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Judie Offerdahl

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πŸ“ Children's Book Author (SCBWI/#12Γ—12PB), 🍎Teacher, β˜” Washington Alum, 4ever 🏈 Seahawks & ⚾️ Stan Musial fan

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I can't decide which to enter for @viviankirkfield.bsky.social's #50PreciousWords tomorrow. Writing community, which do you like better?

01.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

Jes, you said we could ask you follow-up questions. Re: I didn't realize that Query Tracker has an auto-close default. If a writer sends you something via query manager and it auto closes, is it officially closed on the agent's end, or just closed on the writer's QTracker?

20.02.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ann, would the Pixar Story Spine work?

16.02.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It was awesome. Thank you for having this.

15.02.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect! Thank you

09.02.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What word count range do you have in mind?

09.02.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

❀️ this! Thank you. Informative, and tickled my funny bone. "It can be your magnum opus, and I’ll still have to reject it."πŸ˜…

12.01.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A great resource for those in the query trenches.

12.01.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OMG, hilarious!!!!! Spilled my mushroom coffee. When I watched the original episodes on tv w/my mom (yes, I'm THAT old) I said, "Why does she hv friends? Everyone she knows dies. She is prob secretly always the killer so she has more material!" Obviously, didn't know the formula for cozy mysteries

11.01.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Matisyahu - Live Like A Warrior (Official Lyric Video)
Matisyahu - Live Like A Warrior (Official Lyric Video) YouTube video by Matisyahu

And this..so many @matisyahu.bsky.social songs actually. Thank you for the anthem music and positivity youtu.be/p53pDNodxHE?...

27.12.2025 22:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Needed this today

27.12.2025 22:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you so much for the response and for offering this Q&A, Michelle. Cried over this one. So close! A writer mentor said this process is like a marriage. Spot on! Better to get a nonproposal now than a divorce or unhappy marriage later, I guess. Onward πŸ™‚.

27.12.2025 21:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If an agent requests more work, then a rewrite of the orig. sub-which you do -but in the end gives a champagne rejection, should you send a 'thank you for the opportunity'? There was quite a bit of correspondence. Don't want to be rude, but also don't want them to hv an extra email to open.

27.12.2025 20:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I just wanted to say thank you for even having an "I only read your query form." It truly feels like a gift. It gives writers a bit of information without it hopefully being too much additional work for you.

10.11.2025 04:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A Castle for Christmas with Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes.
To escape a scandal, a bestselling author journeys to Scotland, where she falls in love with a castle -- and faces off with the grumpy duke who owns it.

09.11.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If anyone is wondering if kidney donation is safe, I donated mine in 2023 and am living my life normally. Consider this request, or at least share?

08.11.2025 03:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for letting us know. Is there a limit to how many you can send? I have PB manuscripts about fractions, pi, and symmetry.

09.11.2025 15:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just curious...if an agent says your writing is strong! (With an !), but it's not a fit for them, were they just trying to be nice?

31.10.2025 04:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This sounds so interesting!

08.10.2025 23:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! Thanks for posting all the agent stuff on your feed as well. So helpful.

08.10.2025 23:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This sounds amazing!

08.10.2025 23:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Always a worthy topic. As a classroom teacher I would love to read this!

08.10.2025 23:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. I was so excited!

08.10.2025 23:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yahoo! No A or E likes yet, but IT STARTS WITH A CIRCLE just earned a #sunwritefun AMA prize! Also this: "This is very well written. Your rhyme & meter are so strong. I love that it's a nonfiction piece written in rhyme. It combines the whimsy of poetry w/the knowledge building of nonfiction."

08.10.2025 22:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I would def this! Best of luck

08.10.2025 16:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Great premise! Good luck

08.10.2025 16:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This sounds awesome! Good luck

08.10.2025 16:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is such a cool idea. Crossing my fingers for you!

08.10.2025 12:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. Ok, an another note. I just got off a zoom with a friend who has a picture book out next year. Did you have a book debut group for yours? How did you find one?

08.08.2025 02:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
#SunWriteFun | karenmgreenwald

Such a fun contest! Thanks for donating #SunWriteFun! fingers crossed! #kidlit www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25
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07.08.2025 22:38 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0