarly-ex...

You Can Enter PBParty & PB Rising Stars! ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland Great news...if you meet the requirements for each event, you can enter both PBParty and PB Rising Stars. Good luck, everyone. :)

March is full of amazing opportunities for picture book creatives!

If you meet the requirements for each, you can enter BOTH #PBParty and #PBRisingStars. 🎉

Good luck, everyone. ✨✨✨

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#PB

The 2026 #PBParty contest starts in one week. Can you believe it's almost here?

Are you ready?

The judges and I can't wait to read your entries soon.

Anyone have any insight on this? #kidlitillustration #kidlit

Bluesky User Count 43,012,320 Total Bluesky Users

Bluesky hit over 43 million users.

A New Chapter for Bluesky - Bluesky After several intense and incredible years building Bluesky from the ground up, I've decided to step back as CEO and transition to a new role as Bluesky's Chief Innovation Officer.

Some personal news: I’m transitioning from CEO to a new role as Bluesky’s Chief Innovation Officer! I’m excited to welcome @toni.bsky.team as our interim CEO.

More here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...

‪I'm so excited I won an author critique from the wonderful Lora Stead in advance of #PBParty! Looking forward to digging into Lori's fantastic notes. Yay, Rafflecopter 🎉@mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social @sylviaichen.bsky.social & the whole team raise the bar on this amazing #kidlit contest every year!!

Daniel Chong is the best. Hoppers was a fun time.

Seriously, check your local public library, which probably has it and for FREE. With your library card, you can bring home the physical copy, or you can stream it through the Kanopy app, if that public library offering is available in your area. 🎞️ #movies #libraries #FreeStuff

GIRAFFE IS TOO TALL FOR THIS BOOK BY DK RYLAND sits on a rolling cart shelf at an elementary school book fair

@dkryland.bsky.social spotted lurking at the elementary school book fair today.

A bingo call slide shows O67

Chaos erupts at the elementary school bingo night as O 67 is called. 😳