Scott Wolf -- Kidlit author

An instructive thread. I had tried (sometimes terribly unsuccessfully) to make pitching comps and selling comps be the same thing.

Good pitch! Sounds like a great read.

I would love to know if this approach to Bluesky seems to bear fruit. Hope it does! 🤞

Looks like a fascinating read. Wishing you the best!

"What do I do about writer's block? I lower my standards and carry on."

-William Stafford

Wishing you the best of luck!

Human creatives will be fighting this battle across all industries as book publishers, film production companies, etc. look to save 💰💰💰

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Congratulations!!!

Oh well.

I love it.

My life is maybe a little like this...

Conservationist Jane Goodall, whose work revolutionized the study of primates, has died | CNN Jane Goodall, whose lifelong work as a primatologist helped broaden the world’s understanding of animal behavior and emotions, has died, her institute said Wednesday. She was 91.

What a life and legacy. So glad you were here with us.

Congratulations, Stephanie!

I love it.

On the rare occasion when I have a morning to lie in bed for a bit (sans alarm), I find that is some of my most productive time for thinking creatively about stories.

When/Where do you get your flow going?

Totally get it. Same tough choices here. Best wishes.

Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.

We'll see how this and other class action efforts play out across AI and publishing landscapes, but pretty earthshaking.

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Insane. This is simply banning truth from our history.

No doubt!

Congratulations, Catherine! How wonderful!

Sounds intriguing!

The "I ROCK!" stage? 🙂

This about covers it. 😆

Celebrating you and your accomplishments!

Welcome, Jake!

Let the Kids Get Weird: The Adult Problem With Children’s Books Picture books must hitch a ride on the parent if a child is to get a look-in so the children’s publicity machine is tilted fully at the adults. The frontlist is built around celebrities children ha…

I appreciate the advocacy for "unsanitized" picture books. Wouldn't it be great to write FOR children and their interests, not so much for the adult buying the book?

But as @taralazar.bsky.social says in the blog comments, it seems only the most well known authors could sell such work. Am I wrong?

Congratulations, Andrew! Fantastic.

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