Lotte Elsa

*Future of Childhood x AI*
The future belongs to children, but they're missing from AI conversations. Let's change that!
This feed explores how AI transforms childhood, how we can shape it to safeguard children and innovate for their wellbeing.
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It’s an absurdity to think it would protect children to limit their access to science and wonder and learning about our world’s beautiful diversity. We must #endbookbans and support diverse voices in #kidlit.

Sending love and strength to you, dear Katiuska 🫂

Here’s your daily reminder to ✨keep writing✨

I’m pregnant and drove across 3countries yday.For most of it,lil homie slept.At some point,he started kicking and dancing in my tummy.I realised it was exactly when we were passing the hospital in which my mum almost lost me decades before.Lil homie is happy I’m earthside and he gets to be here too.

My nephew once suggested driving through town and throwing lots of copies out of the car window to make people happy. That, together with screaming nice things at everyone. Might be worth a try!

KIDLIT MEGA FEED KIDLIT COMMUNITY LIST #KIDLITART FEED KIDLIT/YA AGENTS BOOK INDUSTRY NEWS FEED KIDLIT/YA EDITORS LIST KIDITARTPOSTCARD FEED KIDLIT/YA AGENTS PACK KIDIT ILLUSTRATORS OF BLUESKY PACK KIDLITCHATTERS PACK KIDLIT AUTHORS PACK ANDREA BROWN LITERARY AGENCY PACK

New to Bluesky?

A feed lets you scroll the topics you want to see. A list shows a group of people with something in common. Starter Packs help you follow people and feeds easily.

An explainer w/ links relevant to #kidlit & #publishing here: boringstorybook.com/a-list-oflis...

cut paper art of a manatee and a little blue fish, illustrated by Breanna Carzoo

Spreading joy one manatee at a time 💙

A leaded glass window in an early modern brick house. A Tigger toy, dressed in a blue bathrobe, sits on a white cushion reading a handmade book titled "How to save the world by doing nothing?".

In the Belgian city I lived in at the time, people put stuffed toys (mainly teddy bears) in the windows for children to spot on their daily neighbourhood walks. One family made beautiful little scenes with their resident Tigger.

I share them with my (writing) friends, critique group etc! Instead of lamenting over rejections or the milestones I have yet to reach, I try to intentionally speak about all that is working out. I also have a celebration jar in which I collect each little achievement on a piece of colourful paper

Fantastic news!

Celebrate all the wins, even the tiniest. Take one step at a time. When it gets tough, remind yourself why you feel blessed to be able to walk this path. And most importantly - build community wherever you can (like here!). Wishing you all the very best for this new adventure ✨

Oh wow thank you for sharing. I wish I would have known about this option
after spinal surgery. Do you mind sharing where you put your keyboard and what positions you work in like that?

I don’t know if this helps at all, but I think your work truly has that special something. Your illustrations are so expressive and heartfelt!

And the #kidlit mega feed is reminding me of why I love my work despite worrying industry trends

I forgot that social media could be fun. While trying to endure an apocalyptic heatwave while pregnant, I’ve been finding hope on here, reading about Octavia Butler’s beautiful mind (yday was the day of the parable 🤯), and Tolkien’s deep understanding of human nature. #bluesky

Here’s what I tell my student when they express this anxiety:

Write in community along the way and your community will be there to support you further down the path too.

Share your work with friends. Go to readings and cheer on peers and mentors. Activate yourself as a literary citizen.

I immediately added this to my summer reading list. Grown-ups have much to learn from children, and also from children’s books. Writing for and with children has taught me much of what I know about this world ✨

A black cat cuddling against, lying on his back and nestled in the crook of my arm

Nothing pleases me more than seeing the joy and comfort of Wallace the former stray. I think of him shivering and injured, angry and semi feral, last January… and now he cuddles and plays and just enjoys his life. I basically want this for everyone—May we all be warm and well fed.

Sounds like a dream ✨ Sign me up!

EXERCISE! It’s essential, especially for the likes of us who often live/work sedentary lives.
I walk 3-4 miles a day, and not only is it great cardio, but it jazzes my brain so that I have written the majority of my graphic novels on those walks!
#protip #comics #writing

No you‘re not! I saw your post on the kidlit feed and will gladly attend the next neurospicy virtual party you‘ll throw!

Dear Writer, find the joy in your story. Love, Kayleigh

Dear Writer,

Remember to find the joy in your story.

Deadlines, word counts, and other expectations (whether they’ve been set by others or ourselves) can get in the way of what made us fall in love with writing in the first place. Don’t let pressure ruin the process for you.

Enjoy your . . .

I wish we could throw away some submission rules. They make the least sense to my neurodivergent mind…

Books are ad free. AD FREE. This glorious feature is largely undercelebrated imho.

Do any other #kidlit authors have a problem with the phrasing “in the querying trenches”? It makes me think of homesick, cold, hungry teenage boys in mud holes, caught up in tragic, atrocious wars. Querying can be a lonely journey indeed, but is there a more pacifist term to describe the struggle?

Reposting this so I remember to purchase it, because it sounds delightful! ✨

Hi Crystal! Your work looks stunning (and your parent had a pretty cool job!) ✨

I’d love to be added, Brian!