Julie Mata

Yes, more goofs PLEASE!! So tired of politics, right, left, center, upside down, inside out, whatever.

Yes, I love all the different endings!

So excited this came in the mail! The newest book from my critique partner, Cristin Bishara—MOTHMAN, a Choose Your Own Adventure novel. It’s got cryptids, aliens, and nineteen different endings depending on the choices you make.

#cristinbishara #mothman #cryptidchronicles #chooseco

I always wanted to fall down stairs and get dragged behind a car…

Because unlike many adults, kids don’t think books need to teach them a life lesson. They love fun and humor and magic and danger! And that stuff is fun to write. #kidlitchat

Such a sweet smile, I wanted to take him home. Hard to believe he’ll turn into Monster Gator one day…

Don’t forget to put a shot of tequila, some salt, and lime out tonight for the Cinco de Mayo fairy

"We need to go back to the old days, where children learned #empathy through their identification with and love for #character #rolemodels in traditional #childrensbooks." - #writer Suzy Davies

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THE WAITING HOUSE: A Novel in Stories 🕰 ⏳

Fiona lives in the shadow of her late movie-star mother. ⭐️

Ava Elisabeth has returned "home" after 40 years, but why?

Dell gets way more than he bargained for when he hires a psychic. ✨

mybook.to/WaitingHouse 📕

#KU #LitFic

I can’t imagine how that’s even possible. I hope she’s doing okay.

Thanks for sharing, @cynthiatimoti.bsky.social and @thetobiasagency.bsky.social 🥰🥰

Congrats!! Love the cover.

La sirena con delfines. The mermaid with dolphins—one of many beautiful sculptures on the malecón in La Paz, Baja.

Same :)
#kidlitchat

Yes! Takes our brainpower from mud to blood.
#kidlitchat

Yes, he deserves his own story.
#kidlitchat

I do like to keep my dragon Fergus nearby when I’m writing. I’m pretty sure he makes me wittier. #kidlitchat

Writing is such a minimalist art. All I need is a computer. But I do love to plot out ideas on paper. It’s slower so my brain can take a breath, dive a little deeper on an idea, do some fun riffs—that’s the indispensable part for me. Otherwise, most days I wish I was a singer :)
#kidlitchat

TOPIC: What's the one part of your creative process you cannot do without? Your mood board? A rhyming dictionary? Your lucky writing hat? Your size 0.5 mechanical pencil with 2B lead? Hmmm? #kidlitchat

These dolphins were having a great time frolicking in the Everglades. Made me want to frolic, too.

Cats in Japanese Folklore and Culture From kawaii (cute) to kaibyo (supernatural)

I have finally published a new post on my Substack newsletter, just in time for #Caturday. Life has been a bit crazy these past few weeks so thanks to everyone for your understanding and support.
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#JapaneseFolklore #yokai #cats

taught my dog sarcasm and now she won't stop snarking at strangers

if Jessica Simpson married Homer Simpson, she’d still be Jessica Simpson. only more animated . d’oh 😬

𝕄𝕦𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣,She Etch-a-Sketched

Can’t believe I spotted these baby owl beauties in the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, just hanging out on a high up branch. Mama was nearby, keeping a watchful eye.
#corkscrew #auduboncorkscrew

SHAKESPEARE: to be or not to be, that is the question

SCHRÖDINGER: see this guy gets it

Who else out there sometimes looks at news headlines and thinks that SURELY this must be some elaborate April Fool’s joke?

Live REad Aloud. Sign Up First-Chapter "Free Day" with Sonja Thomas Fri, 3/21 1-1:30 PM EST (author photo of brown woman smiling and book cover of Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence with a determined girl on bike with a grey cat in the basket.)

Free read-aloud opportunity for #teachers, #librarians, and their students with #kidlit author @bysonjathomas.bsky.social on Friday March 21!

Register at * bit.ly/MGC2C_FreeDay * for the Zoom link and the chance to win signed copies of her debut and latest #mglit novels for your class! #edusky

TV news story captioned “Man shot after throwing shoe at roach (Detroit’s East Side)

do not fuck with Detroit roaches

For Tolkien writing was Hobbit forming.