Julia Finley Mosca

Today, my #Ohio community hosted its first ever #Pride walk and celebration🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️. We were afraid only ten people might show up…

@joannenwrites Nah… and I’m going to continue to sprinkle them everywhere. I write in rhyme. They’re one of my most used punctuation marks for dramatic pauses.

Anyone else scared an em dash in their query pages is gonna get them a rejection now? 🙃😭😭

@kelasalvia @MindyAlyseWeiss Ohio here too 😁

@MindyAlyseWeiss Ohio here! I submitted a humorous, character-driven, STEM manuscript today. I also write MG and YA but I'm new to novel writing and still working on finishing my firsts.

Have you entered the #PBParty contest yet? I love how people join from around the world. Where do you live and what genre did you submit? What else do you write or illustrate? You have until 8 pm Eastern to enter. Good luck. :) mindyalyseweiss.com/enter-the-2026…

@MindyAlyseWeiss Feels like I’ve lived in a million different places, but currently in Cleveland, Ohio. I submitted a (predictable) STEM biography this year! Good luck, everybody and Happy Spring (finally) 🌺.

@amateuradam The whole thing could get really confusing. Someone put out a link to a program that was using text from children’s books to teach people to write. Two of my books were in there (without permission). I wonder if my own text would end up flagging my own text as Ai??! 😤

I ran some of my writing through an AI checker. 29.7% robot-generated! Thing is, it obviously wasn't. Ethical and creative reasons aside, the book in question is nearly a decade old - well before technology could do this. 1/3

@LitAgentKatieM Books Are BORING (Especially This One) This book is filled with so many cliches, even its main character tries to bail on page one. But wait! From crocogators to T-Rex Jazz Lounge pianists (and even a wandering lumberjack unicyclist!), Things are about to change. PB HUMOR

POP UP PITCH WISHLIST Thriller- make my jaw drop😲 90’s inspired RomCom- still looking Epic love- make me swoon hard😍 Kidlit- no animal stories Please no fantasy, historical, sci-fi in adult or kidlit If I like your post please DM me for details! Closing Monday at 9 pm EST

@LitAgentKatieM WEDNESDAY ADDAMS 🕷️ x ADA LOVELACE 🧮 She battled sexism as the only woman at work. She created a famous musical MATHterpiece! Yet, no one would know her name for decades. #PB #STEAM #BIO

@LitAgentKatieM HARDWORKING GHOULS CAN’T CATCH A BREAK.👻 Everywhere they haunt, grownups are trying to put them out of business. Even worse, kids are starting to fall for it! But ghosts DO exist. Now it’s all up to 2 little ghost girls to make the world believe again. PBpartyFINALIST HUMOR

@MindyAlyseWeiss Cleaning up all my existing manuscripts 🧹

How do you make time pass faster while waiting for news, #PBParty? *I love giving myself a must-do list, so I'm productive. If you want inspiration to write a new picture book draft then give & receive feedback--the Critique Train is open! mindyalyseweiss.com/critique-train…

@jbienkahn It’s a little bit scary, because what if it actually wasn’t?! But on the good chance that it was… 👏👏👏👏.

This is extremely big and public and humiliating for this writer, but just know: I’m also privately cancelling each and every writer who pitches me with AI (and I’m sure many other editors are too)…

Children's books to celebrate Women's History Month: buff.ly/1D1lcyz #ReadYourWorld #kidlit

Thank you, Library Mom 🫶🏻. Happy Women’s History Month! instagram.com/p/DVdjtOhFWtk/…

@janycampana @MindyAlyseWeiss Meeee 🙋🏼‍♀️. Went with a biography this year! Good luck, everybody!! I love this contest for the motivation to get something new polished up every year.

Who entered #PBParty? My fingers are crossed for everyone. Thanks to @MindyAlyseWeiss for all her hard work!

@MindyAlyseWeiss Plantains!

Let's keep the party going! You're welcome to chime in, even if you didn't enter the #PBParty contest. 💗 What's your main character's favorite dish or sweet treat? Even if it isn't in your manuscript, this can help you know your character better.

@AlannaDuvall If the form let you submit it… I think you made it!

Phew, I hope I made my #PBparty entry in time! Submitted at 8:03 due fighting a toddler in the wrestling match that is bedtime. Mommy: 1 ; Toddler: Zzzz #amquerying #writerscommunity #kidlit #Ihopeitcounts

@bookishmoons @path2pub Hi! Will you ever open to author-only STEAM with cultural/heritage subplots?

Check out my interview with @path2pub to find out more about what I’m looking for in a query, my MSWL, and more! ☺️🤍

#ReadBlackHistory All month, All YEAR! #RayeMontague #STEM #STEMEducation #kidlit #MathBooks #BlackInnovators #Science #BlackHeroes #Engineering #Inventions

@anthonyche50034 @lamps_apple @kaitlancollins They did. Rob is an old friend of mine & came up with this idea over 2 decades ago. It wasn’t politically motivated-it was to show the inside process. He’s not talking about distraught refugees. It’s people already going through the legal process who want to share their story.

@lamps_apple @kaitlancollins The difference is Obama never considered it trump is I hope that helps.

Rob Worsoff, the producer behind the pitch to the Trump administration for a reality show where immigrants compete for citizenship, says, “I think they’re taking it seriously.”

@garnett_nicole Yes!! I will always recommend small publishers. I signed a contract with one 8 years ago, and we are at approximately one million copies sold in over a dozen translations. It was life changing. I still don’t have an agent. 😃

#writingcommunity! This is HUGE! I've said it before, and I'll say it again, even louder... 🗣SUBMIT THOSE MANUSCRIPTS TO PUBLISHERS WHILE QUERYING AGENTS!!! (I promise, it's okay 😉) Good luck, my friends! ✨️🤞 #kidlit

@ElonMuskOde What we think doesn’t matter. That’s not how the legal system works. If they’re caught in an act of vandalism, the sentence should follow the current law in that location.

@Miranda_Paul Mine too 😤. There is a class action lawsuit someone told me about. Need to look into it.

Five of my books have been AI scrubbed. It felt inevitable that this would happen, even though I've never given permission for anyone to steal my work and feed it into a bot. Sigh. 😔 theatlantic.com/technology/arc… #AuthorLife #GenerativeAI #ThisSucks