Katherine Choppy Harrison

Does anyone know if there's simple desktop app to keep a running tally of something? My hope is to press a button that makes a pleasant noise and gives me dopamine rush each time I respond to a submission, keeping track of how many I've reviewed over the year.

Chilling.

I totally agree, AI copy is a no-go for me.

Yeah, I think in that scenario it might be best to focus on specific improvements to the copy vs. the reasoning behind any issues.

That's a good approach! Just to extend the hypothetical slightly, what would you do if it wasn't something that takes a credit? Like, say, an editor wrote cover copy for your book and it had an artificial feel to it. Would you say anything?

Question for the hive-mind: What is the etiquette around asking whether something is AI-generated in a professional setting? Is there a way to frame the question that minimizes offense to the person being asked?

I believe he hails from the Skibidi region of Ohio, which, thanks to the Great Meme Reset of 2026, no longer exists.

Obsessed with the shirt tail becoming a cat tail

Are we ready to talk about the 25th amendment yet? Asking for a country.

Thank you for this ray of sunshine 🥹

Reposting as a reminder to myself as much as anyone else.

I wonder if it partly boils down to trends among classmates too. For my kiddo, there was a social aspect around the Warrior cats that made it more desirable to read and compare notes.

Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.

Lately, the thing we talk about is slowing down and absorbing the words regardless of format. He recently finished a graphic adaptation of Watership Down in like an hour and I was like, hang on...

My stepson seems to alternate pretty freely these days. There was a slight reluctance to read text only at first, but once he got comfortable with it, I was surprised how quickly he took off devouring more.

Happy New Year, kidlit community! I spent the last few weeks reading no news and The Golden Compass out loud with my family and this is the world I want to stay in forever.

Have you read anything you loved lately?

I agree. I do think we need vocabulary for encouraging kids who primarily read graphic novels to take a chance on long-form prose, but they are such an invaluable tool to get those same kids excited about reading in the first place.

So happy to see the new Lauren Castillo on here 🥰

Good night and good luck… to CBS’s integrity

Listen, I’m not saying you’re wrong, but petty revenge bombs are DEFINITELY a part of what Survivor is all about

Just chiming in that this story is making the rounds across different media channels so I presume the Guardian is including because a. it's everywhere and b. their readers agree with her

Hey @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @notalawyer.bsky.social, maybe we need an update episode on this dude’s shameless pivot from scammy self help books to a scammy AI chatbot

Literal goosebumps

The Power Tool Alphabet children’s book

Welcome to the world, little tool book! May you find your way into the hands of readers who love to make and build!

Special thanks to my dad, whose love of tinkering inspired my own, Jen Taylor who made a jackhammer look cute, & the whole team at @sourcebooks.bsky.social who made
it all possible ❤️

Thanks so much, Dawn 🥰

Me, posing cheekily in a pickup bed next to a big saw while holding up a copy of my book, The Power Tool Alphabet

My picture book is out tomorrow so we bought a table saw to celebrate! One more sleep til THE POWER TOOL ALPHABET… 🪚📚🎉

Ha ha. Just you wait til the shame floods the activity vacuum 🫠

Don't sleep on Ross Dress for Less! The only place I go for watercolor paper.

Ok this is the one best-of list I can get behind ❤️

Next you'll be saying every moment of running *wasn't* torture! I'll believe it when I see it 😂