Kate McKean

What If You're Scared of Querying? Hello friends, When I was a freshman in high school, I wanted desperately to try out for the cheerleading team. Not in a bid to instantly become popular or anything, contrary to what the teen sitcoms...

What if you're too scared to send out your query letter?
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i say this to my students a lot and am always surprised when they find it discouraging rather than exciting. no one cares as much as you do whether you write that book! you can write it however you want!

Sending ❤️❤️❤️

Have You Ever Wanted to Write a Picture Book? Hi friends! I'm so excited to announce the pre-order campaign for my debut picture book PAY ATTENTION TO ME!, coming out May 5th, 2026* from Sourcebooks, with fantastic illustrations by Rob Justus! I...

Friends! Have you ever wanted to write a picture book? I"m hosting an Ask Me Anything for those who pre-order my debut picture book PAY ATTENTION TO ME!, out from Sourcebooks Kids on May 9th! Learn more here! www.agentsandbooks.com/have-you-eve...

Have You Ever Wanted to Write a Picture Book? Hi friends! I'm so excited to announce the pre-order campaign for my debut picture book PAY ATTENTION TO ME!, coming out May 5th, 2026* from Sourcebooks, with fantastic illustrations by Rob Justus! I...

Friends! Have you ever wanted to write a picture book? I"m hosting an Ask Me Anything for those who pre-order my debut picture book PAY ATTENTION TO ME!, out from Sourcebooks Kids on May 9th! Learn more here! www.agentsandbooks.com/have-you-eve...

Still thinking about this one and I wrote it

just saw robert frost referred to as bobby chills and I will never be the same

Of course, I did ask the pediatrician if she thought my kid was under size and she said “well, how tall are you and your husband?” Reader, we are 5’2 and 5’10” respectively 😆😆

My 9 yo is 49 inches and 50lbs 😆😆

Hear me out, @npr.org... new weekly show featuring authors, editors, agents, publishers, prize judges, fanfic aficionados, TV scouts, and READERS of all kinds. It's called "BookTalk" and you've already got your new host IN STUDIO!

I found a playlist that's a Radiohead song and then a piece of Brahms and it's perfect.

The only thing better is if they made one from The Inner Light

But Jon this would heal me

Do You Need Plot or Do I Need To Pay More Attention? Hi friends, This question came to me as I was speaking to a client and her editor on zoom the other day. We were talking about her new book, which we'd all read, and this was an editorial brainstormi...

As an agent, I ask myself--what if it's me? What if I just don't get this book? Read more about how I check in with myself as a reader and an agent when I give editorial notes to writers.

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#booksky #writersky

Signing at Emerald City Comic Con today! PRH Booth #25015, 1:00pm! My books are on sight and I’ve got bookmarks for you 💚💚💚

Do You Need Plot or Do I Need To Pay More Attention? Hi friends, This question came to me as I was speaking to a client and her editor on zoom the other day. We were talking about her new book, which we'd all read, and this was an editorial brainstormi...

As an agent, I ask myself--what if it's me? What if I just don't get this book? Read more about how I check in with myself as a reader and an agent when I give editorial notes to writers.

www.agentsandbooks.com/d/

#booksky #writersky

In Tradition Lay Tragedy; RIBBON CREEK. By William Baggarley McKean, Brig. Gen. U. S. M. C., Ret. 534 pp. New York: The Dial Press. $5. (Published 1958)

One of them is! www.nytimes.com/1958/12/07/a...

I 💗 ephemera

jesus fucking wept

One was a brigadier general in the marines turned math teacher and the other was in the CIA.

PROTECT OUR KIDS. DON'T POLICE THEM. NO POLICE IN CVILLE CITY SCHOOLS Stand with parents, educators, students, and neighbors at the next CCS School Board meeting to tell them we don't want School Resource Officers (SROS). We don't want our kids sent into the school-to-prison or school-to-deportation pipelines. We want the Board to talk to their community and find a solution that keeps ALL our kids safe. JOIN US ON THURSDAY MARCH 5 6:00PM @ CHS To speak at the School Board meeting, or email the board @ schoolboard@charlottesvilleschools.org Have questions? Or ideas? Connect with us! Email organizingforccs@gmail.com to join a growing group of parents & community members who want equitable public schools.

hey i know the charlottesville school district wants us to shut up about their terrible, expensive plan to put cops back in our schools but what if, instead: we didn't

I had a daydream that Mackenzie Scott started a media company and opened 30 local newspapers in midsized cities and 10,000 people got jobs and it cost exactly the amount Bezos should have paid in taxes on purpose.

Gah did you know that books are just so so good?

Love this by @katemckean.bsky.social: 'What we don't see are all the unfinished, unsuccessful books... It's not like the author's bio says "Ms. Writer is the author of three published books and twelve and a half unpublished manuscripts." Maybe we should start that!'

I think we REALLY should.

Why Are We So Surprised By Failure? Hey friends, I talk about my failures a lot. I am not shy to tell you about the books I wrote that didn't sell, the queries I passed on that later became best sellers for other agents. When I make a ...

When it comes to writing and publishing, why are we so surprised by failure?

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It’s actually FEWER Misérables

The New Scratch How is anyone who writes making any money right now?

Writers of Bsky: Scratch is back! This time as a weekly newsletter/blog about how writers are surviving ~these times~, run by me, @manjula.bsky.social, @maggiemertens.bsky.social, and @latriagraham.bsky.social. You can read more about why/what that means in our announcement post below.

It's all of us!!!!!

Why Are We So Surprised By Failure? Hey friends, I talk about my failures a lot. I am not shy to tell you about the books I wrote that didn't sell, the queries I passed on that later became best sellers for other agents. When I make a ...

When it comes to writing and publishing, why are we so surprised by failure?

www.agentsandbooks.com/why-are-we-s...

Steve Spurrier was INSANE 😂