Greg Pincus

Thank you all for joining in another fine, bold, wild #kidlitchat. I'm glad you're here! And we'll see you again next week....

Interestingly, this is where we got the expression "what's gouda for the goose is gouda for the gander" as it works on men, too #kidlitchat

Bold but appreciated! #kidlitchat

For the record, Bonnie and I removed my suggestion in the original topic "have you ever turned your third person present tense manuscript into one that's second person pluperfect subjunctive?" But I share that here as a bold option! #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

It seems like a great day to put everything aside for an hour (specifically starting at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific) and have a #kidlitchat, doesn’t it? Or, you know, multitask while talking #kidlit for a bit. Whatever works! Hope to see you chatting….

Thanks for bringing us up to date here at #kidlitchat. So much has happened! And we look forward to hearing whatever else happens this year, too. See you next Tuesday!

Now you should really push yourself and write a poem every day in one of the longer months :-) #kidlitchat

Middle Grade Hub Pitch Event Small Peer-to-Peer polishing groups.

Hey #KidLitChat!
If you're working on getting a submission package ready for pitching, @middlegradehub.bsky.social has a great series of critique events coming up you should definitely check out.

They're going to be doing workshops for pitches, queries, first pages, and more!

TOPIC: Guess what? It's time for another quarterly check-in . . . already! Share what you've accomplished in the past three months: baby steps, or giant leaps, full landings or near misses . . . celebrate whatever has carried you FORWARD. #kidlitchat

Another #kidlitchat is coming your way at the top of the hour (9E/6P). We can count on you being there . . . right? See you soon!

That is a totally wrong soup to sleep in. Not at all comforting. So I also hope you don't fall asleep in it. And I hope you get to join us or at least get to sleep in a bed with a pillow of something cheese-free!

It is another Tuesday so there shall be another #kidlitchat (at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific) right here on Bluesky. If you're thinking "gosh, it'd be swell to talk with other #kidlit fans and creators for an hour"... 1) you'd be right and 2) you should join us! See you soon!

a little girl with pigtails and a bow on her head says so excited ! ALT: a little girl with pigtails and a bow on her head says so excited !

#KidLit friends, I am hearing rumblings that the desire for middle grade is slowly inching up again. Your moment may be closer than you think, so maybe it's time to consider dusting off that manuscript you've been too afraid to even think about.

Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! 🎉

This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here!

You can, as of TODAY, search Bluesky and ManuscriptWishList.com posts at once: manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search. All posts are verified by a human who works in publishing. ☕

Thank you all for joining in another #kidlitchat. I celebrate all of you and the fact that we get to come together each week for this. (And I celebrate desserts, but that's a given). See you all next week!

It has not. #kidlitchat

Thanks, Debbie, for joining us on your book launch day! #kidlitchat

Glad you're back! #kidlitchat

My work here is done. #kidlitchat

A Sandra Boynton drawing of a hippo surrounded by chocolate desserts. Captioned "Chocolate. It's not just for breakfast, lunch, and dinner anymore."

always chocolate chip (shared last week) for cookies. Cake? If banana bread doesn't count, then... shockingly... chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. #kidlitchat

That's amazing (both visually and being in one piece at the end!). #kidlitchat

<starts baking> #kidlitchat

Fantastically worth celebrating, too. #kidlitchat

This is worth celebrating! #kidlitchat

TOPIC: What are you celebrating of a #kidlit nature these days on an industry level, a personal level, a reading level, a creating level, or any other level you want to go to? #kidlitchat

The #kidlitchat engine is revving up! See you in just a few.

Words will work wonders when wisely woven!

Heck yes, there’s a #kidlitchat tonight at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific. And heck yes, I hope you’ll join us #kidlit folks for an hour of chatting, community, cookies, cake, camaraderie, comedy, and chicanery (aka “the seven C’s”). See ya there!

Hurray, I'M BUSY by @michaelianblack.bsky.social and me launches today from @simonkids.bsky.social!

Educators: Help us celebrate & I'll record a special video msg just for your students. More: debbieohi.com/2026/02/imbu...

#KidLit #BookBirthday #Edusky #LibrarySky