Diane O'Neill

Celebrate (and Protect) Your Right to Read Stand up for free speech during Banned Books Week, October 5-11.

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REVIEW: IT’S HUNGER AWARENESS MONTH! Food insecurity is a huge problem in the United States. Sometimes people have trouble affording food because they can’t find work, or they have trouble finding food close to home. Fortunately, food...

📚👍It's #HungerAwarenessMonth
SATURDAY AT THE FOOD PANTRY by @dianeon.bsky.social & Brizida Magro, is a #PB that shares the importance of food pantries in helping with the huge US food security problem.
My '21 review:
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Thanks so much, Heather!

Happy Book Birthday, Robin Currie and Estelle Corke!

Chicagoans say Trump’s plan to send troops to their city is ‘last thing’ they want Some Chicago residents said they worry the president’s plan to send the National Guard to their city to address crime is not only politically motivated, but antidemocratic.

While Chicagoans acknowledge problems in their city that need attention, some said the idea of armed uniformed personnel patrolling the streets is an outsize response that they worry is not only politically motivated, but antidemocratic.

This should be a turning point, the wholly unavoidable death of a man who worked on that farm for 10 years. I doubt it will be, because our country is run by monsters who unleash masked thugs on hardworking people and chase them to their death.

Make noise about this any way you can. Don’t stop.

So excited and honored that Inclusive Books for Children (IBC) selected Saturday at the Food Pantry as one of their top picks!

A post from Armand Domalewski (@ArmandDoma ) on X reads: "the left photo has a convicted criminal; the right one does not." Below, a quote from The White House (@WhiteHouse ), posted 17 hours ago, says: "We are not the same." The post includes two images: the left shows Donald Trump in a suit with a red tie, sitting at a desk with U.S. and presidential flags in the background, being handed an item by a woman in black; the right shows two men, one in a plaid shirt and white cap, sitting at an outdoor restaurant table with water glasses and a coffee cup, engaged in conversation.

Nailed it with this one.

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Excited that I won honorable mention in the Write a DearReader Contest! www.emailbookclub.com/firstlook/bo...

Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!

Writers, remember we are not pitching directly to posts! Happy hunting!

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

Thanks so much for hosting First Draft Fridays! They have meant so much! Thank you!

I wrote a draft! Thanks, Hollie and Lynne!

I just tried again--it seems to work if I hover over the faces, but not the name!

I just hovered over some other people, and nothing happened! Maybe it only works for people who are following you? No idea! I am not a techie person :)

#FirstDraftFriday 2024 This is year four for #FirstDraftFriday, and I'm so grateful for everyone who has joined in, be it every now and then or every. single. month! It's awesome to be part of your kidlit journey.If you're ...

REMINDER: #FirstDraftFriday is Dec. 6 with
@literallylynne.bsky.social and BROOMMATES!

Read the blog, write a new #picturebook draft, & enter the critique giveaway! 🎉
RT this for an extra entry! #kidlit #WritingCommunity

Details⬇️
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I just hovered over your name, and it says I'm following you!

#FirstDraftFriday with Lynne Marie Lynne Marie is here as our final #FirstDraftFriday guest of 2024. She has quite a tale about how her most recent picture book, BROOMMATES, came to be. Read on to get inspired and then draft your own picture book manuscript today. BROOMMATES, written by Lynne Marie & Brenda Reeves Sturgis and illustrated by Nico Ecenarro, is available now from The Little Press.  To order or learn more about Lynne, visit LiterallyLynneMarie.com. Lynne is generously offering a manuscript critique prize for someone

#FirstDraftFriday is TODAY!
#kidlit, #writingcommunity

☑️Read blog
☑️Get inspired by author @literallylynne.bsky.social
☑️Draft a new #picturebook
☑️Enter giveaway by 10pm ET

& optional/for fun
✅Drop a GIF in comments to hint at your idea
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Except I'm not the Easter Bunny, the story is very autobiographical :)

Thanks, Ashlee.

Sounds like such fun! I love the idea of Charlie befriending the clock! Good luck!!

This sounds like a lot of fun! Good luck!!

Thanks, Lori.

I want to read this book--what a great topic! Good luck!!

This sounds like such a fun book! Good luck!!

I'd love to read this book! I want to know what happens! Good luck!!

This sounds like such a fun book! Love the classical cluck quartet!