Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Oct 9): kidlit411.com/2026/10/the-... Inside: Discoverability for Illustrators, Rejection Letters, Tell Better Stories, more. Thanks Natalya Logvanova for the illustration, @ydayoade.bsky.social & @realjackiegm.bsky.social for the PB & MG giveaways.

So excited NOW THAT WE DON'T TALK is out! It's Parent Trap with dogs - two feuding girls and their dogs scheming to get them back together.

Get a signed copy: bit.ly/NTWDT
Cover art: Yaoyao Ma Van As; design: Maithili Joshi

Also, check out the three-narrator audiobook: adbl.co/46YPkd3

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Oct 2): kidlit411.com/2026/10/the-... Inside: Social Media Posts for Shy Author; Novel Outline Template; Best Book Blogs, more. Thanks Kade Doszla for the illustration, Penguin Young Readers & @sylvialiu.bsky.social for the PG & MG giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel, NOW THAT WE DON'T TALK by @sylvialiu.bsky.social
(Scholastic) out on Oct. 6.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/10/the-...

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 25): kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... Inside: 5 Tips for MG authors, 10 PB Tips, Humor in Kidlit, etc. Thanks Annette Kraus of the illustration, @jengelmattern.bsky.social and @alaynekaychristian.bsky.social
for the MG & PB giveaways.

I’ve written about some less usual ways to address writer's block: writing a review of my book, drawing cartoon mood checks for each chapter, reverse outlines, more. (I’m also teaching a class with even more tips).

L + RP to win my new book, Now That We Don’t Talk! substack.com/home/post/p-...

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 18):
kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... Inside: 4 Reasons You're Procrastinating, Secrets of Suspense, Marketing 101, more. Thanks Ana Ochoa for the illustration, Daria Pipkin and @noranickumbooks.bsky.social for the MG giveaways.

I'm excited to teach a webinar on Wrestling with Writer's Block. On 9/24, I will share creative and actionable ways to break through blocks during writing & revision (brainstorming, graphics, different ways to look at plot) To sign up: www.athomeauthor.com/service-page... @athomeauthor.bsky.social

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up: kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... Inside: POVs in Novels, Psychology of World Building, @scbwi.bsky.social webinars, more. Thanks @debjohnsonart.bsky.social for the illustration and
Orchard Books and Dial Books for the book giveaways.

My next book, NOW THAT WE DON'T TALK, out on Oct. 6, has an e-ARC available on Edelweiss and the Barnes & Noble preorder sale is going on now. If you're interested in meddling dogs who want to save their owners' friendship, check it out! 🐾

barnesandnoble.com/w/now-that-w... #bookposse

Do you get stuck at the beginning of a writing project (too many ideas, loss of focus, fear of the blank page) or in the middle and end (procrastination, muddy middle)? Join me on Sept 24 for practical tips to break through writer's block. www.athomeauthor.com/service-page...

I recently wrote about some thoughts on generative AI and writing and creativity:

We are our own best LLMs & other musings on AI
sylvialiuauthor.substack.com/p/we-are-our...

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 4): kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... Inside: Writing Theme, Finding Unique PB Ideas, Kidlitwrimo, more. Thanks @cristam.bsky.social for the illustration and @vrukaslt.bsky.social and Disney Hyperion for the PB giveaways. #kidlit #kidlitart

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 28): kidlit411.com/2026/08/the-... Inside: Humor webinar, graphic novel resources, one-sentence hook, more. Thanks @berrietr.bsky.social for the illustration, Viking Children's Books & @nataliaiacobelli.bsky.social for the giveaways #kidlit #kidlitart