@susanuhlig.bsky.social
Married. Children's Author. Writing PB, MG, some YA. Kidlit. SCBWI Regional Advisor Emerita. Former Institute of Children’s Literature Instructor.
I write helps & book recs on my site susanuhlig.com.
WA state. Owned by cat.
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialFor Marvelous Middle Grade Monday I have a retelling of a classic. LITTLE MONSTERS by Máire Roche. As you can guess from the cover, it has quite the twist!
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@susanuhlig.bsky.socialIt's Perfect Picture Book Friday and I'm sharing THE TINY THING by @ellentarlow.bsky.social and illustrated by @lolozinger.bsky.social.
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialWow!
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialMy recommended read today is for the YA book SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins.
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#amreading #youngadult #bookboost #dystopian #fantasy #series #prequel
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialI'm about 12,000 words in.
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialTHE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN is my pick for today's Marvelous Middle Grade Monday. If you haven't read any of @choldenko.bsky.social books, run and get one.
@susanuhlig.bsky.social😲
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialTake the time to heal! It will get better. I know from personal experience.
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialMy cat likes to be beside me when I’m in a soft chair, but thinks the laptop is invasive because I use both hands, so often leads with a tail flick of disgust. When I’m at my desk she’ll sometimes join me on the cushion I provide.
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialEvery time I ponder this question, the negatives are about working on a project I don’t really have a passion for—too mechanical writing—and the querying process. It’s so wearing. But I love writing!
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialYes. Right now I'm working on a YA sci-fi. Trying to find an agent for middle grade novels and picture books that are finished.
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialA small creative win today. My husband had a bleach spot on t-shirt with an island scene. I didn't have a fabric marker to match the blue shirt, so I dotted the bleach spot with gray and turned it into a bird. He kept looking at the shirt for a problem that he couldn't find. Then I confessed. :-)
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialLEIF'S GIFT @mwstories.bsky.social and illustrated by @lennywendraws.bsky.social is a fun and educational book great for Perfect Picture Book Friday.
#amreading #picturebooks #bookboost
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@susanuhlig.bsky.socialTuesday we got flu and covid shots. Wed morning wake up with very sore arms. Headachy today, but rather those things that getting either flu or covid.
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialPantser with a plan.
@laurimeyers.bsky.socialReposted by @susanuhlig.bsky.socialpart of being a picture book writer is switching two words that completely change the power of a manuscript!
@manuscriptacademy.bsky.socialReposted by @susanuhlig.bsky.socialResearching the market? Check the date on that advice. A post from a few years ago might say a genre is over, while editors are asking for it today (hello, dystopia!). Trends move. No genre is out of style forever. Keep writing the book you love.
@rebeccaw04.bsky.socialReposted by @susanuhlig.bsky.socialAside from filler words, looking at scene, subplot, and character could help. Do all scenes do at least two things: advance the plot, show theme, raise the stakes, and/or help character(s)? Could any character be combined and/or cut? What purpose does a subplot serve to the overall narrative? #AskDv
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialI didn't get that many but came home from vacation to a pile of books from Simon and Schuster to review!
@susanuhlig.bsky.socialCongrats!
