Kristen C. Strocchia

Worth remembering.

#WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

The KidLit Weekly | Carolyn B Fraiser | Substack The KidLit Weekly is listing of KidLit webinars, courses, and conferences that are accessible for a majority of people. Most are online, but I have included larger in-person events. Click to read The ...

SO excited to announce that starting January 1st, the KidLit Weekly will be on Substack! If you are searching for #KidLit classes, conferences, retreats and webinars, head over and check it out!

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#KidLitEvents #PictureBooks #MiddleGrade #YoungAdult

What makes you feel better? Is it a box of paint, a journal with scribbles and words you have read over and over trying to get them right, buttons you hand-carved, or an old instrument played by people long ago? What do you create to make yourself and the world better? Whatever it is, keep doing it!

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School always gave us summers off, but as a writer, I think my brain might do better to take the winters off.

#WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt #WritersLife #amwriting #amrevising

Congratulations! That's an exciting find.

The branding agencies don’t want you to know this.

The Most Important Meal of the Day for Your Anxiety Happy National School Breakfast Week! One of my biggest battles with anxiety has been learning to pay attention to my body’s physical needs and to take care of them BEFORE they trigger a mental/emo…

What is the most important meal of the day for managing your anxiety? The answer might surprise you.

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#WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt #Anxiety #SelfCare #NationalSchoolBreakfastWeek

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Trying to decide what topic to teach for my next writing webinar. Would love your ideas! #writingcommunity #writingworkshop #literaryagent #writer

A purple crayon, the logo of Harold Underdown's website.

Reminder that I'm available for #kidlit editorial and consulting work on picture books, novels, nonfiction, and more. Information, including my rates, is on my website, but I'm happy to answer questions here. Please pass this on to anyone who might benefit. Thanks!

www.underdown.org/pced.htm

Artists! I am looking for a Jewish illustrator for a middle-grade project focusing on Jewish history, practice, and culture. If your style feels fun, MG-appropriate, and both editorial & narrative, please drop a link or DM! (And editor & agent friends, if you have someone to rec, it's appreciated!)

Congratulations!

Let the healing laughter roll!😅😂🤣
(Excuse my snort!)

#dailydoseofhumor

What Makes a Query Feel Like a "Big Book"? | The Manuscript Academy Agents don't just read for quality — they read for urgency. Here's how to make your query feel like a book they need to read right now.

Agents don't just read for quality.

They read for urgency.

New post on how to make your query feel like a book they need to read Right! Now!--before someone else gets it first.

manuscriptacademy.com/what-makes-a-query-feel-like-a-big-book

April is full of Zoom events to inspire and give your kidlit dreams a boost!

Delighted to be giving away a picture book critique for the 2026 PBParty Critique Giveaway hosted by Mindy Alyse Weiss.
@mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social @joycekay.bsky.social @seymouragency.bsky.social

Great tips for introducing some basic science about the moon to the youngest of readers. PLUS a giveaway! 🌚🌙🌔🌕🌖🌛🌜🌗🤩

#WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity

Oo, WWI? That sounds amazing!

So great to hear your story, Cait! Thanks for sharing.

Contact Ask me anything – use the contact form below and I’ll get back to you within 24 hours. I’m friendly and I’d love to hear about your book.

sarahhealeyeditor.com/contact/ Free editing!

This month I’m offering to edit your first 1000 words for free. I’ll help you perfect the all-important opening of your book so it’s reader-ready, whether you’re querying or self-publishing.

DM or contact me through my website #writingcommunity #writing

#12x12PB member Heather Stigall shares:

“12 x 12 helped both directly and indirectly in my agent search and in the development of my craft… 12 x 12 has been a source of many of the ‘ingredients’ I needed to get to this point in my career.”

Amen to that!

Milkman

Norwegian merchant marine turned American immigrant bridge builder

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Even though everyone always said that PLEASE was the magic word, in my actual life the magic word seems to be SPREADSHEET. A little organization can get me through just about anything. 😂

#WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amrevising #amquerying

Pull Up a Couch: A Mental Health Chat with Licensed Professional Counselor Joseph Strocchia, MS, LPC Kristen: Hi, Joe! Thanks for letting me pull up a couch in your virtual office today. I’m loving the Lighthouse theme in here. Is there a story behind this décor choice? Joe: The lighthouse theme i…

Creating awareness of mental health needs starts by creating WITH awareness—on #SelfHarmAwarenessDay and every day.

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#WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt #SelfInjuryAwarenessDay #mentalhealth

There are a lot of #MSWL posts going around and I love that!
I just want authors to remember NOT to self reject.
Your book doesn’t have to be a perfect match to a MSWL
If the agent takes fantasy and you have fantasy take your shot! ❤️
Don’t stress it!

What's that? You needed a laugh today?🤣

#WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt #dailydoseofhealinghumor

¡Me gustaría leerlos en español!🤩

I'm celebrating some time off to regroup. That works, right? #kidlitchat

Cute! Love the flowers on the ear.

Writing is like a sport, it's like athletics. If you don't practice, you don't get any better." ~ Rick Riordan