Allison P Lee

When a pirate curse from the past threatens NASA’s future, a code-cracking kid with OCD—and his gutsy twin sister—time hop to 1719 to hijack a coded treasure map, outwit a cutthroat captain, and unravel a complex cipher… before his astronaut dreams go KABOOM. #questpit #MG #Q

@ElisaSaphier It works!

I’m at a conference with a Western theme and honestly this might be my new aesthetic

@oseyizackwrites Form. But maybe a more in-depth form than usual?

There's no way this is a form rejection right? It felt so personal that she found my query and sample pages interesting. Back to querying, we go! #AmQuerying #Writer

@vickyweberbooks Ugh. For someone who finally followed my heart and took the plunge to explore this career, I will admit to feeling a bit disheartened, especially as a kidlit author. Fingers crossed for the economy to pick up! Thanks, Vicki!

It’s been a rough few weeks for publishing.

@ElisaSaphier But so many new, fun reads, right?!

How have these authors that I signed at completely different times all sent me new manuscripts to review within a couple of days of each other?

@vickyweberbooks Massively overwheming, I'm sure. And then it trickles down...

The editors who are still employed right now are handling submission loads that would have been split across two or three people a few years ago.

@AmyNielsen06 So nice!!

This warms my heart! Kirsten is the absolute best!

@ElisaSaphier I'm in the middle of that right now, too! Some days I don't notice. Other days I smell him before I see him!

My wife cracked open the car window when driving home from school with the teen, and I thought it was because we had a nice spring day here today but really it was because of teen boy smell

@AmyNielsen06 I bet they do. With the unpublished manuscripts, it’s like the kids are getting a sneak peak/listen to something that everyone else hasn’t. How fun!

@apleewrites I don't know. I read all of my client's published books to the school and some unpublished manucripts I'm actively trying to sell. It's VERY helpful! And the students LOVE feeling they are part of the process.

Headed to my local elementary school to read one of my clients' unpublished manuscripts tomorrow. I cannot wait! Hey, this is market research! After the students share why this book should be published! You can bet I'm revising that sub letter after! #WritingCommunity

@BetJett Will do! Sending prayers, juju, and everything healing his way

Our son was in a car accident last night and rushed to the hospital. Currently stable. Internal bleeding. We’re still hours away. Please pray.

@vickyweberbooks We did Disney when our twins were 5.5. The things that saved us in lines… snacks, iSpy, 20 questions, more snacks, Mad Libs, and books!

Packing for Disney feels like preparing for joy and every possible emergency.

@ElisaSaphier Yes! Ski mountaineering. You definitely need to check it out. Apparently it’s been part of the World Cup circuit in Europe for a while, but brand new at the Olympics. Super fun! I hope they keep it.

@apleewrites Oooh, I don't know what that is! A new event?!? I'm very behind (my DVR is almost full) and only watched team snowboard cross last night. I think I'm on Sunday's coverage still.

Tonight it’s Jessie Diggins in the individual xc skiing 10k, then snowboard cross and then bed

@ElisaSaphier Okay… so what do you make of skimo? Watched it tonight for the first time… BIG FAN!

@apleewrites I'm looking forward to that one, I haven't gotten to it yet. So exciting!

@AmyNielsen06 They are adorable!

Barclay saw Tova today after she was released from the hospital after her seizure. We've never encouraged this relationship, but these two adore each other. He told me today he loves her. #LoveOnTheSpectrum #autism #WritingCommunity

@AmyNielsen06 Sending all the best well-wishes, good juju, and calming vibes to Tova!

#Experts autistic people can't have meaningful relationships-BS. My 10 y/o has had the same GF/BFF for 3 years. She recently had a massive epileptic seizure. He insisted delivering her fav things. If I could get a few well-wishes for Tova, I'd appreciate it! #WritingCommunity

This is the cutest

@MadelynKnecht Sure! Always curious.

SO many lovely queries in my inbox. I'm so excited. Would anyone be interested in some trends I'm seeing or stats? 👀

@ElisaSaphier Samsies! Every race is so close and exciting. And they have team cross too, which I found out last night. Big fan!

@apleewrites Snowboard cross is so wild, when they first added it I was like 'what madness is this???' but wow it's so fun!

@ElisaSaphier Wow-serendipitous for sure!

@apleewrites My kid found it in a little free library (the case, not the cat!) the day after my wife gave me the AirPods as a gift!

This ridiculous guy eating the cheeseburger (AirPod case) on my desk while I’m trying to work