Maria Johnson is querying!

@JLockettAuthor1 Hi Jake, I would love to! Congratulations! What a wonderful topic for a picture book. For some reason, the DM function wasn't working just now, but I'm happy to review if you'd like to try DMing me. Tx!

@MariaZJohnson Hi, Maria! Would you be interested in reviewing the ARC copy of my debut disability picture book, My Life as an Asthmanaut: A book about asthma, from Free Spirit Books? It's available on NetGalley. DM if interested!

Happy New Year #WritingCommunity friends! January means a new year and a #SmallPitch session. You can find all info about the event on our website ⬇️ If there's a question not answered in our guidelines or FAQ, feel free to ask by commenting on this post. smallpitch.org

@kbeggsauthor @rew_erin By imagining I'm in your family! 😅

@rew_erin This was our first Christmas where everyone wasn’t together on the 25th. We needed to celebrate early. It made yesterday seem weird… like not really Christmas. This this the cozy day I needed! All the feels; wo the people.

Merry Christmas Eve. My family and I are having a relaxing reading/ baking day today. How are you celebrating this time of year? 🎄🎅🌙

@vickyweberbooks Well done! Thank you for working so hard to provide beautiful books to children. Enjoy your break!

So. Close. 😭

Please help my family find my father-in-law. He has been missing for days—-last seen Monday evening in Winchester, Virginia, car left abandoned with a flat tire in Roanoke, Virginia Tuesday early morning. Law-enforcement is suspecting that he was picked up by a trucker. He was traveling 81 south. If you see him, please approach him. We believe he has had a health episode and is disoriented and confused. Please call 911. We are desperately in need of your help and need national exposure because we do not know where he is. Please share this post and keep my family in your prayers. God Bless!

@Gladwell Oh gosh, so wish I could be there!! Love both of you so much.

If you are in New York on Thursday you should come! This will be a lot of fun. Conversation with America’s best food writer. 92ny.org/event/malcolm-…

@vickyweberbooks Sounds wonderful!!!

There’s this moment, as an agent, when you stumble on a story that makes your heart race. You forget you’re “working” and just… sink in. Suddenly you’re up too late, turning pages. And then, my favorite part: reaching out to the author.

Writers, what’s your “I almost quit but didn’t” story? 💪 #WritingCommunity

@Citizen_baker I'm so very sorry. May your memory be eternal and comfort you and yours during such a devastating time now and always.

It’s with a heavy heart that I’m writing this, I really don’t know what to write apart from our beautiful daughter Kelsie passed away this morning, I’m absolutely heartbroken and don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings by writing this but I need to let everyone know so I can hide away for a couple of days. RIP and finally breathe easy my little girl. #cysticfibrosis

@Jovie1kenobi I'm so very sorry. Holding you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

To my many friends here... I'm stepping away from Twitter for the time being. My son Michael passed away today unexpectedly, he was 45. He was an exceptional young man, loved by everyone he knew. Please mention him in your prayers tonight, thanks. 💔🙏

Publishing isn’t one door. It’s a hallway full of doors: trad, self, small press, or a mix...You don’t have to walk the same one everyone else does.

@olaore_raheemat Ooh!!

Hope I’m not too late for #UnhingedPit 👀 Courtesy of Canva+me. Manifesting this into reality 🤞 #YA #F #SFF

@vickyweberbooks Thank you for sticking up us @vickyweberbooks!

Writing takes persistence, not policing. Writers don’t need people telling them when they “count.” 😡

@sarahmadmum Wow, you're doing an amazing job! Keep at it!

So been a little bit of mixed luck in the trenches recently, another full request and a few rejections and a few more queries sent. I hope everyone in the trenches has an amazing weekend and wakes up to positive replies in their inboxes. 🥰🤞🏻🥰🤞🏻🥰🤞🏻

@vickyweberbooks Just hearing that means so much to me!

Every query in my inbox is someone’s dream. That weight never gets lighter. Sometimes I wish I had 10 pairs of eyes and hands to give more “yes” than I can.

@vickyweberbooks Wow! This is so good to know!

Yes! I often have people ask me if I'll take a second look if they've made revisions. The answer is always yes (unless it's a genre/concept I don't rep!)

@Wisteraverse @victoriajayneoh Same here! It's like I don't want to waste their time (or mine if I'm honest).

@victoriajayneoh Wow! That's awesome good luck! I feel really shy about requiring 🥺

Pro tip #amquerying authors: check an agent’s policy about resubmitting! I just received a full request from an agent who had previously rejected the manuscript. The comps and first pages had changed, but the rest remained the same. 🍀 🕯️ ☺️ #writingcommunity

@thefriendsitcom @rachkmc

I refuse to be controlled by a calendar. Merry xmas, everyone! #Friends

Are you writing a literary picture book or a commercial one? If you’re not sure what the difference is (or why it matters to publishers), this one’s for you. I break it all down clearly—like a former teacher would 😉 buff.ly/kQyjKTo #pb #WritingCommunity

@talishammas Amazing!!!!!! Congrats!

Oh man, I just got a third offer of rep for THE COLOUR OF BLOOD - my book baby 😭 brb sobbing